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Hidden by billboards for over 100 years, the tiny holdout building in the middle of Macy’s is back in view
“ A small building prevented Macy’s from building on an entire block, so they built around it and leased billboards on it for a century. ”
“ There’s a house just north of New York City that has become a magnet for film and TV shoots, including almost all pre-recorded videos for Saturday Night Live. ”
The Vault That Holds 5% of the World’s Gold
“ Gold from a lot of different countries is stored in a vault under New York City. Exchanging funds many countries therefore just involves moving gold from one shelf to another. ”
A Wealthy Teenager, a 5-Star Hotel and a Bizarre Defamation Fight
“ A teenager was denied alcohol at one of NYC’s most prestigious establishments, so he embarked on a dumbfounding sidewalk campaign to claim antisemitism and Holocaust denial. And somehow a hip-hop star is involved. ”
Architect Breaks Down 5 of the Most Common New York Apartments
“ A deep dive into common formats of apartments in NYC, including the historical reasons why living spaces evolved that way. ”
We Spoke to the New Yorker Who Found a Whole Apartment Behind Her Bathroom Mirror
“ An unexplained breeze in her bathroom caused an NYC woman to remove the mirror, which revealed an entire hidden apartment. ”
“ When Grand Central Station was cleaned up in the 90s, a small patch of grime was left so people would be reminded of how dirty it used to be. ”
The Art of Building the Impossible
“ A profile of a premier homebuilder in Manhattan and some of the projects he works on. ”
Inside the New York Public Library’s Last, Secret Apartments
“ The NYC libraries used to have live-in caretakers. Their abandoned apartments are still in many of the the buildings. ”
The Design Flaw That Almost Wiped Out an NYC Skyscraper
“ In 1978, a young architecture student found a design flaw in a one-year-old NYC skyscraper which meant the building could collapse in a specific wind. Thankfully, the architect who designed the building listened. ”
There’s a Wire Above Manhattan That You’ve Probably Never Noticed
“ The Jewish community in NYC found a way to consider a large portion of the city their ‘home,’ which allows them to perform work on the Sabbath. ”
“ There is a house in NYC that’s less than nine feet wide. The house has a storied history with several notable occupants. ”
The lost neighborhood under New York’s Central Park
“ There was an ethnic neighborhood underneath where Central Park now sits. It was destroyed to create the park, and NYC has finally started to acknowledge this. ”
How Tiffany Moved 114,000 Gems Without Getting Robbed
“ When you have to renovate one of the most iconic jewelry stores in the world, moving all your inventory is a risky undertaking. ”
When The Lincoln Town Car Ruled New York
“ An homage to the vanishing days when the big, black cars floated through the streets of NYC. ”
“ Wonderful documentary about the history and heyday of Studio 54, a disco in late 70s NYC that took the genre to new heights, before it all came crashing down. Told by Ian Schaeger, one of the two men behind the club. ”
Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence: The 3,100-mile race around a New York block
“ There is a race where you run around a single block in Queens…5,649 times. The record is 40 days. ”
To Evade Pre-Prohibition Drinking Laws, New Yorkers Created the World’s Worst Sandwich
“ While the law said that a drink can only be served with a meal, it didn’t say the meal had to be edible. The Raines Sandwich is a fascinating study in law interpretation and evasion. ”
The Secret Travel Club That’s Been Everywhere
“ A profile of The Explorer’s Club, which is exactly what the title implies: a century old group of adventurers that have a headquarters in NYC. ”