H2O Yeah! The Water Tank Project Makes NYC Cooler
Like rainwater flowing from rooftops to roads, The Water Tank Project seeks to artistically enhance New York City's gritty skyline from the top down. Spearheaded by artist/activist Mary ...
Tag: New York City
Urban Microscape: Build Your Own Miniature Metropolis
Display your own little corner of your favorite city - or the entire metropolis of Manhattan - on your wall or table, scaled down to 1:5000 and simplified in white monochrome. ‘Microscapes’ ...
Pay Phones to Free Wi-Fi Hubs: NYC to Replace Outdated Booths
If you’re old enough to remember making quarter calls on pay phones, you might also be old enough to recall an edgier, grittier, graffiti-covered New York City, when the streets were lined with ...
Lego Landmarks: Elegant New ‘Architecture Skyline’ Collection
The phrases 'adult toys' and ‘city blocks’ take on a different meaning when applied to architecturally sophisticated LEGO sets like these, enabling you to make your own miniature replicas of ...
Unknown NYC: 12 Hidden Sights in America’s Cultural Hub
The hordes of tourists glomming onto New York City's most famous sights likely won't notice the wild acid-green parakeets of Brooklyn, the strange bricked-up prison window on the side of the NYPD ...
Crash Pads: Sleeper Vans Let You Stay in NYC for $20 a Night
Hotel rooms in Manhattan cost hundreds and even a cheap hostel-style hotel with partition walls in the Bowery runs nearly $100 per night, but starting around $20 you can stay on the streets in ...
NYC Secrets: 10 Hidden Sights in The City That Never Sleeps
Even if you're sick of the surface-level, tourist-friendly version of New York City, there are still many sights to be seen, including fun little secret installations right under your nose in ...
Urban Playscapes: 14 Interactive Installations in NYC
New York City is essentially one massively oversized playground, with interactive art installations ranging from vibrating inflatable globes stuffed under the High Line to mazes in Madison Square ...
Growing Up: NYC Rooftop Farm Supports 1,200,000 Pounds of Soil
Brooklyn Grange is behind the two largest rooftop soil farms in the world, together growing 50,000 pounds of organic produce per year from 108,000 combined square feet, demonstrating the ...
Architectural Camouflage: Garments Printed with Tile & Marble
Blend right into urban surfaces, from the walls of subway stations to the marble in museums and courthouses, with this line of architectural camouflage shirts, pants and accessories. A ...
