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A TikTok-Famous Model of New York City Heads to Museum Mile

March 20th, 2026 by John Freeman Gill

Joe Macken’s miniature model of New York City includes intentional anachronisms, such as the coexistence of the World Trade Center, which was destroyed in the 9/11 attacks, and its successor, One World Trade Center.
Image Caption: Joe Mackenâ��s miniature model of New York City includes intentional anachronisms, such as the coexistence of the World Trade Center, which was destroyed in the 9/11 attacks, and its successor, One World Trade Center.

A delivery truck driver from Queens created a scale model of New York City. After 10 million views on TikTok, his mini Gotham has moved to Museum Mile.

Category: Models and Replicas, New York City, Buildings (Structures), Content Type: Personal Profile, Museums, Museum of the City of New York, Middle Village (Queens, NY), TikTok (ByteDance), Social Media

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The Development Boom in Gramercy Park

March 19th, 2026 by Tara Loader Wilkinson

Image Caption: The building at 200 East 20th Street is part of a micro-boom of new development in the Gramercy neighborhood.

With luxury condos arriving in Gramercy, the neighborhood is experiencing something of a vibe shift.

Category: Gramercy Park (Manhattan, NY), Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Area Planning and Renewal, High Net Worth Individuals, Real Estate (Commercial)

March
19

Fitting Her Life Into a 400-Square-Foot Paris Studio

March 19th, 2026 by Julie Lasky and Dmitry Kostyukov

Image Caption: Chloe Legras at home in the Marais district, where she rents a studio apartment.

After her marriage ended, Chloe Legras downsized from a cattle ranch in California to a tiny apartment in the Marais.

Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential), Marais (Paris, France), Interior Design and Furnishings, Tiny Homes and Micro-Housing, internal-open-access-from-nl

March
19

Imagining a Future for Langston Hughes’s Harlem Brownstone

March 19th, 2026 by Jane Margolies

Image Caption: Langston Hughes bought a brownstone with two of his dear friends on East 127th Street in 1947.

The exterior of the brownstone where the famous poet lived the last 20 years of his life had deteriorated. Now the National Trust is undertaking a meticulous restoration.

Category: Hughes, Langston, Historic Buildings and Sites, Brownstones, Harlem (Manhattan, NY), National Trust for Historic Preservation, Restoration and Renovation, Real Estate and Housing (Residential), National Register of Historic Places

March
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