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MetLife Building Sky Bridge Being Demolished at Madison Square
The MetLife Building sky bridge just next to Madison Square Park is being demolished. Photographer Klaus-Peter Statz, one of our
Photos Inside the Abandoned Smallpox Hospital on Roosevelt Island
In New York City, there are few remnants of the quarantine hospitals that once treated the city’s sick during
12 Buildings That Should Be Brought Back in NYC
Image from Library of Congress We put out an open call on our Facebook page with the question: “If you
A Terra Cotta Beauty Sits Alone Beneath the Queensboro Bridge
Back in the 1800s, building material companies would sometimes construct a model structure to showcase the potential of a new,
An Isamu Noguchi Lobby in Midtown Manhattan May Be Demolished
Apart from what is on display in the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City, there are only five other works
The Quest to Save the Modernist, Jet Age Jamaica Savings Bank in Queens
Quite forgotten in the shadow of the UFO-like Queens Place, amidst the bustle of Queens Boulevard is a Modernist gem
Neir’s, One of NYC’s Oldest Bars Closes Sunday; Rally Planned
Photograph Courtesy of Neir’s Tavern Neir’s Tavern, one of New York City’s oldest bars and restaurants, will
Tin Pan Alley on 28th Street Designated NYC Landmark
Within the former Tenderloin district, Tin Pan Alley was the tiny sliver of a block of 28th Street between Broadway
LGBTQ Site Caffe Cino in Greenwich Village Designated a New NYC Landmark
Among the six new LGBTQ landmarks designated by the NYC Landmarks Commission earlier this year is the former Caffe Cino,
Underground Railroad Building in Downtown Brooklyn at Risk of Demolition
New York City is full of sites purported to have been stops on the Underground Railroad, a system of safe
Iconic Shalimar Diner to be Moved from NYC to Long Island
The celebrity-favorite Shalimar Diner, previously located in the Rego Park area of Queens, appeared in the spotlight many times since
NYC’s Strand Bookstore Fights New Landmark Status
For many New York buildings, obtaining a landmark status is a prestigious honor. However, for the Strand Bookstore on the