Privately Owned Public Space is a term given to any public lobby, plaza, garden or park that lies on private land. Real estate developers and properties often trade their private spaces for…
Archibald Gracie is Being Gracious. Did you know that all New York City mayors from Fiorello LaGuardia in 1942 until current Mayor de Blasio have lived at Gracie Mansion? The only exception…
From 1943 until his death in 1971, Louis Armstrong, one of the world’s most renowned jazz musicians and entertainers, lived in a modest Queens home in the neighborhood of Corona. In 1983,…
Interior Lives with Wendy Goodman is an interesting series from New York Magazine and The Cut that reveals the interiors of New Yorker's homes. Similar to MTV Cribs but for normal New…
Filmed in the mid/late 1990s and released in the year 2000, Dark Days is a fascinating documentary that follows several homeless people who lived in the abandoned "Freedom Tunnel" that runs…
56 Leonard is a Tribeca skyscraper designed by Swiss architectural firm Herzog & de Meuron that's unique shape has given it the nickname 'Jenga Tower'. In this time lapse video from real…
This poignant 7 minute mini-documentary from the New York Daily News tells the story of several of the tribute murals which appear all across the City, immortalizing and honoring the lives…
IN TRANSIT, a funny and poignant new Broadway musical, follows the intertwined lives of 11 New Yorkers faced with the challenges of city life. With a groundbreaking a cappella score by a…
The Center for Urban Community Services is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in New York City that seeks to rebuild the lives of homeless and disadvantaged individuals and families.…
Privately Owned Public Space is a term given to any public lobby, plaza, garden or park that lies on private land. Real estate developers and properties often trade their private spaces for…
