The New York City subway has run round-the-clock since the day it opened in 1904. The subterranean mainstay, a symbol of the city’s tireless energy, has survived terrorist attacks, blackouts, and hurricanes. But since the COVID-19 pandemic began, ridership has plunged more than 90 percent and thousands of sick workers have hobbled the MTA’s ability to run service as officials scramble to disinfect the...
Video calls have become the new normal for work meetings, hangouts, and even public hearings, as New Yorkers are asked to stay at home as much as possible to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. And if you’re using Zoom, the video platform allows you to add an image to change your background (and maybe hide the mess inside your apartment). And if you’re missing your regular trips to your local...
The list of “essential” construction projects and permitted work has ballooned sixfold since Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced a virtual construction shutdown last month, Department of Buildings data shows. Some 4,936 job sites are now allowed to be worked on, up from about 800 on April 3, according to the Buildings Department. Among them: hotels in Manhattan and Brooklyn, a new Queens Target, and, as the...
New York city and state officials have sought to slow the novel coronavirus pandemic by shuttering all nonessential businesses, closing schools, and urging residents to hunker down at home. As a result, ridership has plummeted across New York’s mass transit systems—subway, buses, commuter rail, and ferries—as officials scramble to keep service running. But as the city’s COVID-19 cases continue to...
New Yorkers are spending more time at home than likely ever before, as the novel coronavirus pandemic has led to limits on how many people can gather in one place at any given time, and the widespread closure of the city’s myriad cultural institutions. But many of those institutions—museums, parks, performing arts centers, libraries, and more—have risen to the challenge, providing virtual access to...
Although it seems unlikely he’ll ever spend a night on the premises, Seth Rogen has shelled out nearly $2 million for an attractive, designer-renovated 1920s Spanish Revival-style cottage just beyond the West Hollywood city boundaries. The blockbuster comedic actor (“Knocked Up,” “Superbad,” “The 40-Year-Old Virgin”) turned aspiring marijuana mogul appears to have acquired the house for...
Curvilinear forms seem to have captured the imagination of prolific architect Bjarke Ingels. Following last fall’s opening of his The Twist art space in Norway’s Kistefos sculpture park, a literally twisted building whose interior feels something like falling down Alice in Wonderland’s rabbit hole, the founder and principal of the international AD100 firm BIG has created a similarly spiraling...
Secluded and private, the historic property dates to 1800 and was once a Civil War general store. In 1996, the home was renovated and revamped. It now measures 7,500 square feet and has six bedrooms. Designer touches include vaulted ceilings, expanded porches, and five stone fireplaces. Outdoors, you'll find a bluestone courtyard, hot tub, and sauna with a scenic view overlooking a creek. For aspiring...
In the past week, construction in New York City has largely ground to a halt after Gov. Andrew Cuomo deemed most work on buildings and other sites nonessential in an effort to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. “We’re closing down nonessential construction sites,” Cuomo said at the time. “Some construction is essential to keep the place running, but nonessential construction is going to...
Construction sites across New York City have largely come to a standstill under a state mandate to pause nonessential work, but preparations for upcoming projects had, for the most part, continued as normal. Design work can be performed safely indoors, and there are several planning hurdles builders must complete before a project can move forward. This is especially true for municipal projects, which...