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With skyscrapers becoming a norm in our urban livelihood, safety within those high-rise buildings remains a question. We’ve seen people jump out of the World Trade Center in the unfortunate 9/11, and since the security has been beefed up so should...
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The crown of the famed New York Statue of Liberty will reopen tomorrow for the first time since September 11th, 2001, and what better day than the celebration of...
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The Economist has succeeded to catch some curious glances through this billboard. By shooting some questions, the billboard leaves the viewer groping for answers. The...
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Are you one of those who love the luxury of a personal lawn but cannot afford to have one? Deger Cengiz is here with a solution: the Chaise Lawn Chair. This ultimate...
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For a majority of summers we were deprived of Bollywood blockbusters in theatres. Thankfully the prayer of you movie enthusiasts has been heard in more ways than one....
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Jumbli must be a common name for people who live in and around Manhattan, for it is a word game on Times Square’s famous placed-based screens. It is the world’s...
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With the global population ballooning, we have no other option but to rely upon vertical farming in the future. To feed 80% of the world’s population, which...
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Filed under: News, Weird Employees of a Manhattan video game store endured a multiple-hour siege after a huge swarm of the honey-producing beasties invaded their...
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Me and those who are reading this, and even all those who are not, are the biggest contributors toward the increasing environmental hazards. Some might stress on the...
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The Gucci Group fashion houses along with Alexander McQueen, Sergio Rossi, Bottega Veneta, and Yves Saint Laurent have announced their support for the unique...
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Also New York Museum of Sex is no first such attraction in the world, located near the state and city libraries, the 233 5th Avenue is surely the very Big Apple...
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New York Governor A. Paterson has announced the largest solar photovoltaic project of 100 MW in partnership with New York Power Authority (NYPA). It’s an added...
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Eco Factor: Photovoltaic systems capable of generating 100MW of electricity to be installed in New York.
In a bid to stick to the governor’s “45-by-15...
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Henry Miller theatre which has been closed since 2004 will soon open in September. So all you theater lovers, prepare yourself for an amazing...
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Rihanna is back _ on the red carpet, at least.
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Online retailers are shifting their marketing from traditional advertising to less expensive tools like Facebook.com and Twitter and e-mail as they seek market share or...
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One of the nation’s largest July Fourth fireworks shows will be held on the Hudson River this year to celebrate the 400th anniversary of English explorer Henry...
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Dan Barber, a pioneer of the so-called farm-to-table restaurant movement, was named the nation’s top chef Monday by the James Beard Foundation.
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Union workers at The New York Times will accept a 5 percent pay cut through the end of the year to help the newspaper avert more layoffs.
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Pulitzer Prize winner Cormac McCarthy has received another literary honor.
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Actor-director Woody Allen has asked a New York City judge to block ex-wife Mia Farrow and his current wife from being called as witnesses at a trial this month.
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A blogger who climbed the New York Times tower in Manhattan to draw attention to terrorist leader Osama bin Laden has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless...
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A French daredevil scaled a 73-story Hong Kong skyscraper barehanded Tuesday, his latest attempt to draw attention to global warming by climbing up the world’s...
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Eco Factor: A large-scale skyscraper will absorb and convert carbon emissions and other pollutants into oxygen.
Some decades ago we might have not thought of unusual...
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Eco Factor: 54-story skyscraper adorned with sky gardens.
Architect Daniel Libeskind has proposed a 900-foot-tall skyscraper for New York City, which stands out from...
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A French daredevil who climbed the outside of The New York Times’ skyscraper has been sentenced to community service.
made popular Dec 1 2008
Eco Factor: Mixed-use skyscraper hosts multiple sustainability features.
Designed by Angel House Developments, this tower gets its nickname “Number 1” due to the...
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A Connecticut man has pleaded not guilty to endangering the public by scaling part of The New York Times’ skyscraper in midtown Manhattan.
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A man who climbed The New York Times building over the summer to promote the fight against malaria has been indicted on criminal charges.
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The Swiss architects of the iconic Bird’s Nest stadium at the Beijing Olympics are bringing their innovative style to New York City with a translucent glass...
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A self-proclaimed expert on al-Qaida climbed part-way up the New York Times’ 52-story building early Wednesday to publicize his activism against the terrorist...
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A man climbed part way up The New York Times’ 52-story headquarters early Wednesday, becoming the third person to scale the skyscraper in less than five weeks.The...
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A man scaled a portion of The New York Times’ 52-story headquarters early Wednesday morning, becoming the third person to do so in a span of a few weeks, the...
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Police say a man has scaled a portion of The New York Times’ 52-story headquarters in Manhattan, the third time such a stunt has happened in just a few...
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Police say a man has scaled the side of The New York Times’ 52-story headquarters in Manhattan for the third time in two months.Police say the man climbed up the...
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Police say a man is scaling the side of The New York Times’ 52-story headquarters in Manhattan.Police say the man has gone up the building on the Eighth Avenue...
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An Italian architect said he is poised to start construction on a new skyscraper in Dubai that will be “the world’s first building in motion,” an...
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The Dubai skyline will be constantly changing after plans for the world’s first rotating tower were unveiled.The 80-storey
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A developer is taking the first steps to get approval for Philadelphia to be home to one of the nation’s tallest skyscrapers.The proposed American Commerce Center...
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A French daredevil in trouble for scaling a skyscraper to press for action on global warming should be honored instead of prosecuted, his lawyer said Wednesday.Alain...
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General view of Moscow’s flagship business center Moscow City seen in Moscow, Friday, Nov. 21, 2008. Europe’s would-be tallest building has fallen the victim of the global financial crisis as a Russian developer said Friday it had halted construction...
