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Known for its rides and family-friendly fun, 115 years ago the Coney Island Luna Park was the scene of a gruesome execution.
New York’s legendary Woolworth Building may not be the tallest or the swankiest but it remains one of the most iconic structures in the city. It is also now one of the most expensive residential addresses in the city. Take a look inside of the makeover that made it happen.
Today we know what New York City looked like in the 1920-30s thanks to the trove of archival photographs available online. One man, PL Sperr, took thousands of such photographs but his legacy is sadly forgotten.
In 2001 architects Todd Ernst and Frank Servidio started to work on the space and soon found a mural by Keith Haring hidden beneath a coat of paint and the AC equipment. The Keith Haring Foundation confirmed the authenticity of the mural.
Mary French, the author of the New York City Cemetery Project, talks to 6sqft about her work delving into the history of the city's little-known cemeteries.
