The Twin Towers in a 1988 photo
It’s impossible not to guess the city… This photo was taken on July 9, 1988,incidentally, not from New York, but from the neighboring state of New Jersey. Photo by Jeffrey Johnson
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Brighton Beach, New York: a complete guide to Little Odessa
Brighton Beach is a completely different New York, where Cyrillic letters cover storefront signs, Russian and Ukranian speech fills the streets. The area has long been nicknamed “Little Odessa,” as it historically became a hub for Soviet immigrants and a center of the Russian-speaking community. It is located on the southern shore of Brooklyn, right…
Visualization of New York subway traffic
A beautiful visualization of New York City subway traffic in September 2025. The author of the project used an average Wednesday, during which 4.3 million trips were made. The size of each “bubble” on the map is proportional to the number of passengers on a specific train. Interestingly, all routes are “inferred” by algorithms based…
Church of Heavenly Rest Café — a café inside a church on the corner of Fifth Avenue
Church of Heavenly Rest Café is the name of a café located directly inside an active church on the corner of Fifth Avenue, one block from the Guggenheim Museum, with views of Central Park. The Church of the Heavenly Rest was founded in 1865 by Civil War veterans and was built at this location in…
Domino Park in New York — the story of the Brooklyn waterfront
Domino Park is an 11-acre waterfront park on the East River in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Rusty industrial structures more than a century old stand here, hipsters stroll, children play, and artists work. On the horizon, Manhattan is visible as if in the palm of your hand. Admission is free, and this is one of the best…
The High Line in New York: how an abandoned railway became a park
The High Line is a park built on an abandoned freight railway in New York City. What makes it especially fascinating is that it runs 9 meters above the streets of Manhattan. Today, people come here to walk, take photos, and eat ice cream with views of the Hudson River. You can also unexpectedly come…
The Jehovah’s Witnesses headquarters in Brooklyn
It turns out that the headquarters of Jehovah’s Witnesses (also known as Jehovah’s Witnesses) was located for over 100 years in one of the most prestigious parts of Brooklyn: Brooklyn Heights, right next to the Brooklyn Bridge. The history of the Jehovah’s Witnesses headquarters in Brooklyn The religious organization was founded in 1881 in Pittsburgh,…
The GOOGLE logo at the St. John’s Terminal office
Inside Google’s office at St. John’s Terminal, on the ground floor, there’s a large GOOGLE logo where each letter is filled with different objects symbolizing New York City: – blue-and-white Anthora coffee cups with Greek ornamentation and the “We Are Happy To Serve You” slogan– red “I ❤️ NY” mugs– yellow taxis– the iconic Empire…
U-shaped buildings on the Williamsburg waterfront
A lot of people write about and photograph the former Domino Sugar Factory, which has finally been completed. Or rather, reconstructed, since it was originally built back in 1882. Sometimes attention also goes to📍Domino Park (designed by the same team behind the High Line, by the way) — a gorgeous waterfront park that turned artifacts…
Complete Guide to The Woolworth Building in New York City
Imagine this: it is 1913, and United States President Woodrow Wilson presses a button, causing 80,000 electric light bulbs to illuminate New York City all at once. That is how the world learned about its new record holder — The Woolworth Building. The structure that amazed the planet still stands in Lower Manhattan today, watching…