nickcarr

  • NYC Holiday Shopping Suggestion: Fantasma Magic

    NYC Holiday Shopping Suggestion: Fantasma Magic

    This year’s holiday shopping suggestion is one of my favorite stores in New York, and I highly recommend a visit to everyone, especially if you’re searching for a one-of-a-kind Christmas gift. Located in the shadow of the Empire State Building, Fantasma Magic is tucked away on the third floor of 421 Seventh Avenue, and other…

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  • There’s A Subway Car Inside This Manhattan Office

    There’s A Subway Car Inside This Manhattan Office

    Last week, I was scouting some studio spaces in a Chelsea office building when I happened to notice a vacant office across the hall. Normally, I wouldn’t have given it a second thought, except something in the room happened to catch my eye… …was that a subway car inside??

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  • Scouting The Remains of Brooklyn’s Incredible Paramount Movie Theatre

    Scouting The Remains of Brooklyn’s Incredible Paramount Movie Theatre

    In my travels through the city, I’ve driven down the northern end of Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn roughly eight billion times… …and I have never once given a second thought to the nondescript office building at Dekalb, part of the Long Island University campus. And I don’t think I ever would have if I hadn’t…

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  • Visiting The Apocalypse (in Queens)

    Visiting The Apocalypse (in Queens)

    A week ago, I was out taking pictures of Citi Field… …and for some reason, I found myself paying attention to the long line of car repair places across the street. I’ve always been peripherally aware that the neighborhood has a high concentration of autobody shops along the main drags, but it never occurred to…

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