TEAM EPIPHANY

For the next two days, you can explore a life-sized dollhouse decked out with furnishings from Target’s new home décor line – Threshold. The dollhouse will set up camp in New York City’s Grand Central Terminal, and will be open to the public between 7am - 6:30pm. As an added bonus, visitors can snag a free makeover from beauty experts on-site.

Cokau went around the city, asking people, “What makes New York so special?” People answered in 3 words.

“Most beautiful women.”
“Great open spaces.”
“Food. Art. Diversity.”

What are your three words?

Blast into the past with “Recalling 1993”, a New Museum exhibit where people can call from a NYC pay phone to hear stories about what happened on that same exact block 20 years ago. As one of 150 featured narrators, Chef superstar Mario Batali recalls the grand opening of his first restaurant. You too can find a pay phone in your neighborhood - simply pick up a pay phone, dial 1-855-FOR-1993, and anxiously wait to see who picks up on the other line. 

With so many buildings throughout New York, it’s impossible to identify them all. James Gulliver Hancock took it upon himself to draw a those buildings, all compiled in his book, All The Buildings In New York: That I’ve Drawn So Far. Hancock is an Australian illustrator who found the architecture in New York to be very intriguing when he first moved to the city. As he attempts to draw all the buildings in New York, he records them on his blog, All The Buildings In New York.

Navigating New York City’s subway system is about to get a whole lot easier. Later this year, 90 47-inch touchscreen maps will be installed at various stations throughout the five boroughs. The best route to your destination will appear on the screen by simply touching the subway station on the map. 

The “On The Go” kiosks, a partnership between the New York City MTA and Control Group, will also provide a countdown to train arrival, relevant service updates, delays and outages. The kiosks are also outfitted with video cameras, mics and Wi-Fi, enabling two-way communication during emergencies, a feature that would have proven useful during Hurricane Sandy.  

The Wi-Fi will also enable cell phone users to access the Internet and stream content. Tourist attractions and points of interest will be featured according to the weather (i.e. The Wollman Ice Skating Rink in Central Park for the winter) or popularity (i.e. Times Square). With kiosks planned for installation at New York’s 400+ subway stations, tourists (and jaded New Yorkers) will soon be able to rejoice.

(Source: fastcodesign.com)

FILMography is an ongoing photo project by New York City journalist, Christopher Moloney. He finds very specific locations where popular movie scenes were filmed, and holds a printed photo from the movie in front of the real location. He chronicles these experiences on his Tumblr.  We’d assume this takes a serious film buff and some hardcore research to find the actual locations of where these movies were filmed. Moloney also sells a limited number of signed prints through his site.

Harlem designer, Dapper Dan, sat down with Life + Times for his first interview in over 20 years. Watch as he gives a brief history lesson on the fashion movement he started in Harlem that helped mold streetwear into what it is today.

Last month (September 2012), Nokia Music scoured the streets of New York speaking to music lovers. Nokia spoke to people of all ages and backgrounds, each with unique opinions about music. Nokia asked them, “What song could only be about New York?” Watch the video to see how New Yorkers responded to the question. 

What song do you think embodies the culture of New York?

‘Harlem, U.S.A.’ is a collection of black-and-white photographs of Harlem residents taken in the late 1970s by photographer Dawoud Bey. As a young New Yorker, Bey got inspired after seeing the ‘Harlem on My Mind’ exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. In 1979, he made his debut with a solo show at the Studio Museum in Harlem. Over 40 years later, ‘Harlem U.S.A.’ is being exhibited in it’s entirety at the Art Institute of Chicago along with other works by photography trailblazers, including James Van Der Zee, Irving Penn and Roy Carava. 

The exhibition will be available for viewing until September 9, 2012. 

(Source: NYTimes)