Quartz published an interesting article and video in which Alexander Tochilovsky, an adjunct professor of design and typography at The Cooper Union School of Art, analyzes logos, street…
Discover what life in New York City really looked like at the turn of the 20th century - and see it for the first time in stunning color! In this video, we'll visit famous landmarks such as…
British-born, New York City-based fine artist Cecily Brown is one of the world's most acclaimed painters. With solo exhibitions at the best art museums around the world, the artist has been…
TreeKeeper is a new interactive website from the Prospect Park Alliance that details and maps over 12,000 of the park's 30,000+ trees. Made possible with an Urban Forestry Grant from the New…
First spotted by our friends at Street Art News, this massive new mural is a work-in-progress in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, at 188 Eagle Street. Covering the entire side of a 4-story building,…
New York City is a city rich with immigrant population, and it has been this way for a very long time. In these vintage maps from 1894 recently relocated by Slate , you can see just how…
The Central Park Five is a 2012 award-winning documentary from filmmaker Ken Burns that tells the story of the events surrounding the famous New York City case where five young black males…
After standing abandoned in the Financial District for decades, 5 Beekman has re-opened as The Beekman, a luxury hotel with a Victorian flare. The highly anticipated interior of the landmark…
Department of Sanitation worker Nelson Molina has found some amazing items in the New York City trash. Due to department regulations however, any items that are thrown away are not allowed…
There is a lot of stuff going on the City, and we can't write about it all. Here are some interesting things some of our friends have written up lately. Brooklyn Street Art ⇒ Icy & Sot:…