We previously looked into the green relay mailboxes in a Cities 101 article. They’re temporary holding spots for letter carriers
It's that time of year again! The No Pants Subway Ride from Improv Everywhere is back this Sunday January 12th, 2014.
We explored the entire subway system in NYC looking for the best subway art. Here are our top 10 favorites from TImes Square to Bryant Park to Coney Island
New plans for the Gowanus Batcave in Brooklyn, dreamt up by architecture students at Syracuse University.
The Victorian Society of America commissioned a survey and map of all of New York City's cast iron buildings, including those in Brooklyn as well as Soho.
Confused about zoning in NYC? The Center for Urban Pedagogy's “What is Zoning?” toolkit and guidebook sheds light on the zoning process for its constituents.
Mayor Fernando Wood motioned to have Manhattan secede from the union and become a free and independent city.
If you thought New York was ruled by the pigeon, think again. There are 33 and counting Peregrine Falcons living atop the tallest points in New York City.
Bill Rankin tests the "donut" hypothesis, that a city will create concentric rings of wealth and poverty by mapping 25 metropolitan cities in the United States.
5 graffiti hotspots in NYC to take in street art in addition to 5Pointz including Welling Court, East Harlem Graffiti Hall of Fame, Hunts Point Murals, Williamsburg