There are many superlatives possible when looking at New York City’s cemeteries — largest, smallest, most-filmed in. Today, we place our attention on the oldest cemeteries in New York City, focusing on those that are still intact — meaning, they still have bodies buried there and have gravestones or other markers indicating the locations of …
MoreOn Roosevelt Island, Catalan architect and urban planner Josep Lluis Sert received one of the largest canvases on the island to create his ideal multi-family utopia. Join a free tour during Archtober to learn more about what came of the plan.
MoreExplore a different building everyday during the month of October with Archtober, a month long celebration of NYC architecture and design!
MoreA look at eight New York City works of architecture both loved and hated, including the Guggenheim Museum, Rockefeller Center, Lincoln Center, Hudson Yards, TWA Flight Center and more.
MoreIs it possible to have an architecturally significant airport terminal, literally hidden in plain sight? It is, if it’s been picked up and moved a half mile, its original entrance tucked into an internal courtyard, and is forgotten by the public. Such is the understatedly epic story of Building 1, an Art Deco beauty built …
MoreFor World’s Fair buffs, the big news in Flushing Meadows is the commencement of restoration on the observation towers of the New York State Pavilion which will include a return to historical lighting, rebuilt stairwells, new suspension cables, and more.
MoreOne Bryant Park, the first high-rise building to reach LEED Platinum certification ever, is a tower of fun facts. The Durst Organization has not been shy with unique initiatives here. For infrastructure nerds, the building has a co-generation power plant, one of just a few that exist within commercial buildings in New York City
MoreWe knew this was coming, but it’s official: Tracks, the raw bar and grill that even die-hard Penn Station haters loved is closed due to the massive overhaul and renovation taking place at the train station.
MoreDiscover the stories behind the historic buildings that line DUMBO’s cobblestone streets on a special tour through this waterfront neighborhood in Brooklyn.
MoreOn the south shore of Staten Island, an abandoned house is the only remnant of what was Frederick Law Olmsted’s farm where he conducted his early experiments that would lead to his famous landscape designs for Central Park and more.
MoreArchitect Philip Johnson is most known for his modernist buildings like the Seagram Building and the David A. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center, but did you know he also had a hand in designing subway stations?
MoreStep inside the stunning lobby of Ralph Walker’s 1927 New York Telephone Building, now One Hundred Barclay, one of the first Art Deco skyscrapers in the world!
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