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ImageNowhere to go but down: Making room for an in-ground pool at 48-50 West 69th Street in Manhattan.CreditCreditBenjamin Norman for The New York Times The extremely loud and incredibly expensive renovations that have shattered a formerly quiet residential block in Manhattan. Nowhere to go but down: Making room for an in-ground pool at 48-50 West…
close story-meta Photo Firefighters arrived on Eighth Avenue near the scene of a reported explosion on Monday morning in Manhattan. Credit David Scull/The New York Times A peaceful beginning to the workweek was shattered Monday after an explosion rattled through one of the busiest transit hubs in New York City, causing the authorities to evacuate…
An Alternative Plan Michael Kimmelman, New York Times architecture critic Train stations are more than just a bunch of platforms for getting places. They’re portals. New York used to have two of the world’s most ennobling entrances, announcing the city in all its ambition and glory, Grand Central Terminal and the…