Nikola Tesla’s Only Remaining Laboratory Named to NY State Register of Historic Places
Nikola Tesla’s 162nd birthday celebration marks a turning point in the restoration of Wardenclyffe, Tesla’s former lab designed by Stanford White.
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There’s a Street in Queens That’s Just Named “Boulevard”
In the Malba neighborhood of College Point in Queens, there is a street simply named “Boulevard” in a tony residential area next to Powell Cove.
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10 Facts About the Lost Giant Trylon and Perisphere from the 1939 World’s Fair
Before the New York State Pavilion and Unisphere became symbols of the World’s Fair in Flushing, Queens, the Trylon and Perisphere towered over the 1939 World’s Fair. Learn 10 facts about these two missing icons!
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Discover New York’s Hidden Islands in the New Book Archipelago New York by Photographer Thomas Halaczinsky
In his new photo book, Archipelago New York, Thomas Halaczinsky exposes readers to the beauty and history of the stunning islands and bays around New York.
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Discover NYC’s Never Built Architecture on the LinkNYC Kiosks
Ever wondered about the NYC architecture that almost was? LinkNYC kiosks will also be showcasing the would-be architectural endeavors from Never Built New York.
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Check Out a Dizzying Time Lapse Video of Urban Explorer Scaling NYC Skyscrapers
Brooklyn-native urban explorer and photographer Victor G. Thomas, aka @vic.invades shared with us a dizzying time lapse video of the New York City skyline.
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Take a Walking Tour of the New Domino Park in Williamsburg
This tour was created in partnership with Two Trees Management, the development team behind the Domino Sugar Factory site and James Corner Field Operations.
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PBS’ Series 10 Streets That Changed America Debuts with Broadway Featuring Untapped Cities Founder Michelle Young
Tonight at 8 PM, on your local PBS channel (Thirteen/WNET for New Yorkers), the series 10 That Changed America returns debuting with Broadway, the first major street in America (and the colonies before). Untapped Cities founder Michelle Young was a special guest on this show, hosted by Chicago WTTW’s Geoffrey Baer, where she shared knowledge …
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Behind the Scenes Inside the Construction of NYC’s Hudson Yards
What is it going to be like at Hudson Yards? The architects of Hudson Yards offered insight into the new neighborhood on a behind the scenes tour.
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Making New York City Modern
In her new book, “Making America Modern: Interior Design in the 1930s,” author Marilyn F. Friedman chronicles the saga of how Americans came to embrace modernism and make it their own, especially in cities like New York.
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Tour the Historic Lott House, Once an Underground Railroad Stop
Tour the Historic Lott House, a Dutch-American house in Brooklyn that once served as an underground railroad stop.
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5 of the Quaintest Dead End Streets Off Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue
Dead end streets of Flatbush and Prospect Lefferts Gardens located off of Flatbush Avenue, including private streets and prewar, historically preserved homes.
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