Manhattan’s Grand Gateway Has a Traffic Problem
The Manhattan Bridge arch was designed as a monumental entrance. Fatal crashes at its feet have renewed the question of what should pass through it.
Infrastructure
The tunnels, bridges, utilities, public works, and structural systems that keep New York and other cities operating.
At 200 Eleventh Avenue, the Garage Comes Upstairs
A Chelsea tower lets residents ride an elevator with their cars and park beside their apartments. Making that convenience possible took an unusual arrangement of concrete, ventilation, and living space.
How 160 East 22nd Street Hangs Over Its Neighbors
A 24-foot overhang gives this Gramercy condominium room to grow above older buildings. Behind its limestone facade, enormous concrete beams carry the weight home.
Cornell Tech: New York’s Big Bet on a Small Island
On Roosevelt Island, New York’s bid to build a technology powerhouse became an experiment in construction, energy efficiency, and the architecture of ambition.
The Shed: Eight Million Pounds of Moving Architecture
At Hudson Yards, a rolling shell turns a plaza into a performance hall. The engineering inside explains why this unusual arts center moves.
Yankee Stadium’s Biggest Trade Happened Across the Street
The Yankees’ move brought wider concourses and more luxury suites. It also reshaped Bronx parkland and turned public financing into part of the stadium’s foundation.
The High Bridge: New York’s Oldest Bridge Was Built for Water
Before it carried walkers across the Harlem River, the High Bridge carried Croton water into Manhattan. Its arches reveal a struggle over public health, gravity, and the river below.
The Future Left Behind at New York’s 1964 World’s Fair
Queens once offered a preview of video calls and space-age living. The New York State Pavilion reveals what happened when tomorrow needed maintenance.
The Public Acre Hidden Above Water Street
Above a parking garage in Lower Manhattan, the Elevated Acre preserves a public bargain and a fragment of a waterfront future that never arrived.
Why New York’s Fire Alarm Boxes Have Outlasted Attempts to Remove Them
False alarms made New York’s street boxes a target for removal. Deaf New Yorkers helped establish why replacing them required more than a telephone.
The Roof Arthur Ashe Stadium Couldn’t Carry
To shelter the US Open from rain, engineers built a vast, independent structure around Arthur Ashe Stadium, with foundations reaching deep beneath Queens.
What Holds Eleven Times Square’s Leaning Glass Steady
An awkward Manhattan lot produced an outward-sloping tower, open corner offices, and a structural system anchored deep into bedrock.