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NYC’s Abandoned Subway Stations: Hoyt-Schermerhorn’s Disused Platform
In an effort to expose NYC’s abandoned subway stations and incomplete platforms and levels, we’re taking you inside
Guides
The Untapped Guide to Bushwick: Where to Eat, Drink, Shop, Read, Hang out and Look at Art
You wouldn’t know it now, but Bushwick (together with Greenpoint and Williamsburg) was originally a Dutch farming town. These
Arts & Culture
Street Art Hotspot: Murals by The Bushwick Collective in Bushwick, Brooklyn
In addition to Five Pointz in Long Island City, Bushwick is one of NYC’s major street art hubs, with
Arts & Culture
Sunshine Laundromat in Greenpoint Hosts Pinball Marathon During Actual NYC Marathon
First off, Sunshine Laundromat in Greenpoint is one of our favorites in the city and we previously included it in
Architecture
Untapped Mailbag: What Are the Symbols on the Brooklyn Public Library Door?
A reader contacted us to ask, “What are the symbols on the monumental doors of the Brooklyn Public Library?” We
Amsterdam
Houses Made of Legos, Gingerbread, Books, Bottles, 3D Printed Plastic, Shipping Containers
Ah ’tis the season for haunted houses, gingerbread houses and more. Every year, artists amaze us with their ingenuity as
Arts & Culture
Daily What?! Pirate Ship Halloween Brownstone in Park Slope
Happy Halloween readers! In today’s Daily What?!, we’re sharing one of the most incredible Halloween decorations we’ve
Events
An Urbanist’s Guide to 2013 Halloween in NYC: Costumed Wastewater Treatment Plant Tour, Pumpkin Impalement, Woodlawn Sacred Departed Tour
If you’re looking to avoid the standard Halloween at all costs and up for a more “urbanist” experience, we’
Arts & Culture
Banksy in NYC Day 27: “This Site Contains Blocked Messages” In Greenpoint After NY Times Rejects His Op-Ed
Photo by Bob Cooley This weekend, the newest Banksy piece showed up in Greenpoint, Brooklyn: a white message on greyed
Architecture
Daily What?! This Was Barack Obama’s Brownstone in Park Slope, Brooklyn
On our Google Glass scavenger hunt in New York City yesterday, author Moses Gates of Hidden Cities took us on
Architecture
Rumor of Brooklyn Bridge Collapse Sparked Fatal Stampede During Opening Week
Grand Opening March over the Brooklyn Bridge Image via Library of Congress. Walking over the Brooklyn Bridge on a beautiful
Architecture
History of Streets: The Birth of Eastern Parkway and the Evolution of Grand Army Plaza
The question of green space is not a contemporary one. New York has been struggling with it for more than
