Joseph Pell Lombardi and his family have spent four decades restoring the 1872 octagonal residence to its former glory. / 8 comments
A new Parajumper and Athleta stores, a new restaurant from the Carbone team, a shell game on Greene and a look back on Soho 1970. / 4 comments
Plus a better bollard; the Nutcracker at the Winter Garden; Metropolitan Diary, Chambers Street edition. / 2 comments
Another interactive video art installation is coming to the neighborhood -- this time to the long empty bank at 415 Broadway / 15 comments
Plus a gubernatorial candidate joins the Wagner fight; a gallery show with literary roots; the statue's crown is open.
The digital media company Culturespaces has transformed the landmarked lobby of the Emigrant Savings Bank, turning it into a video experience. / 4 comments
After being thrown off of a whites-only streetcar in 1854, Elizabeth Jennings Graham fought to desegregate the city's public transit system. And won. / 2 comments
Plus celebrities at the One White farm stand and Balloon Saloon; the history of the Staple Street skybridge. / 1 comment
The Black abolitionist Rev. Theodore S. Wright lived there for several years in the 1840s while also the minister at the First Colored Presbyterian Church on Frankfort. / 3 comments
The commission has digitized the images from the designation reports for both buildings and historic districts. / 5 comments
Plus the history of the first subway; dolphins lunch in New York Harbor; residents sue the city over Local Law 97. / 8 comments
Plus the Messiah leaves his mark, unfortunately; a new Thai restaurant in Nolita; ornithologist alert: name that bird. / 11 comments
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