I was recently on a submarine… (who would have thought I’d ever write those words) …at the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum. In addition to the submarine itself, there’s…
In almost two months (April 26), it will mark 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster. That’s why I remembered how, during a tour of the main building of the United…
The Copper📍 626 1st Ave is a pair of residential skyscrapers in Manhattan, New York, located near the United Nations Headquarters. The architecture of the complex is elegant yet dynamic.…
Walking along the Hudson, it’s impossible not to notice this unusual building. VIA 57 West is one of the most extravagant structures in New York City. It’s easy to spot…
I can’t contain my love for the new little electric vehicles that have been appearing around New York City over the past couple of years. They remind of tuk-tuks. Only…
Did you know that there’s a fragment of the Berlin Wall in New York? In the Battery Park area, you can find a section of the famous wall covered with…
Exactly 50 years ago, on January 21, 1976, commercial service of the Concorde supersonic passenger jet officially began. Two aircraft took off that day, one from Paris and one from…
The story of the United States — and New York in particular — has been tied to immigration from the very beginning. And, paradoxically, to fierce battles between different groups…
When our correspondent Waso visited a mochi café in New York, he didn’t expect to be this impressed. What followed was less a review and more a love letter to…
Not long ago, we wrote about a new high-tech skyscraper in the US — the JPMorgan Chase Tower — which became the most expensive building in the world built without…