In 1982, the artist Agnes Denes planted two acres of wheat on the Battery Park landfill, a new outcropping on the Manhattan waterfront created as a result of excavation for the World Trade Center in the 1970s.
MoreA new exhibit at the Skyscraper Museum, Housing Density: From Tenements to Towers, explores the evolution and future of housing in NYC.
MoreTonight is the 2019 edition of the NYC Dîner en Blanc, the pop-up white party which has taken over Nelson. A. Rockefeller Park in Battery Park City.
MoreIn our latest NYC Makers profile, meet the master planner of Battery Park City, urban designer Brian Shea, as the neighborhood celebrates its 40th anniversary!
MoreJoin urban designer Brian Shea on a 40th anniversary tour of Battery Park City, one of NYC’s built-from-scratch planned communities.
MoreA striking reminder of the Holocaust, a WWII-era freight car, now sits in front of the Museum of Jewish Heritage.
MoreFrom secret rooftop terraces to waterfront oases and lively community gardens, here are some of the best secluded urban green spaces in Manhattan.
MoreShould The Big Apple beat out Atlanta, Boston, Austin and a host of other cities vying for Amazon HQ2, the building could be built on top of a landfill.
MoreNYC filming locations featured in the USA Network cyber-drama “Mr. Robot.” Locations include places among the Coney Island Boardwalk, Lower Manhattan and Queens
MoreStrolling across NYC’s iconic bridges rank high on the list of quintessential NYC activities. Here are some built for pedestrians and bikers exclusively in mind.
MoreThe Museum of Jewish Heritage–A Living Memorial to the Holocaust may be one of the lesser known monuments to Jewish history in New York, but it is a potent one.
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