Hidden Surprises
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The Hidden Courtyard At The Plaza Hotel
A few months ago, I was scouting some apartments in the Plaza Hotel when my guide asked if I wanted to see the Plaza’s courtyard. Now here’s the thing: not only did I have absolutely no idea the Plaza had a courtyard, I couldn’t even figure out where a courtyard would fit. But, after winding…
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How To Visit Nuclear Lake
A few weeks ago, I was using Google Maps to search for lakes north of the city. Most seemed to have your typical lake names, like Green Mountain Lake, or Harmony Lake, but one in particular caught my eye… Does New York really have a Nuclear Lake?? Of course, the first image to pop into…
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A 1920s Hotel Lobby Hidden In An Upper West Side Apartment Building
Some time ago, I was scouting Upper West Side lobbies when I came to the apartment building at 253 W 73rd Street. Tucked away behind the palatial Ansonia, I’d honestly never noticed it before, and decided to take a peek inside. At first, the entrance seemed like your typical building lobby – a desk to…
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A Peek Inside The World’s Largest Armory
There is nothing more seemingly antithetical to New York than its armories. In a city where every building strains toward the heavens without much of a thought to width, New York’s armories brazenly buck the trend by being massively wide and extremely squat – which is one of the reasons I love them so much.…