There’s something very Wes Anderson about the Jane Hotel. Beyond the eclectic shabby chic interior, the check-in desk is staffed by men in bell caps and maroon uniforms. Keys and mail are still stored in the boxes behind the counter and a call bell is rung for the baggage.
MoreMeet Elyse Marks, a restoration architect working on NYC’s most historic buildings who is certified as a rope access technician, performing gravity-defying inspections!
MoreAt Miller Field on Staten Island, you can get tantalizingly close to abandoned airplane hangars and control towers while walking amidst Vanderbilt and military history.
MoreA new video series by artist Aaron Asis, who is also our new Artist in Residence at Untapped Cities, goes into the forgotten and abandoned places in NYC. In the latest, we go into the off-limits New York State Pavilion, a remnant of the 1964 World’s Fair in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park.
MoreThough the Vanderbilts would make their mark with sumptuous mansions along Fifth Avenue and along the Eastern seaboard, the family got its start on the north shore of Staten Island in Port Richmond. A few years ago, the New York Public Library took a deep dive hoping to locate the exact birthplace of Cornelius Vanderbilt, …
MoreToday is the last day to check out the 42nd Street S shuttle between Times Square and Grand Central before major renovation begins to radically transform the crosstown transit connection.
MoreCurrent construction has revealed the dramatic barrel vault underbelly in the ceiling of Penn Station, but most exciting is the glimpse of original elements from the 1910 McKim, Mead & White station.
More227 Duffield Street is the last of a series of rowhouses people believe were part of the Underground Railroad network in Brooklyn. It is facing imminent demolition, to the chagrin of locals and officials.
MoreFrom secret underground tunnels to historical design quirks, uncover the secrets of Gracie Mansion, the official residence of NYC’s Mayor for almost 80 years!
MoreCheck out five innovative ideas for affordable housing units in small, underused lots around NYC at a new exhibition inside the Center for Architecture!
MoreGo inside the newly renovated Broad Exchange Building, one of NYC’s early skyscrapers, for a look at the stunning architectural details and modern spaces!
MoreParts of the old Kosciuszco and Kew Gardens bridges, the Erie Canal, the Staten Island Expressway are dumped in the Atlantic Ocean to make artificial reefs.
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