Behind the Design: Photos Inside Lang Architecture
Check out photos from our visit inside the studio of the NYC firm Lang Architecture where we got a behind-the-design look at some of their exciting projects!
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NYC Filming Locations for Motherless Brooklyn
The movie Motherless Brooklyn, written, directed and starring Edward Norton, opens this Friday. The film is based on the noir mystery novel set in 1950s New York City by Jonathan Lethem, shot in locations throughout NYC that evoke the era of Robert Moses and Jane Jacobs.
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The Last of its Kind, Harlem Fire Watchtower Returns to Marcus Garvey Park
All photographs by Lynn Lieberman/Gotham to Go
The long-awaited ribbon-cutting for the restoration and unveiling of the historic Harlem Fire Watchtower took place on this past Saturday, October 26, 2019, to the delight of the entire community. The Harlem Fire Watchtower was built by Julius H. Kroehl sometime between 1855 and 1857, and designed by …
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Photos: Brooklyn’s Famed Gage & Tollner Restaurant Prepares for a Comeback
“Gage & Tollner is to Brooklyn what the Statue of Liberty is to New York Harbor” proclaimed a 1930 guide book. Take a behind the scenes look into the revival of the famed Brooklyn restaurant Gage & Tollner, set to reopen in the next few months.
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Keith Haring’s Crack is Wack Mural is Completely Restored in Harlem
Exciting news: Keith Haring’s Crack is Wack mural on the handball courts in East Harlem is now fully restored. The beloved mural, which served as a warning to crack cocaine addiction, has undergone numerous paint overs and repaintings since it was first created by Haring in 1986.
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A Sculpture of Rudolph Giuliani As a 1950s Movie Monster is Inside the La Guardia and Wagner Archives
Photos courtesy La Guardia and Wagner Archives
Tucked into our article about the monument to missing tourists taken by wolves, was a reference to a sculpture of Rudolph Giuliani as a 1950s style movie monster. Both parts of that last sentence were incredible to type out because they are the brainchildren of Joseph Reginella, self-made parody artist …
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The Treasures Inside LIRR’s Brand New Lost & Found in Penn Station
A new Lost & Found is open at Penn Station and we went to visit to see what gets left behind from the mundane to the bizarre. The chainsaw had been disposed of and the violin was claimed, but there more items to behold.
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How Newark Was Transformed into Gotham for the Movie Joker [Photos]
© 2019 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Photo Credit: Niko Tavernise
Joker, the box office hit film from Warner Bros. starring Joaquin Phoenix showcases the backstory of the misanthropic comic book character. Gotham from the DC Comics universe is a fictional place, but highly inspired by gritty New York City. We interviewed the …
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The Manhattan Bridge Globes Are Missing! Here’s the Story
Gasp! On Monday, the NYC DOT announced via Twitter that the 110-year old cast iron globes atop the Manhattan Bridge were starting to be removed from the Manhattan-side tower, and in the next week the other two will come down. Not to fear however, they are being “recast & replaced with exact replicas” by the …
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How the Lost Penn Station Was Recreated for the Movie Motherless Brooklyn
New York City itself is a true star in Motherless Brooklyn and one of the film’s great feats is the recreation of the lost Penn Station as it was in the 1950s. We speak with production designer Beth Mickle on how the demolished station was brought back to life.
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A Giant Rock Outcropping in Northern Manhattan is For Sale for $3 Million
In Inwood, a curious 30,000 square foot, 30-foot tall outcropping of bedrock in Inwood is currently for sale for $2.99 million. It gets even more complicated — the rock actually has two owners.
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Haunting New Video on Abandoned Hart Island Brings You Onto NYC’s Public Burial Ground
Hart Island is one of the city’s most beautiful and mysterious places. A new video from Unforgotten Films takes you into this normally off-limits island off the Bronx.
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