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Unisphere in New York: The World’s Largest Globe

Oct 13, 2025 4 minutes

The world’s largest globe isn’t hidden inside a planetarium or a science museum — it stands proudly outdoors in New York City. The Unisphere is a monumental stainless-steel sculpture, 37…

Tour of the Louis Armstrong House in New York

Oct 10, 2025 2 minutes

One of New York’s most underrated museums is the Louis Armstrong House Museum — the former home of the great jazz legend himself. From a poor and troubled childhood in…

“The Apartment” (1960) — the Best Movie About 1950s New York

Oct 10, 2025 3 minutes

Sometimes old movies capture a city better than any modern film ever could. And this one — I think I’ve found the perfect film about New York in the late…

Illustration of New York at the Virgin Hotel

Oct 10, 2025 1 minutes

Unexpectedly, I came across a wonderful illustration of a fictional city (New York) inside the lobby of the relatively new (2023) Virgin Hotel on Broadway. The best part, of course,…

No Plates Coffee: a Perfect Grab-and-Go Moment by the Oculus

Oct 9, 2025 2 minutes

The other day, I stepped out of the subway near the Oculus and decided to grab a coffee.I opened the map, spotted a place with a funny name — No…

Exhibition of Forbidden Art from the Persian World: “Spasial Program by Khajistan”

Oct 9, 2025 2 minutes

This summer at SculptureCenter (just next to MoMA PS1) you’ll find one of the most unusual, provocative, and talked-about exhibitions in New York — Spasial Program by Khajistan. An Archive…

SculptureCenter — A Hub of Contemporary Art in New York

Oct 9, 2025 2 minutes

If you haven’t yet visited the SculptureCenter in Queens — where the Khajistan exhibition on forbidden pop art is currently on view — here’s another reason to go: the museum…

The Republic of Staten Island: How New York Almost Lost One of Its Islands

Oct 9, 2025 3 minutes

Did you know that in 1993, New York City nearly broke apart and lost an island with 400,000 residents? It’s a story rarely told — but one that almost redrew…

Concrete Shoals: A New Waterfront Bar by the Brooklyn Bridge

Oct 9, 2025 2 minutes

Concrete Shoals is a floating bar near the Brooklyn Bridge — a true 2025-style speakeasy: no signs, no walk-ins, and entry by reservation only. Instead of a basement, it’s tucked…

Mercer Labs: The First Immersive Museum of Art and Technology in New York

Oct 8, 2025 2 minutes

Mercer Labs (Museum of Art and Technology) is the first fully immersive museum in New York, located in a landmark spot right across from the Oculus and the World Trade…

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