Now that Christmas has come and gone, many New Yorkers will begin discarding their holiday trees. If you’re wondering how to dispose of your tree, we know just the place to drop it off — in fact, we know of 70 places! The New York Department of Parks and
People spend hours making their own DIY cards for the holidays but we think we can say pretty confidently that New Yorker Erik Trinidad’s is the most labor-intensive one we’ve ever seen. In order to create the giant virtual greeting, which spans almost the
We wrote about the New York City Economic Development Corporation’s “New York’s Next Top Makers” competition back in October, and we’re excited to say that the contest is now open to submissions. The call challenges NYC designers and inventors to enter their product designs for a chance to win cash prizes and an opportunity to prototype their products. If you have a great idea but aren’t sure where to begin or how to raise money to produce it, this could be the opportunity you’ve been waiting for.
The iconic New York Public Library’s long-awaited redesign by Lord Norman Foster may finally be underway. The designs for the library renovation, four years in the making, were released today, and propose a modernization that will still respect the historic
With life expectancy at an all-time high for New Yorkers and the loss of hundreds of homes after Hurricane Sandy, there have been some serious concerns about where and how we're all supposed to keep living here together. Interest in smaller dwellings as a solution had already been growing since before the storm, and now the Museum of the City of New York has announced an exhibition exploring the possibilities of tiny apartments entitled Making Room: New Models for Housing New Yorkers. In addition to offering insights into New York City’s changing demographics (especially the growth of single adult households), the exhibit will allow visitors to step into “LaunchPad”, a 325 sq. ft., fully-furnished apartment outfitted with transforming, space-saving furniture by Clei and Resource Furniture.
Last month, director Josh Fox premiered his new documentary film “Occupy Sandy: A Human Response to the New Realities of Climate Change” against the wall of a building above the Mobil gas station at Avenue C and Houston Street in lower Manhattan. The flash mob of viewers who packed onto the concrete below had only received the exact location of the “guerilla” screening 15 minutes before its debut, following succint instructions to “text @climatecrime to 23559 to stay in the loop”. Read on for some highlights from the new film, which chronicles the efforts of the Occupy Sandy movement after the storm.
The first section of the crowning spire that will rise atop One World Trade Center is set to be lifted into place next Wednesday. Nine pieces of the steel spire arrived in New York Harbor yesterday by barge from Canada via Port Newark. The spire will extend
If you’re rooting for the LowLine underground park to come to fruition, now you can lend your support while getting some pretty sweet Christmas gifts to boot! Just in time for the holidays, the creators of the Delancey Underground have launched a line of
Could it be that Marty McFly’s DeLorean has come back from the future and landed on the streets of New York City? Designer Mike Lubrano recently reimagined the DeLorean as another iconic ride – a yellow NYC taxi cab. Though just a concept vehicle, the DeLorean
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Instead of having to trek to Bryant Park, Chelsea Piers or Rockefeller Center, downtown Manhattanites will soon be able to enjoy their very own ice skating rink. The new venue, called the Liberty View Ice Rink, is
With the holidays right around the corner, the Pratt Center for Community Development has launched their Made in NYC Holiday Shop, which features a hub of small businesses manufacturing right in NYC. A month after super storm Sandy hit NYC, these companies
The median that stretches down Park Avenue sees thousands of passersby per day, but few have any desire to linger there. That could all change with two new proposals by SHoP Architects and SOM to turn the unused space into a gorgeous public promenade. The
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11/15/2013, November C2C Innovation Celebration
6/15/2013, LUMEN Video & Performance Festival
6/9/2013, Park Slope Dog Dash - Scavenger Hunt
5/29/2013, Grape-Nuts "What's Your Mountain?" Rock Climbing Event
5/24/2013, Cultural Survival Bazaar: A Festival of Indigenous Arts & Cultures from Around the World
