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  • 6/9/2013 - Park Slope Dog Dash - Scavenger Hunt
    321 5th Ave , Brooklyn, NY  11215
  • 6/15/2013 - LUMEN Video & Performance Festival
    Lyons Pool; 20 Victory Blvd., Staten Island, NY  10301
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    IAC Building, 555 West 18th St., New York, NY  10011

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  • READ MORE >
    Souda's Luminous Bubble Chandelier is Made From Bottles Collected by NYC's Homeless
    Glowing a glittering green in the Souda booth, the Bubble Chandelier is made from 60 post-consumer PET bottles. Riveted together as a beautifully chunky sphere, the bottles still show off their bumpy bottoms and nozzles, adding to the crystalline aesthetic
  • READ MORE >
    Staten Island's Historic Snug Harbor Botanical Garden is an Idyllic Escape from NYC
    Staten Island's Snug Harbor is home to some of New York’s most historic buildings, and is also the United States’ largest adaptive reuse project. The Greek Revival buildings once inhabited and used by American sailors have been converted to art studios,
  • READ MORE >
    Imran Qureshi's "Blood-Splattered" Exhibit Paints The Met's Rooftop Garden Red
    While relaxing on a rooftop garden doesn't usually conjure up images of a murder scene, the Metropolitan Museum of Art's terrace has combined the two very opposite ideas with its new “blood-splattered" exhibit by Pakistani artist Imran Qureshi. The Roof
  • READ MORE >
    Help NYC Artist Jim Power Fix His Legendary Light Pole Mosaics That Tell the History of the East Village
    Power can often be seen repairing his mosaics on the streets with his signature white pony tail, cane and trusty dog. His first pole was completed in 1985, and in 1988 the DOT authorized Power to add his artistic flair to up to 80 others. Collecting old tile,

  • READ MORE >
    Hear Author Bridgette Meinhold Speak at the Academy of Natural Sciences This Week in Philly
    This Thursday, May 23rd, Inhabitat's Architecture Editor Bridgette Meinhold will be speaking at The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University about sustainable housing and environmental challenges. Bridgette Meinhold is the author of Urgent Architecture:
  • READ MORE >
    PHOTOS: MoMA's "Rain Room" Lets You Walk Through the Rain Without Getting Wet
    The sophisticated system is made up of a complex network of pressure regulators, solenoid valves, sensors, and tracking cameras, all controlled by custom software designed by Random International. The grated floor allows for constant water recycling, and collects
  • READ MORE >
    Olafur Eliasson Brings Pieces of Actual Iceland Glacier to His EXPO 1 Exhibit at MoMA PS1 (PHOTOS)
    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
  • READ MORE >
    Mysterious Brooklyn Heights Brownstone Actually Hides a Secret Underground Portal - PHOTOS
    © Heather Quinian The "home" stands at the Brooklyn end of the Joralemon Street Tunnel, which brings the 4 and 5  to and from Manhattan. The construction was in fact a residential building up until 1846, but in 1908 it was transformed a ventilation station

  • READ MORE >
    Philippe Starck and Hansgrohe Launch Axor Starck Organic Line of Sensual Water-Saving Faucets
    Starck, who is known for the eco-consciousness he brings to his designs, teamed up with Hansgrohe to create a faucet that is not only beautiful, but very water-efficient. According to Grohe, the new faucet boasts a flow rate of just 0.9 gallons per minute
  • READ MORE >
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    Alley Pond Park You’ll find plenty of space to lay back and enjoy the beauty of nature at this 600 acre park in Queens. It's filled with playgrounds and ball fields, so you can catch some cardio after desert, or simply stick around to watch a game as you
  • READ MORE >
    Expanded Free Ferry Service to Red Hook Kicks Off Memorial Day Weekend!
    Looking for something fun to do this summer in NYC? How about a free ferry ride that also supports a neighborhood that was knocked off its feet after Hurricane Sandy? Mayor Bloomberg joined other city officials this week to announce the launch of a free Red
  • READ MORE >
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