Rent a Desk, or Bathroom, in New York City With an App
A slew of innovative app-based services help New Yorkers instantly book short stints at the smallest of city spaces—a bathroom, a living room, an office. Need a pit stop? Try Airpnp.
Basic Home Essentials That Are Anything But Ordinary
Even if you aren’t ready for Marie Kondo’s life-changing magic, you can still embrace the beauty of simplicity by investing in items that are functional and stylish.
Rent Regulations Expire as Deal Eludes Lawmakers
New York City’s rent regulations expired at midnight Monday as Albany lawmakers couldn’t agree on how to renew a law that afforded protection to more than two million people.
Red Berries Are Coming Back to New Jersey
In a sign of the changing beverage market, a longtime plant and distribution facility of juice maker Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. will soon be home to the company Bai Brands, which produces drinks made from the coffee fruit.
Design’s Best-Kept Secret: Eames Radios
Collectors are tuning into radios designed by Charles and Ray Eames—a more accessible way to own an original by the midcentury masters.
Five Midcentury Homes for Interiors Inspiration
Take a tour of these classic residences, including Modernist designer Eileen Gray’s 1929 villa, now open to the public after years of restoration.
Stonewall Inn, Historic Gay Site, May Become New York City Landmark
The city Landmarks Preservation Commission is scheduled to hold a hearing Tuesday on designating the Stonewall Inn as an individual landmark for its pivotal role in New York City’s social history.
Designers Put Cork in It
Once dismissed as cheap and ugly, cork is becoming cool as top designers create pieces that are not only sustainable, but covetable.
New York’s Institutional Building Spree
Projects by schools, hospitals and others more than tripled in the first half of this year compared with a year earlier.
An App That Helps Glimpse the Future
Rokitt’s augmented-reality technology helps architects and residents see a skyline’s potential.
