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35 Outdoor Art Installations in NYC Not to Miss August 2015
Slide the City will arrive to Summer Streets this month. Photo via Slide City website This Summer we’ve had a plethora of exciting art installations in all five boroughs. Playful, colorful,...
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8 NYC Locations of the “Pawn Shops with a Conscience” Founded by Gilded Age...
The Provident Loan Society, in former location of 19th Ward Bank at 180 East 72nd Street. Original photo via Library of Congress. Pawn shops have long been known to take advantage of a community’s poor...
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Today in NYC History: That Famous Kiss on VJ Day in Times Square, August 14,...
The Kiss. Photo by Alfred Eisenstaedt/Pix Inc./Time & Life Pictures/Getty Images) Today, August 14th, is the anniversary of VJ Day (or Victory Over Japan Day) in 1945 when Alfred Eisenstaedt...
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Street Artists FAILE Bring Painted Wooden Canopy to Times Square
Brooklyn-based street artists FAILE (the duo Patrick McNeil and Patrick Miller), have brought a new piece Wishing On You to Times Square, part of the Times Square Arts program. More than just a...
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The Top 10 NYC Fall Rooftops Curated by the Roof Explorer
Photo via The Wythe Hotel Summer, and therefore “roof season” has blasted past, and although the weather remains great long past Labor Day weekend, just when it cools off enough to really enjoy the...
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12 Outdoor Art Installations Not To Miss in NYC This Month (September 2015)
It’s almost September and we’ve completely refreshed our monthly picks for the best outdoor art installations with all new selections. While many of our selections from summer will still be live,...
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Mapping the 5 Pieces of the Berlin Wall in NYC
Photo via Smithsonian.com The Berlin Wall…in New York City? You heard that right. And there’s not just one piece, but five. In the early 1980s, artist Thierry Noir began painting the surfaces on the...
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French Guys Infiltrate NYC’s Public Spaces and Sidewalks with Beds and Tables
Times Square overnight. Photo via boijeot.renauld It’s a testament to New York City that when you find an art installation featuring a couple guys, two beds, and awesome wooden furniture, it doesn’t...
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A Hello Kitty Cafe Truck is Coming to NYC’s Times Square This Weekend
After this summer’s Hello Kitty Time Capsule in Midtown, comes the mobile Hello Kitty Cafe. The popular Sanrio cat we will be featured in food form in Times Square on October 25th and 26th: Hello...
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The Secret Floors of NYC’s Marriott Marquis Hotel: Real or Urban Myth?
New York City’s Marriott Marquis Hotel uses smart elevators with a view of its open atrium. Image via KPBS. The 48-story Marriott Marquis hotel is a notable beacon in Times Square, on a site that was...
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Gulliver’s Gate, a Miniature World of NYC and Other Cities is Coming to Times...
‘Tis the season for miniature creations in New York City apparently – beyond the annual train show at the New York Botanical Garden and in Grand Central Terminal, the $8.5 million Astolat Dollhouse...
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Top 10 Balloon Mishaps at Macy’s NYC Thanksgiving Day Parade
A deflated Kermit the Frog at the 1991 Thanksgiving Day Parade. Image via deseretnews.com With less than a week before Thanksgiving, many are eagerly anticipating what kinds of diverse floats and...
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Film Locations: Amazon’s Man in the High Castle Reimagines U.S. Under Nazi...
The new Amazon show, Man in the High Castle is (loosely) based on the 1962 book by Philip P. Dick that reimagines the United States if the Allied forces had lost the war. The East Coast to the Rocky...
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The Artist Who Captured Early 20th Century NYC: 15 Sketches by Vernon Howe...
Herald Square “In 1900.” The Romance of the Store (1922) As New York was reinventing itself from a Victorian city of rowhouses and horse-drawn carriages to a metropolis of skyscrapers, automobiles, and...
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The Ghosts of Newspapers Past: 15 Former Locations of NYC Newspaper Headquarters
With New York’s newspaper industry ever changing, over the years many papers have started, merged, and closed. And while Gotham’s newspaper graveyard is full of fallen titles, there are still many...
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New Waterford Crystals Added To NYC New Year’s Eve Ball
Workers installing crystals on the 2016 New Year’s Eve Ball. Image via Todd Maisel/Daily News The New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square is just around the corner. In preparation for this,...
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The Top 10 Secrets of the Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball Drop in NYC
It’s that time of year again: the flashing New Year’s Eve ball waiting to descend from One Times Square, upbeat performances from celebrities, vibrantly colored confetti, and huge excited crowds...
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24 Wrong-Sized Objects (And Animals) In NYC Over the Years
Over the years, especially recently, New Yorkers might have noticed some odd structures and art installations popping up along the streets of New York City. These objects have ranged from giant rats...
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18 NYC Art Installations and Urbanism Exhibits Not to Miss in February 2016
Thomas Friedman’s ‘Looking Up’ on Park Avenue In New York City, the month of February will usher in thoughtful exhibits and installations, both indoor and outdoor, highlighting the way we live and...
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10 Most Blinged Out Signage in NYC’s Times Square
Garish billboards are a common sight in Times Square. Image via Wikipedia. Whether you’re a local or visitor, you are bound to have stepped foot in Times Square at least once. Located within the...
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