Hundreds of hidden NYC sites to open to the public — including secret gardens, abandoned post office

The public will get a chance to see hidden places around New York City when the annual Open House New York festival returns ...

See our map of No Kings protests Oct. 18 in Lower Hudson Valley, New York City

Groups of protesters in the New York City-metro area are once again expected to take to the streets in protest Oct. 18 for ...
The Atlantic

Visualizing the Paths of 10,000 Taxi Rides Across Manhattan

Using data from 10,000 taxi rides and the Google Maps API, students at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation created this mesmerizing animation of the ...
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I walked every block of Manhattan. It was the best way to get to know my new city.

This as-told-to story is based on a conversation with Krissy Oechslin. The following has been edited for length and clarity. For years, I wanted to walk every block of a city. In 2012, I read a New ...
The Manhattan Mercury

City revises zoning map

The Manhattan City Commission on Tuesday unanimously adopted a zoning map revision that included reclassifying 97 tracts of land to public/institutional, downtown commercial, or land reserve districts ...
Business Insider

I walked every block of Manhattan. It was the best way to get to know my new city.

Krissy Oechslin, 48, moved to New York City from Charlotte, North Carolina, in February 2024. She always wanted to walk every block of a city, but Charlotte wasn't pedestrian-friendly enough. It took ...