New York City boasts one of the city’s most brutalist facades, seemingly leading to a bunker, the Masons’ main vault, or an army depot. But in reality, it’s a church, and it’s called The Salvation Army. It turns out that The Salvation Army is a Christian movement, both a church and a charitable organization. From…
There are famous and beautiful New York streets featured in every travel guide, but you’re unlikely to find the locals’ hangouts there. The residents of this small street speak for themselves: Google founder Eric Schmidt, model Gigi Hadid, and actress Kristen Stewart. It’s a very small street, just 1/5 of a mile or ~300 meters…
111 West 57th Street (Steinway Tower) is a skyscraper with an aspect ratio of 1:24, meaning its height is 24 times its width. For comparison, a classical column has a ratio of approximately 10:1, while a pencil has a ratio of approximately 15:1. Photographed by Kir Simakov – he won an award for this image…
Madison Avenue is one of Manhattan’s five major avenues, running north to south parallel to Fifth Avenue and Park Avenue. The street begins at Madison Square (23rd Street) and ends at the Madison Avenue Bridge at 138th Street, crossing the entire island. Its total length is approximately 8 kilometers. This name is known worldwide in…
Imagine walking down Fifth Avenue past the windows of Saks Fifth Avenue, Gucci, and the Apple Store, and suddenly seeing a snow-white Gothic church. St. Patrick’s Cathedral, against the backdrop of Rockefeller Center and glass skyscrapers, looks as if it was teleported here from medieval Europe. It is the main Catholic church in New York…
Perhaps the most fashionable coffee shop chain in New York City today has opened a new location. WatchHouse Park Ave South offers exceptional coffee in a distinctive setting just minutes from Madison Square Park. This time, the aesthetics were handled by the British firm Thomas-McBrien Architects, who, in turn, were inspired by New York art critic…
There are buildings that become symbols of a city not because they are the tallest or the most expensive, but because they look completely unlike anything around them. The Flatiron Building is exactly that. Sharp like the bow of a ship, cutting into the intersection of Broadway and Fifth Avenue, it has remained one of…
Long Island now and 13 years ago, and it’s the fastest growing borough in New York City today. 📍 Long Island City, New York
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
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…
