Gritty City Tours

03/05/2016

It’s hard to believe that the High Line – a shining example of brilliant urban renewal – was once a dingy rail line that anchored a rather unsavory district of slaughterhouses. Today, this eye-catching attraction is one of New York's best-loved...

03/05/2016

Some things never change...

Turns out manspreading has been a problem since at least 1918.

12/13/2015

There have been some new buildings popping up on 57th Street and the nearby area, but THIS could be the next one.

http://gothamist.com/2015/12/12/photos_the_khaleesi_is_the_most_ins.php

The building is like a melding of "The Legend Of Zelda" and Burning Man.

11/10/2015

Lincoln Center at the Movies - this Thursday

10/30/2015

We have fall foliage in NYC :)

09/11/2015

http://www.timeout.com/newyork/blog/exclusive-rooftop-film-club-announces-their-september-lineup-of-outdoor-screenings-081315

This summer, the masters of outdoor movie viewing brought London's favorite summer screening series to the roof of midtown Manhattan's YOTEL, and the results...

09/04/2015

Time is ticking...

09/03/2015

The fact that tourists have been increasingly flocking to Brooklyn over Manhattan is well known. But Queens, one of the most diverse spots in the world, has silently ascended, even going so far as to be named the top travel destination in the US by Lonely Planet for 2015. The number of people vis

08/14/2015

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/14/arts/design/new-yorks-new-carousel-puts-you-in-a-whirling-school-of-mechanized-fish.html?smid=fb-nytimes&smtyp=cur&_r=0

The $16 million SeaGlass carousel brings 30 spinning, color-changing fish to Lower Manhattan.