Cultural Hotspots: Exploring the Art and Soul of New York Neighborhoods
New York City is brimming with energy, creativity, and a rich cultural heritage. Each neighborhood tells its own story through vibrant art, music, food, and traditions. When you explore the art and soul of New York neighborhoods, you discover a world full of inspiration and diversity.
Boring in El Barrio: The 700-ton machine that’ll dig NYC’s Second Avenue subway extension
The MTA’s new tunnel boring machine is about as exciting as it gets. The behemoth is a marvel of technology that will simultaneously dig and build the tunnel between 120th and 125th streets along Second Avenue before turning west toward Lexington Avenue.
Wealthy American Shoppers Are Traveling to Europe to Avoid U.S. Tariffs on Luxury Goods
U.S. consumers are traveling to Europe to avoid prices increases, resulting from American levies, on luxury goods across the continent. In the past few weeks, more and more shoppers have shown interest in participating in the practice.
Amtrak’s NextGen Acela has arrived. Here’s what it’s like to ride the new high-speed train.
With a speed of up to 160 mph, the NextGen Acela is the first of its kind when it comes to high-speed trains in the U.S. For now, NextGen Acela is offered in major cities such as New York, Boston and Washington, D.C.
This Is What Americans Really Think Of New Yorkers—Spoiler, They Called Us Arrogant But Also Hot
A survey of 2,000 Americans across 15 states ranked and revealed exactly how people see New Yorkers —and, let’s just say, they didn’t hold back. According to the results, Americans think New Yorkers are arrogant, rude, and snobby.
U.S. Commercial Real Estate Crisis Deepens as Office Vacancy Rates Hit Record Highs
The United States office market has reached a grim milestone, with vacancy rates climbing to a new historic high and compounding a deepening crisis for property owners and the lenders who finance them.
Amtrak’s fastest train ever will be leaving out of Penn Station later this month
The first of the long-awaited NextGen Acela fleet will debut on the Northeast Corridor, connecting Washington, D.C., New York City and Boston at top speeds the U.S. hasn’t seen before. The new train will have a top speed of 160mph, which is 10mph faster than the current Acela fleet.
This rollercoaster-inspired NYC skyscraper is one of the wildest things we’ve ever seen
New York is no stranger to jaw-dropping architecture, but The Big Bend may be the wildest concept yet. This U-shaped skyscraper would quite literally loop over Midtown Manhattan like a gravity-defying rollercoaster.
The Last of the Private Co-op Dining Rooms The Dakota had one. So did the Beresford. Now there are only three left on the Upper East Side.
The surviving private restaurants are so rare that many brokers can recite the addresses from memory. A private restaurant was a cost-saving measure that allowed a family to cut the difficult-to-hire cook, and a way developers could differentiate their buildings from tenements.