Jen Carlson
Gothamist
New York, NY, United States
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“A cold-blooded act of murder”: NYPD believe shooter is targeting homeless individuals
Both victims were sleeping on the street when they were shot on Saturday morning. → Read More
City Council Brings On Independent, Outside Design Firm To Evaluate BQE Rehabilitation Project
The Mayor's Expert Panel is expected to give its recommendation in the fall, and the City Council is bringing on their own experts to review it. → Read More
Andy Byford Wants Full Eight Month Closure Of Brooklyn Subway Station To Fix Elevators From Hell
To reach the platform at Clark Street, riders have no choice but to take one of three very old elevators (followed by one flight of stairs). → Read More
Andy Byford Wants Full Eight Month Closure Of Brooklyn Subway Station To Fix Elevators From Hell
To reach the platform at Clark Street, riders have no choice but to take one of three very old elevators (followed by one flight of stairs). → Read More
Don't Stop Appreciating This Journey Busker At 34th Street-Herald Square
Sure, you can stay in your own little world, act unimpressed, like that guitar shredding solo isn't making you feel alive. → Read More
Garry Marshall, TV & Film Legend, Is Dead At 81
Marshall died on Tuesday evening. → Read More
The NY State Pavilion Will Light Up For One Night Only:
Following a documentary on the Pavilion, it will be lit up for during light show. → Read More
Video: How David Copperfield Made The Statue Of Liberty Disappear In The '80s:
In 1983, David Copperfield made the Statue of Liberty disappear, here's how. → Read More
NYC's Best Gala, The Moth Ball, Is Happening SOON:
This year's Ball will celebrate glam, rock, and Carrie Brownstein. → Read More
Video: A Day Outside One Of New York State's Largest Abortion Clinics:
America's first ambulatory abortion center was founded in the early 1970s, and every day in Queens you can find a polarizing scene of protestors and escorts on the sidewalk outside of it. → Read More
Video: Documentary Captures Pre-Gentrified 1980s Williamsburg:
Years in the making, the documentary is getting its first-ever theatrical release at Metrograph theater on April 15th, for a week-long run. → Read More
The Diary Of A 23-Year-Old New Yorker Details Alexander Hamilton's Death:
From the Hamilton-Burr duel, to shoe shopping—the diary of a 20-something in early 1800s NYC. → Read More
Video: Meet The Woman Who Created Your Favorite Muppets:
Bonnie Erickson created Miss Piggy, Statler & Waldorf, and more. → Read More
This 1960s Footage Shows The Beautiful Verrazano Narrows Bridge Being Built:
And the old 69th Street ferry. → Read More
Let's Unpack Martin Scorsese's 1970s NYC Show Vinyl:
It doesn't quite hit the mark we thought it would. Not yet, at least. → Read More
Here's The View From The Private 103rd Balcony Of The Empire State Building:
The most vertigo-inducing spot in the city. → Read More
Video: We Sat Down With Ken Kratz From Making A Murderer:
A conversation with Ken Kratz, the DA you met (and hated) in Making A Murderer. → Read More
This Is The Gold Standard In Subway Etiquette:
This man is a self-contained unit traveling in the most polite and perfect way through the New York City subway system. → Read More
Go Stand Beneath This Suspended Forest In Queens:
Your discarded Christmas trees are art now. → Read More
The NYPL Has Brought 180,000 High-Res Images Online:
There's also a pretty cool Then & Now feature focusing on 5th Avenue. → Read More