The controversial plan to remodel one of New York's most magnificent buildings will result in a more social and active space at the cost of the library's role as a center of scholarly research.
As New York State moves forward with the future construction of the Tappan Zee Hudson River Crossing, could the Tappan Zee Bridge become a park?
New York’s wealthiest citizens built mausoleums in Woodlawn Cemetery with grandeur that matched the 5th Avenue mansions they spent their living years in.
It's a (tugboat), it's a barge, it's a museum, it's a home...it has...wifi?
Though not generally known, street art was legalized in Rio de Janeiro in 2009. This article explores the unique relationship that has developed between street artists and building owners, the development of community around street art and how the urban fabric of the city has contributed to the flourishing street art scene.
While children and the young at heart would seem the obvious attendees at the New York Botanical Garden's Holiday Train Show, it's actually a must-visit for architectural buffs.
The 2011 Municipal Arts Society (MAS) Summit gathered developers, academics, architects, financiers and urbanophiles of all types in the Time Warner Center this past Thursday and Friday to wax poetic on the economic, social and environmental future of NYC.
The 2nd highest waterfalls on the East Coast is just nearby in New Jersey.
At the Maison de Verre, architectural historian Mary Vaughn Johnson gives a fascinating guided visit, bringing to life the original occupants of the home and their influence on the design.
Today’s post is about prisons, something that the average city dweller doesn’t think about. But what is fascinating is that many of New York’s prisons are right in our midst — we walk and drive by them without noticing.