10 of NYC’s Elevated Parks and Hidden Gardens
In NYC, a type of open space is made possible by a multi-level, multi-layered city: the elevated park and garden, sometimes hidden from view at street level.
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10 Remnants of the Original World Trade Center Still on Site in NYC
When the Twin Towers were attacked on September 11, 2001, Lower Manhattan would be forever altered but there are many remnants from the original site still left.
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Cortlandt Street Station at World Trade Center Reopens For First Time Since 9/11
Today, the Cortlandt Street subway station at World Trade Center re-opened to riders for the first time since it was severely damaged during 9/11.
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One World Trade Center Lights Up in Orange for the March for Our Lives Rallies
On Saturday, One World Trade Center’s 408-foot spire lit up in bright orange to honor the 800+ March for Our Lives rallies that took place across the world.
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Charcoal Drawing of WTC North Tower Vantage Point Now on Display at 9/11 Memorial Museum
The 9/11 Memorial Museum has added a new artwork that depicts the Manhattan skyline from the viewpoint of the WTC North Tower, created by artist Torlid Stray.
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How 10 Famous NYC Buildings Got Their Names
The Dakota. The Apthorp. The Barbizon. Where did these names come from? Here we take a look at 10 New York City buildings and the meaning behind their names.
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On This Day in NYC History, February 26, 1993: The World Trade Center Is Bombed
It’s been 25 years since the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing, when a rental van carrying a 1,200-pound bomb detonated below the World Trade Center.
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A World-Class Performing Arts Center is Coming to NYC’s World Trade Center Site
After years of planning, the World Trade Center site will finally be home to a world-class performing arts center. Take a look at the building with renderings.
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A Door in the World Trade Center Subway Station is a Remnant of 9/11
Passengers arriving to the WTC via subway walk through the last remnants of the original World Trade Center subway concourse from the 1970s.
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Steel Menorah Returns to NYC’s World Trade Center Site
Thanks to the work of PAPD Lt. Scot Pomerantz and his Shomrim Society team, a menorah has returned to the World Trade Center site for the first time since 9/11.
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Greater than Ever: Rebuilding New York, Dan Doctoroff’s Book about How NYC Recovered Post 9/11
The Bloomberg administration will almost surely go down in history as NYC’s most economically successful mayoralty ever—a far from inevitable achievement.
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Untapped Cities Founder Reflects on 9/11 and its Impact on NYC
It is undeniable that the New York City we live in today is a direct descendant of 9/11. Any New Yorker will take a pause when we see a fire in the skyline…
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