Tag: New York

The Brooklyn Navy Yard’s Lost Railroad

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Uncover remnants of the Brooklyn Navy Yard's lost railroad in photographs from a urban explorer Joseph Anastasio!

New Book “Eden Undone” Unravels the Scandolous 1930s Galápagos Affair

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000

New York Times-bestselling author Abbott Kahler joins us for the next Lit Salon to discuss her book about the Galápagos Affair, Eden Undone!

Isle McElroy Swears by Bar Goto’s Celery

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:00:38 +0000

Illustration: Maanvi Kapur

The title of Isle McElroy’s sophomore novel, People Collide, reflects the larger themes of the book: body-switching, self-expression, learning to navigate the world in a new way. But it could also be described as a testament to how McElroy spends their days. “I definitely orient my life around hanging out,” they say, laughing.

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Inside NYC’s Only Landmarked Ruin, Roosevelt Island’s Abandoned Smallpox Hospital

admin — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 10:00:00 +0000

A new short film gives viewers a rare glimpse inside the ruins of Roosevelt Island's smallpox hospital designed by James Renwick Jr.!
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How a $527M development is poised to transform KC’s last ‘Wild West’ neighborhood

admin — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 19:56:40 +0000

Editor’s note: The following story was published by KCUR, Kansas City’s NPR member station, and a fellow member of the KC Media Collective.
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Can Neiman Marcus Remain True to Dallas if It’s Run From New York?

admin — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 14:00:00 +0000
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What is Passive House Design? An Eco-Friendly Architeture Trend in NYC

admin — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:30:00 +0000

Architects across New York have embraced Passive House design, a German energy efficiency standard slowly gaining traction in the states. Despite its name, this new approach to building design can be applied to more than just houses.
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Forbidden Broadway Pokes Fun at NYC’s Hottest Shows

admin — Thu, 26 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000

For nearly four decades, Forbidden Broadway has been taunting, admiring, undermining, and celebrating the best and worst of New York theatre!
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Kellogg’s Diner Is More Timely Than Timeless, for Now

admin — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 12:00:17 +0000
Photo: Jeremy Liebman
To everything, there is a season, and to every season, there is a diner. It’s an odd irony that the most long-lived of restaurants — good diners are aged in decades, not years — can feel so particular to a particular time of life. Proust had his madeleines; I have my cheese fries.
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A Guide to The Kennedys’ New York

admin — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 11:00:00 +0000

A new book by Tim English takes readers on a tour through the Kennedys' New York, revealing famous sites and little known stories!

Continue reading A Guide to The Kennedys’ New York at Untapped New York.

The Art Bar Goes Vegan Above Eleven Madison Park

admin — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:05:43 +0000
Photo: Hugo Yu
It’s been nearly 80 years since the doors swung open on Bemelmans Bar, the Upper East Side’s sui generis marriage of permanent art — the wall murals of Ludwig Bemelmans — and artful drinking. Inside the Carlyle Hotel, Bemelmans has in recent years started to draw an increasingly young crowd — could the city be ready for another such space?
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Explore a Hidden Rooftop Meadow Atop a Brooklyn Movie Studio

admin — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:34:28 +0000

Walk through a rooftop meadow at Kingsland Wildflowers, a hidden oasis on top of a movie studio in Brooklyn!
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How Dallas Sports Fans Became Collateral Damage in the Streaming Wars

admin — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 17:51:36 +0000
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A Final Trip to Stock Up at Perelandra

admin — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 16:20:04 +0000
Photo: Perelandra
On Friday morning, “Love Stinks,” by the J. Geils Band, was playing inside Perelandra while customers shuffled around the increasingly empty aisles. A young mother examined a bag of Counter Culture coffee while, a few aisles away, the juice bar’s smoothie machine whirred away. Another customer asked an employee about the lack of products.
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Untapped New York’s NYC Tour Lineup for Fall 2024

admin — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 13:55:54 +0000

Hop on an NYC tour and explore sites like Art Deco skyscrapers, Brooklyn subway stations, Times Square's red light district and more!
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