New York City

‘Treasures in the Trash’ Short Film

In 1981, Nelson Molina was hired by New York City as a sanitation worker. Through his three decade plus tenure that lasted through 2015, Molina would collect items of interest from the trash on his router in East Harlem. This collection of items grew to include over 45,000 unique pieces…

New York City in 12K

We remember attending the Consumer Electronics Show not too many years ago when 4K was all the buzz. You couldn't turn around without seeing a new television or computer monitor with a giant "4K" sticker on it. Now, here we are, some four years later, and we're scrolling through YouTube…

The 9 Most Interesting Metro Cards Ever Released

New York City is one of the most art-influenced and art-influencing places in the entire world. Aside from being packed with museums, art houses, theaters, galleries, and music venues, it’s the kind of city whose streets ooze with creativity—from Subway platform bands and back-alley b-boy crews, to street art galore…

‘Never Built NYC’ Imagines What New York City Could Have Been

There are quite a few iconic buildings in New York City. From the Empire State to the Flatiron, these buildings are known the world over. Now, for a second, imagine a New York City with a very different landscape, one where other buildings are the first that come to mind…

Explore the Streets of 1980s New York With This Interactive Map

At the end of the ‘30s, NYC created its first set of “tax photos,” which documented almost every building in the city. The process was repeated again in the ‘80s, and those photos have been digitized and made available through the city’s public Municipal Archives. 80s.NYC is a project from Brandon Liu…