The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is the kind of place that reveals itself differently with every visit and every season. You go once for the cherry blossoms and find yourself returning in October for the maples, in June for the roses, in January for the orchids. It is 52 acres that somehow contain the whole world’s…
On March 10, a portrait exhibition by photographer Kirill Simakov titled “ON THE OTHER SIDE” will open. The idea is beautiful: we know the works of artists, producers, musicians, and architects very well, yet the creators themselves often remain behind the scenes — their faces are far less familiar to us than their art. This…
70 Pine Street, also known as the Cities Service Building or the American International Building, is one of the most beautiful skyscrapers in New York. It also happens to be the last of the great pre-war skyscrapers built in Lower Manhattan. Interesting Facts About 70 Pine Street Henry Doherty — Creator of 70 Pine Street…
New York is a fascinating city to look at from above. You can buy a $23 ticket to the Museum of the City of New York, where a miniature New York exhibition is currently on display… or you can buy a $25 cocktail at Overstory and enjoy a stunning view of New York from the…
The Staten Island Museum is officially the oldest cultural institution on the island, and the only remaining general-interest museum in all of New York City. That last distinction matters more than it sounds. Most museums specialize — contemporary art, natural history, a single culture or era. The Staten Island Museum does something increasingly rare: it…
Tucked into 731 Washington Avenue in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, Kvartira Books (formerly known as MyBiblioteka) is a bookstore, a library, a community center, a cultural anchor and a classroom. What also makes this place stand out is that there are carefully gathered books in Russian and Ukrainian. It is a small, woman-owned business. A home…
Joe Macken is a 63-year-old truck driver from Queens. In 2004 he moved from New York City to the suburbs and, missing his daily contact with the city, began recreating it. Literally: every evening after work he would go down to his basement and spend a couple of hours there cutting tiny buildings out of…
Recently in New York, I came across unusual signs reading “E-commerce Exchange Zone.” It turns out that back in 2023, the New York City Police Department launched an initiative to create safe zones for transactions arranged through marketplaces like Craigslist, Facebook Marketplace, and similar platforms. The idea is interesting: the signs are posted on the…
Vessel is a unique architectural structure in New York City, created by British designer Thomas Heatherwick. Its shape resembles a honeycomb or an inverted cone, making it one of the most unusual landmarks in the city. However, due to its complex structure, Vessel has repeatedly been criticized as unsafe and inaccessible for people with disabilities….
