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Why I Love Scouting Apartment Lobbies In The Bronx
I’ll never forget the first time I walked into an art deco apartment building in the Bronx. I was taking pictures of a mural on a Grand Concourse building, when a passerby suggested I check out the interior. I headed through the nondescript entrance hallway… …into what has to be one of the most beautiful…
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The Little Townhouse In The Shadow Of 30 Rock
Last week, I was scouting office space in midtown, and I stopped by one of my favorite buildings on Sixth Avenue. At 850 feet tall, 30 Rockefeller Plaza is the 10th tallest building in New York… …which is why I love the little townhouse standing next to it so much. On an avenue lined by…
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The Fanciest Diner In New York: The Polish Tea Room of Times Square
Some time ago, I was meeting up with some friends to eat in Times Square, and they suggested we go to a diner called Cafe Edison, part of the Hotel Edison on 47th. My culinary expectations were pretty low (as you may have heard, Times Square has a couple of “tourist traps”), but my friends…
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Stumbling On The Abandoned Ruins Of King Zog’s Long Island Estate
I’ve recently been scouting around the Syosset area of Long Island, and have frequently found myself driving north on 106. And, every time I do, I’ve noticed these gates – clearly the entrance to an estate of some kind: But why was there a chain across the front? Curiosity finally got the best of me…