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#MapMondays – NYC Drinking Water
#MapMondays – NYC Drinking Water
#MapMondaysJosh VogelNovember 11, 2019 Comment
CHARGING BULL MOVING
CHARGING BULL MOVING
ContemporaryJosh VogelNovember 8, 2019 Comment
East Side Coastal Resiliency
East Side Coastal Resiliency
ContemporaryJosh VogelNovember 7, 2019Comment
#MapMondays – City of Women
#MapMondays – City of Women
Josh VogelNovember 4, 2019Comment
A Brief History of Castle Clinton
A Brief History of Castle Clinton
Adam ThalenfeldNovember 3, 2019Comment
Wegmans Brooklyn Navy Yard
Wegmans Brooklyn Navy Yard
Real Estate, Contemporary, ArchitectureJosh VogelOctober 28, 2019Comment
The Importance of Landmarks and Zoning
The Importance of Landmarks and Zoning
Architecture, history, Real EstateJosh VogelOctober 22, 2019 Comment
Guggenheim 60th Anniversary
Guggenheim 60th Anniversary
Josh VogelOctober 21, 2019Comment
Urban Wildlife Photography Award
Urban Wildlife Photography Award
Adam ThalenfeldOctober 19, 2019Comment
Woolworth Building Pool
Woolworth Building Pool
Contemporary, ArchitectureJosh VogelOctober 18, 2019Comment
East Village Mosaic Trail
East Village Mosaic Trail
ContemporaryJosh VogelOctober 16, 2019Comment
270 Park Rendering
270 Park Rendering
Real Estate, ContemporaryJosh VogelOctober 15, 2019Comment
#MAPMONDAYS - QUEENS STREET NAMES
#MAPMONDAYS - QUEENS STREET NAMES
#MapMondays, history, TransitJosh VogelOctober 14, 2019 Comments
Brooklyn Battery Bridge
Brooklyn Battery Bridge
Transit, historyAdam ThalenfeldOctober 10, 2019Comment
14th Street Car Ban
14th Street Car Ban
Contemporary, TransitAdam ThalenfeldOctober 4, 2019Comment
Brooklyn Army Terminal, 1949
Brooklyn Army Terminal, 1949
history, ArchitectureAdam ThalenfeldOctober 2, 2019Comment
Congestion Pricing Devices & Signs
Congestion Pricing Devices & Signs
Transit, ContemporaryAdam ThalenfeldSeptember 30, 2019Comment
The "FDR Car" Track 61 Myth
The "FDR Car" Track 61 Myth
history, Transit, ContemporaryAdam ThalenfeldSeptember 27, 2019 Comments
The Waldorf Astoria
The Waldorf Astoria
Architecture, history, Real EstateAdam ThalenfeldSeptember 26, 2019Comment
NYC, 1937-1950
NYC, 1937-1950
historyAdam ThalenfeldSeptember 25, 2019Comment
RPA ON CONGESTION PRICING
RPA ON CONGESTION PRICING
Transit, ContemporaryAdam ThalenfeldSeptember 20, 2019Comment
Tallest Residential and Office Buildings Top Out
Tallest Residential and Office Buildings Top Out
Real Estate, Architecture, ContemporaryAdam ThalenfeldSeptember 17, 2019Comment
Wall Street Bombing, 1920
Wall Street Bombing, 1920
historyAdam ThalenfeldSeptember 16, 2019Comment
Madelon Vriesendorp’s Manhattan Project
Madelon Vriesendorp’s Manhattan Project
ArchitectureAdam ThalenfeldSeptember 16, 2019Comment
BROOKLYN MUSEUM CONSTRUCTION
BROOKLYN MUSEUM CONSTRUCTION
history, ArchitectureAdam ThalenfeldSeptember 13, 2019 Comment
QUIZ ANSWERS
QUIZ ANSWERS
historyAdam ThalenfeldSeptember 6, 2019 Comment
Oculus Skylight Not Opening on 9/11
Oculus Skylight Not Opening on 9/11
Contemporary, Architecture, TransitAdam ThalenfeldSeptember 6, 2019Comment
GRAND CENTRAL'S CLANDESTINE SUBSTATION
GRAND CENTRAL'S CLANDESTINE SUBSTATION
Transit, historyAdam ThalenfeldAugust 29, 2019Comment
Kosciuszko Bridge Opening
Kosciuszko Bridge Opening
Contemporary, TransitAdam ThalenfeldAugust 27, 2019Comment
NYPL Stacks
NYPL Stacks
history, ArchitectureAdam ThalenfeldAugust 19, 2019Comment
CRACK IS WACK RESTORATION
