A look at NYC's architectural holdouts–buildings that refused to be demolished in the face of development from Rockefeller Center to Herald Square Macy's
With public awareness for urban planning at an all-time high, we are in the midst of a renaissance of smart design. Here are 10 projects you should care about.
Harlem's long abandoned PS 186 is finally going to be converted into a Boys and Girls Club and apartments, a look inside with Abandoned NYC.
From Broadway to St. Mark's Place to Park Avenue, the names of some of NYC's most notable streets get repeated throughout the city. How/why does this happen?
In The Great NYC Central Park Zoo Hoax of the 1800s, New Yorkers believed that the animals in the Central Park Zoo had escaped after reading the New York Herald
Here is a gkibak list of ten lesser-known historical ruins including the only one in New York City–Renwick Smallpox Hospital on Roosevlet Island.
Straphangers Campaign has just released its annual State of the Subways Report Card, chock full of superlatives for the 7, 2, 6, and C trains. Not all are good.
NYC's Fifth Avenue has always been pretty special, although it began with a rather ordinary and functional name, and turned into a Millionaire's Row of mansions
11 lesser known bridges in NYC: Washington Bridge, Roosevelt Island Bridge, Rikers Island Bridge, Outerbridge Crossing, Henry Hudson Bridge, and the 155th street viaduct.
The cultured patina of Lincoln Center in NYC reveals nearly nothing of what the neighborhood once was the lively San Juan Hill that was demolished by Robert Moses