The oldest ice in the glacier is estimated to have originated some 800 years ago, around AD 1200, which sheds some light on the curious title of the piece. As PS1 puts it, “the physical experience of centuries-old ice from the glaciers of Eliasson’s native

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To make “The Best Kale Salad” you will need:

One Bowl of Baby Kale
One-half Avocado
One-half Green Apple
Sunflower Seeds
Tahini
Brown Sugar to Taste

Note: The baby kale should be raw and freshly rinsed

Step 1: Cut the avocado into cubes

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Eizirik, an illustrator from Brazil, spent a month sketching and interacting with Brooklyn’s vacant public land and residents, creating a series of drawings and collages that trace the debates and challenges surrounding public space in the city. Clips of

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Hitching a DSLR to the underside of GorillaPod bike, Olesnevich was able to snap images via infrared remote while riding. Called NYC by Bike, the unique images take the viewer on a diverse tour of many of the city’s neighborhoods and boroughs including

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Brooklyn Cruiser is teaming up with the MoMA Design Store to offer a limited edition bike in MoMA’s signature red this winter. The retail price will be $580. Brooklyn Cruisers’ signature cream tires, vivid frame colors, and stylish leather details have set the company apart from average commuter bike stores in the city.

 

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NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, an undeclared candidate in the 2013 mayoral race, recently shared her proposal to swap textbooks for tablets in NYC public schools. Quinn reasons that the $100 million that normally goes towards buying new and updated

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Porcelanosa, a premiere European manufacturer of ceramic and porcelain tile, has announced its plans to renovate its flagship showroom in the Commodore Criterion building in Midtown Manhattan. To complete the job, they brought in Foster + Partners to conceptualize

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LG, one of the largest taxpayers in the area, received approval for the intended development last fall by the New Jersey State Department of Transportation and Department of Environmental Protection. The project, designed by HOK, will span 493,000-square-feet

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The renderings for Party Wall show a series of steel poles clad in a woven skin of waste wood. Polyester bags filled with water will be suspended within the structure and, rather than build another canopy, CODA made sure that the height and spatial position

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Seaside Heights, which boasts one of the most famous boardwalks on the East Coast, is in the process of rebuilding its oceanfront promenade, which was destroyed last October by Hurricane Sandy. This week, the beach community was awarded a $3.6 million contract

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The Bashtray Project, a series of ashtrays that displayed presidential candidates’ faces, was a fun project that engaged people during the 2012 presidential election by giving users the opportunity to vote with their cigarettes, while at the same time disposing

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There are still 9 Reclaim NYC pieces left for sale through Lin Morris. Among them is a candelabra by Bec Brittain made from salvaged steel, which was blackened on the bottom half after it was left in salt water. Also for sale is the last of five wooden stools,

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If you’ve been dreaming about a community garden for your neighborhood, don’t miss your chance to have the New York Restoration Project boost your project with building materials, construction help and educational support. NYRP is looking for worthy applicants

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The People’s Recovery is a 3-day summit in February that invites New Yorkers to learn about and support equitable and sustainable rebuilding efforts in Hurricane Sandy-affected communities. From Friday to Sunday (Feb 1st-3rd), attendees will gather for workshops,

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Since Hurricane Sandy swept through the east coast last October, residents of affected streets have had to live among visual reminders of the storm’s destruction. Burned facades, displaced boardwalk planks and oceanfront debris strewn curbside still remain

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The 20-minute film featured interviews with residents, volunteers and activists at Occupy Sandy headquarters and in some of New York’s worst affected disaster sites – the Rockaways in Queens and Sheepshead Bay in Brooklyn. The film’s director, Josh Fox,

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Although most nature lovers may agree that walking barefoot on wood beats doing so on concrete, the new materials to be used are actually more environmentally-friendly in many ways. The main reason for this is that boardwalks of the past were made from ipe,

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The Willow Street Residence, a renovated townhouse with a historic façade was located on a quiet, tree-canopied street. This site had gone through several architectural changes before architect Robert Kahn’s renovation. Once a horse stable, and then 7 separate

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Whiskey Distillery Photo by Shutterstock

Yesterday Gov. Coumo signed legislation that will allow small, local booze companies (a.k.a micro-distillers) to sell bottles of their whiskeys, moonshines and other varieties of alcohol at New York farmers markets

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This morning, Foster + Partners sent us word that they recently won the competition to design a new tower for 425 Park Avenue. The tower, which will serve as office space, features sustainable considerations such

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596 Acres, named after the amount of land owned by the public in Brooklyn, is made up of unpaid NYC volunteers who help residents communicate with the city’s Greenthumb office to turn lots into beautiful gardens. 596acres.org also supplies an interactive

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At the conference, Sean explained that New York governor Andrew Cuomo has the choice to decide whether to allow shale gas drilling and hydrofracking in New York State. Artistsagainstfracking.com, he announced, has an easy-to-use writing template which will

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There has been lots of buzz lately about revamping the largely abandoned architecture of the Brooklyn Navy Yard lately, but the NYPD has been ahead of the game for years now. The boys in blue have kept the sustainable features of their LEED Gold NYPD Tow

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Image credit: Jeanne Noonan for New York Daily News

In a turn of events that could have aired on TV as Hoarders: Bee Edition, 45 beehives hosting 3 million bees were seized last week from a home in Corona, Queens. Bees have been generating quite a buzz

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Photo credit: DNAinfo/Ewa Kern-Jedrychowska

Thirsty Long Island City-ites will soon be getting a new watering hole – on a boat. The floating bar will reside upon an old ferry in the area’s Anable Basin, and will boast a lively new beer garden for the nabe.

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