Controlled voyeurism took over New York City this past weekend as Dwell and New York Magazine hosted the very first City Modern Home Tours and opened up some of the Big Apple's most opulent homes up to curious cats like us. Oohs and ahhs abounded as visitors padded around hard-wooded corners in their blue sanitary booties (hey, you wouldn't want hundreds of people scuffing up your floors either, would you?) and admired fantasy features like seemingly endless walls of built-in storage, an indoor koi pond, a green-walled living room, giant windows and more terraces than we could count. We were also pleasantly surprised to learn that most of these dream homes also boast sustainable features like low-e windows, planted facades, solar shading, double windows, vintage and reclaimed materials and more. Step into our gallery to take your own little tour through these truly spectacular and inspiring Manhattan lofts, triplexes and townhouses.

 

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Did you hear that One World Trade Center is now complete? Okay, the one in downtown Manhattan is still under construction but Stan Munro's 1:164 scale version made out of thousands of toothpicks is already standing tall, and looks almost exactly like the real deal (you know, besides being made of toothpicks and all). We spotted the self-proclaimed "toothpicker" at Maker Faire this past weekend as he showed off his insanely intricate architectural replicas to the crowd. Click through our pics of Munro's amazing "Toothpick City" and see how many of these masterpieces you recognize. Oh, and read on for the best part of this whole story - why Munro signs every one of his buildings "I luv Suzi."

 

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The Campaign for Wool is a pro-wool campaign that was initiated in 2008 when the Prince of Wales noticed a decline in the wool industry. With the prevalence of synthetic (and often petroleum-based fibers), wool has been losing popularity, and as a result,

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The World Maker Faire will be invading the NY Hall of Science this weekend! Over 500 displays of makers will be on site showing you how to hack, solder, craft and more. If you’re into upcycling, don’t miss Tiffany Threadgould’s soda tab bracelet demo on

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We knew the small apartment trend was taking off when we recently spotted this 391 sq. ft. model home pop up at a Brooklyn Ikea, but that looks almost mansion-like compared to Felice Cohen’s 90 sq. ft. UWS studio. In this video by Faircompanies.com, Ms. Cohen

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The new Barclays Center Arena marks the return of major league sports to Brooklyn, which has had a hole in its heart since the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1957. It was all smiles at the press launch but long and arduous process behind the project was by

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If you’re sitting at home wondering what to do on this lovely fall day, we highly recommend hightailing it over to the last day of the Queens County Farm Museum’s annual Queens County Fair. This celebration filled with food, furry friends and fun happens but

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“Today we celebrate a major step toward completing our vision of turning the entire High Line into a one-of-a-kind public park,” said Mayor Bloomberg of the commencement of the elevated park’s final section. “The park has become a local treasure and

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It was just a few weeks ago that "Discovering Columbus," one of NYC's most anticipated public artworks, looked like this, but now the 6-story-high elevated room overlooking Central Park is nearly complete. Japanese artist Tatzu Nishi's vision of New Yorkers climbing up to a raised white box to "meet" the statue of Christopher Columbus is in its final stages and will open to visitors in just 2 days. We were on the scene snapping some photos of this curious installation as workers climbed inside and around it getting it ready for the big reveal. Step inside our gallery to see some preview pics of this fascinating and controversial installation.

 

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Lower East Siders have already begun to spread the word about the detrimental nature of the proposed bus station and what can be done to stop it from being built. In addition to bringing a stream of people, luggage and buses to a quiet residential neighborhood

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A tornado warning has been issued for all five boroughs in NYC today, and New Yorkers are being cautioned to stay indoors whenever possible. The watch comes after firefighters responded to reports this morning about what appeared to be

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It’s no secret that Four Freedoms Park is one of the city’s most anticipated green spaces, but the story of how it came to be reveals all kinds of interesting historical tidbits. For example, we had no idea that until 1973, Roosevelt Island was known as Welfare

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If you watch TV, you’ve probably heard about Revolution by now, but you might not know what it’s really about. The show takes place in a post-apocalyptic future where an unknown phenomenon has shut down all technology on Earth, and watching the first episode

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Small space living is nothing new to New Yorkers, but it wasn’t until recently that micro apartments of 400 sq. ft. and under started becoming en vogue. The mindset change was largely inspired by Mayor Bloomberg and New York City’s adAPT NYC design competition,

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The first and only carousel in Hudson County has arrived at Newport Green park in Jersey City! Perfectly timed for Labor Day, it will be up-and-running the entire weekend from 1PM to dusk. To celebrate, Newport is hosting an opening party on Sun., Sept 2nd,

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The Daily Record reported this morning that after two years of construction, One World Trade Center’s steel skeleton is finally complete. Now that the base structure is in place, work on the glass skin and spire, which will bring NYC’s tallest building to

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It's been a looooong time coming for eager Greenpointers, but Transmitter Park is finally open! The former WNYC radio station has been reborn as "the first new significant open space on the Greenpoint waterfront," and residents of the Brooklyn neighborhood came out in droves yesterday to enjoy the brand new space overlooking the Manhattan skyline. Hoping to visit Transmitter Park for yourself? Step inside our gallery to see the park's best features - from bushes of succulent-looking wild berries (anyone know if these are edible?) to a placid overlook and connecting bridge and splashy water playground for the kids.

 

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Terroir on the Porch is a little sister to the other Terroir locations in the city, but unlike its older sibs, it’s a seasonal outpost that will only be open during the warmer months. The no-nonsense black box kitchen, counter and register was designed by

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NYC has been buzzing about a crazy new art installation that will allow New Yorkers to climb up to a 6-story-high "living room" above Columbus Circle and see the lofty sculpture of Chris C. that resides there up close. Up until now we only had renderings of "Discovering Columbus," which was conceived by artist Tatzu Nishi, but yesterday we were able to snap some shots of the structure as it climbed higher and higher into the sky. Click through our gallery to take a peek at this highly anticipated piece of public art before it opens in September.

 

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It might be 80 degrees in NYC but it's wintertime inside luxury car company Jaguar's giant domed ice skating rink, which popped up under the High Line park today. The super-sized snow globe was erected by Pacific Domes as part of the automaker's Chill NY at the High Line event, and invites sweaty New Yorkers to get their skate on for free. We were on the scene snapping photos of the massive buckyball-esque structure going up yesterday - click through our gallery to see the pics and read on for info on how you can get inside this wintery wonderland.

 

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Artist Leo Villareal was commissioned by the MTA to create Hive as part of the Arts for Transit initiative, which aims to brighten up the interiors of our notoriously dingy and decrepit subway stations with eye-catching works of art. As you probably were able

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The MeowHaus was designed by an industrial and compassionate team of college students made up of Todd Hansmann, Michael Luft-Weissberg, Michele Flournoy, Claire Ross, Tiffany Kimmel, Mike Fiorelli, Nick Okcacek, and Becca Dorff. As you can see from the photos

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Want to add a little bit of upcycling to your weekend? RePlayGround will be at the New York Hall of Science on Saturday and Sunday as part of their Maker Days event, and they’ll be crafting up a recycled storm creating bottle cap bugs and cereal box rockets

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Upon its completion in early 2014, One World Trade Center will be one of the most sustainable office buildings in NYC and the developers are also endeavoring for it to achieve LEED Gold certification. The building, which was designed by Skidmore, Owings and

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Newport Green was developed by the LeFrak Organization and designed by award-winning Mathews Nielsen Landscape Architects, who also worked on the Tribeca section of Hudson River Park. Until now, Jersey City had been seriously hurting for green space and many

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