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NYC launches 'neighborhood passport' for World Cup, highlighting immigrant communities
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (509+ words) Images courtesy of Team Wonder Announced in May, the initiative is meant to incentivize New Yorkers and visitors alike to make the most of the city during the World Cup, which takes place at New Jersey's Met Life Stadium from…...
Greenwich Village block co-named for Jimi Hendrix
2+ hour, 55+ min ago (571+ words) Credit: Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit on Flickr The co-naming was spearheaded by Council Member Harvey Epstein, Experience Hendrix, L. L. C. the Hendrix family-owned company led by Jimi Hendrix's sister, Janie Hendrixand guitarist and writer Jeff Slate. Other attendees included Eddie…...
Edge NYC opens new kaleidoscopic experience that leads to 100th-floor sky deck
3+ hour, 52+ min ago (330+ words) Located 100 stories above the city, Edge NYC offers views from over 1, 100 feet up, making it the highest outdoor sky deck in the Western Hemisphere. The deck is 7, 500 square feet, complete with a glass floor. The indoor experience begins on the…...
City Council unveils proposal to build affordable housing on top of libraries
1+ day, 20+ min ago (633+ words) Sunset Park Library and Apartments. Credit: Brooklyn Public Library "For years, New Yorkers have talked about the promise of building housing above libraries, but only a handful of projects have moved forward," Menin said. "Today, the Council is taking action…...
A 70-foot brick smokestack anchors a private garden at this $2. 1 M Williamsburg loft
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (278+ words) Built circa 1863, the property, set on a quiet, tree-lined street just steps from the L train, was constructed as a Civil War munitions factory. Post-war, it housed the C. W. Weld tool manufacturing works, a printing house, and a book depository. It…...
SHo P Architects to design new Gotham FC training hub in NJ
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (491+ words) Renderings courtesy of SHo P Architects SHo P Architects, the team behind notable New York City residential buildings like the Brooklyn Tower and 111 West 57th Street, will renovate the existing buildings and infrastructure with a focus on athlete-centered design, durability, and…...
NYPD closes area around MSG for Knicks game
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (512+ words) Starting at 4 p. m. , the police will close the area from West 29th Street to West 35th Street between 6th Avenue and 8th Avenue to everyone except those "going to the game, restaurant, or bar, or traveling through the train station," the police said. Everyone who…...
23 soccer ball sculptures installed across NYC and NJ ahead of World Cup
2+ day, 34+ min ago (562+ words) The project's reach to some of the city's most prominent museums is due to support from the late Agnes Gund, who died in September. "Art of the Game" marks Gund's final philanthropic project; she was not asked to contribute financially,…...
For $6. 25 M, a stately 1847 Boerum Hill townhouse has historic charm and a dramatic glass solarium
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (207+ words) Throughout the home, you'll find six fireplaces'three wood-burning and three gas'for timeless warmth. Central A/C has been installed for contemporary comfort. The parlor level has all of the classic elegance you'd expect beneath high ceilings, highlighted by crown moldings,…...
Work to bring Second Avenue Subway to East Harlem begins
3+ day, 3+ hour ago (658+ words) The nearly $7 billion second phase will extend the Second Avenue Subway from 96th Street north to 125th Street and Park Avenue and add three new ADA-accessible stations at 106th, 116th, and 125th Streets. The 125th Street station will connect the Q train to the Lexington Avenue…...