CRACK IS WACK RESTORATION
ContemporaryAdam ThalenfeldAugust 19, 2019Comment
14th Street Busway
14th Street Busway
Transit, ContemporaryAdam ThalenfeldAugust 12, 2019 Comment
Stuy Town Slum Clearance, 1946
Stuy Town Slum Clearance, 1946
Real Estate, historyAdam ThalenfeldAugust 7, 2019 Comments
#MapMondays – QUEENS COUNTY, 1891
#MapMondays – QUEENS COUNTY, 1891
#MapMondays, historyAdam ThalenfeldAugust 5, 2019Comment
THE WORLD BUILDING
THE WORLD BUILDING
history, ArchitectureAdam ThalenfeldAugust 3, 2019 Comments
Gansevoort Beach
Gansevoort Beach
Contemporary, ArchitectureAdam ThalenfeldAugust 2, 2019Comment
HOTTEST SUBWAY PLATFORMS
HOTTEST SUBWAY PLATFORMS
Contemporary, TransitAdam ThalenfeldJuly 30, 2019Comment
#MapMondays – City of New York, 1876
#MapMondays – City of New York, 1876
Adam ThalenfeldJuly 29, 2019 Comment
​CITY PLANS TO REPLACE THOUSANDS OF PARKING SPACES WITH BIKE LANES
​CITY PLANS TO REPLACE THOUSANDS OF PARKING SPACES WITH BIKE LANES
Transit, ContemporaryAdam ThalenfeldJuly 26, 2019 Comment
#MapMondays – Mid-Manhattan Expressway
#MapMondays – Mid-Manhattan Expressway
#MapMondays, history, TransitAdam ThalenfeldJuly 22, 2019 Comments
Fear City
Fear City
historyAdam ThalenfeldJuly 17, 2019Comment
On this day... Hamilton Duel
On this day... Hamilton Duel
historyAdam ThalenfeldJuly 11, 2019Comment
NYC Ticker-Tape Parades
NYC Ticker-Tape Parades
historyAdam ThalenfeldJuly 10, 2019 Comment
JP Morgan - Union Carbide Building
JP Morgan - Union Carbide Building
Architecture, Real Estate, ContemporaryAdam ThalenfeldJune 29, 2019Comment
The Chamber of Commerce Building
The Chamber of Commerce Building
Architecture, history, Real EstateAdam ThalenfeldJune 25, 2019Comment
#MapMondays Triboro RX Subway
#MapMondays Triboro RX Subway
Transit, Contemporary, #MapMondaysAdam ThalenfeldJune 24, 2019 Comments
Miss Manhattan
Miss Manhattan
history, ArchitectureAdam ThalenfeldJune 20, 2019Comment
A SHORT HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN NYC
A SHORT HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN NYC
historyAdam ThalenfeldJune 18, 2019 Comments
Helicopters over Manhattan?
Helicopters over Manhattan?
ContemporaryAdam ThalenfeldJune 11, 2019Comment
Robert Moses Legacy Map
Robert Moses Legacy Map
#MapMondaysAdam ThalenfeldJune 11, 2019Comment
Penn15 Supertall
Penn15 Supertall
Architecture, Real Estate, ContemporaryAdam ThalenfeldJune 6, 2019Comment
SS Normandie
SS Normandie
historyAdam ThalenfeldJune 4, 2019Comment
Thousands of Scooters Are Coming to NYC
Thousands of Scooters Are Coming to NYC
TransitAdam ThalenfeldMay 31, 2019Comment
OMNY To Replace Metrocard Friday
OMNY To Replace Metrocard Friday
Contemporary, TransitAdam ThalenfeldMay 28, 2019Comment
Public Library Lions
Public Library Lions
Adam ThalenfeldMay 22, 2019Comment
The Crown Jewel of the NYC Subway System
The Crown Jewel of the NYC Subway System
Adam ThalenfeldMay 22, 2019Comment
Leaks in the WTC Oculus Skylight
Leaks in the WTC Oculus Skylight
ContemporaryAdam ThalenfeldMay 22, 2019World Trade CenteComment
Renovations Planned for Penn Station
Renovations Planned for Penn Station
Adam ThalenfeldMay 22, 2019 Comment
Madison Square Garden 1879 - 1968
Madison Square Garden 1879 - 1968
history, ArchitectureAdam ThalenfeldMarch 2, 2018
Fairchild Aerial Views
Fairchild Aerial Views
history, ArchitectureAdam ThalenfeldFebruary 23, 2018
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