Maker Faire 2013 Brings Awesome Robots, Giant Board Games and More to Queens, NY (PHOTOS)
[gallery_extend] OpenFuge Karlin Yeh (who is still a high school senior!) developed his own low cost, open...
8 Must-See 3D Printing Revelations Spotted at Maker Faire New York 2013 (PHOTOS)
[gallery_extend] Ultimaker displayed its new Ultimaker 2 to the public for the first time this weekend....
What If 5 Pointz Could Be Preserved by Incorporating the Existing Graffiti-Tagged Facade into New High Rises?
[gallery_extend] What 5 Pointz looks like today. This solution would of course require working around and...
Queens' 5 Pointz Graffiti Mecca Moves One Step Closer To Demolition
In early 2012, Inhabitat reported that 5 Pointz, a Long Island City community icon and haven for graffiti artists,...
Mayor Bloomberg Announces New Science and Resilience Institute for Jamaica Bay
This week, Mayor Bloomberg and Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell announced that Jamaica Bay will be home to...
Jagged-Roofed NYC DOT Maintenance Facility Awarded LEED Platinum Certification
[gallery_extend] Sunrise Yard consolidates the DOT's maintenance programs into one facility located...
The Newtown Creek Armada Launches Radio-Controlled Boats Down a Polluted NYC Superfund Waterway
A Superfund site is not the first place one would think of to host an art installation. Yet, that is exactly where...
MoMA PS1 Unveils New Courtyard Performance Dome For Winter Events
This week, MoMA PS1 unveiled a winter weather friendly performance dome in their iconic courtyard. Known as one...
First World Trash Makes Stylish Handbags From New York's Discarded Billboards
[gallery_extend] What began as a personal fascination for creating hand made objects from found materials...
Queens Museum of Art Getting an Eco Conscious Expansion by Grimshaw Architects
[gallery_extend] The $65 million project broke ground in April, and the building is expected to be complete...
Flushing Commons is a Green Megacomplex for Queens, New York
Ask most people about Flushing, Queens and they're likely to either stare blankly or venture "Where the Nanny is...
