Delicious Thai food, affordably priced, in a spacious setting that can accommodate large parties. The ambience is a tad sportsbar-ish (probably due to the office park location), but the food's great.
The East Coast's largest wildlife refuge is half a mile from the A Train in New York City. Amazing.
Were able to duplicate keys for me which no other hardware store I visited in the neighborhood could duplicate. Unpretentious, friendly, affordable. In business on that block for 30 years.
Best children's dentist in city. Patient, reassuring, gentle, uses nitrous! Wonderful staff, too. My nervous kid feels safe here.
Shower controls were designed on Opposite Day: H means cold, C means hot. But water pressure's great, and hotel is sleek, modern, clean, and comfortable.
Poured concrete Brutalist modernism courtesy of I. M. Pei, 1957-63 and Title I of the Federal housing act of 1949.
'In 1984, Bob and Richard Greenberg began construction on the Bauhaus complex of R/GA, located in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City.'
Gorgeous public space in London's City of Westminster. Site of former Charing Cross. Wikipedia: "The present architecture of the square is due to Sir Charles Barry and was completed in 1845."
Gorgeous and well equipped meeting space. Site of Future of Web Apps/Future of Mobile Apps London 2012.
Lovely boutique hotel in East London, land of tech start-ups, studios, baby hipsters, and Bengali immigrants.
Breathtaking views of Westminster, the South Bank and London Eye to the west, the City of London and Canary Wharf to the east.
Amazing views of the City of London from the 40th floor restaurant and bar here.
There's a party in the lobby every Saturday and Sunday night. But it's rubbish, the 20something bellman explains, as it breaks up by 2:00 AM.
Creators of Readability, Kindling, and much more. Hard working midsize NYC studio specializing in large-scale corporate apps and cutting-edge social experiments.
"The Lake Street Bridge is technologically significant for its double-deck design, the first of its kind on the river when built." - Nathan Holth, Chicago's Bridges
Long a West Village neighborhood anchor, this 1876 Ruskian Gothic by Frederick Clarke Withers and Calvert Vaux was a courthouse until Giorgio Cavaglieri remodeled it into a library in 1967.
Dating from the days when New York tenements lacked indoor plumbing, these lovely, Roman-inspired public baths still stand. Architects: Arnold W. Brunner and William Martin Aiken, 1906.
19th century cityscape for your pleasure. Designated historic district includes NYC's largest concentration of restored early 19th century mercantile buildings -- huddled under the Brooklyn Bridge.
Best viewed at sunset, walking up Broadway from Wall Street. Designed 1907 by McKim, Mead and White, 1st building to include NYC subway station in its base. Its majesty belies its pedestrian uses.
Ironically, it is the Secretariat - where thousands toil at clerical jobs - that defines the complex. The General Assembly may be where votes are cast and speeches made, but it's a visual afterthought
Its gold dome, visible from Flatiron, Gramercy, East Village, Murray Hill, Kips Bay, etc, casts a protective aura. Designed by Cass Gilbert of Woolworth Building fame in 1926. His last NYC skyscraper.
Start at the Plaza and walk up to 110th: Central Park to your left, an unbroken masonry line of fine buildings to your right. Or walk down from 57th to Madison Square Park. Two great NYC experiences!
Start at 59th & walk up to 110th: Central Park to your left, an unbroken masonry line of fine buildings to your right. Or walk down from 59th to Madison Square Park. Two great NYC experiences!
Amazing views of the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges and Lower Manhattan can be had from Dumbo and adjoining Brooklyn Bridge Park. Plus great neighborhood for design, startups, coffee, and boho chic.
Chic boutique hotel, opened in summer of 2019, elegant and a bit weird by design. Historic location was formerly a school. Lovely event space, solid catering.
