CurbedWire: Make Your Mark On Governor’s Island; An Archicritic’s Legacy
[Image via Writing On It All.] GOVERNOR’S ISLAND—In between the lawn parties and bike rides on Governor’s Island this summer, stop by to scrawl a message on the walls of an out-of-use house and take part in a community-driven public art project: Writing On It All. Over three weekends in June, this former residence for …
Comment of the Day: "I find the floor plans puzzling….
“I find the floor plans puzzling. There is a wall between the kitchen and the great room, but no formal dining room, inviting your dinner party guests to gaze across an expanse of empty couches. The library has been sandwiched in to double as a bedroom, while the three formal bedrooms are lined up like …
Linkage: The Smell of Barclays Center; NYC’s Micro Dwelling Obsession
[Photo by John Moyers/Curbed Flickr pool] · There’s a public hearing about the 5Pointz demolition this Wednesday ['Stoner Queens] · We’ve all become obsessed with micro apartments [NYT] · What’s up with the Barclays Center’s “signature smell”? · Washington Street is getting a new pedestrian plaza this week [LMCCC] · Jarmulowsky Bank building to begin …
Dive-Ins: This Willow Street Homeowner Wanted Three Backyard Pools
This proposed backyard pool for a townhouse at 105 Willow Street in Brooklyn Heights might be one of the more awesome-slash-gutsy proposals we’ve seen go before the Landmarks Preservation Commission. The proposal, Brownstoner explains, calls for a 25-foot-deep excavation of the yard to add two levels of pools. Underground, there would be a pool and …
Abandonment Issues: Tour The East River’s Mysterious North Brother Island—In 3D
North Brother Island is an enigmatic no man’s land, lying in the East River between the Bronx and Riker’s Island. Matthew Schlanger, a Nyack, N.Y., resident with a sailboat and a keen sense of adventure, accompanied a friend to visit the abandoned chunk of land back in 2007. It’s only accessible (well, legally) via an …