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Environ was a performance space that was influential during the Loft Jazz scene of the mid-1970s in NYC. It was located on Broadway in SOHO and close to two other noted Loft Jazz venues: RivBea and Ali's Alley. Environ was established by Chris Brubeck and Danny Brubeck sons and band mates of noted jazz musician Dave Brubeck.
By 1960, there were more artists than businesses in these loft spaces. [17] Among the famous artists at the time were Robert Mapplethorpe, who bought a loft in NoHo; [18] Chuck Close, who lived next to him, [13] and street artists Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol. [17] The neighborhood was revitalized in the late 1960s and 1970s.
Privately owned public spaces (POPS) in New York City were introduced in the 1961 Zoning Resolution. The city offers zoning concessions to commercial and residential developers in exchange for a variety of spaces accessible and usable for the public. There are over 590 POPS at over 380 buildings in New York City and are found principally in Manhattan. Spaces range from extended sidewalks to ...
As a New York native, Governor’s Island holds a special place in my heart. It’s become a family tradition to visit the island at least once a year and recently, more and more exciting ...
6½ Avenue is a north-south pedestrian passageway [1] [2] in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, running from West 51st to West 57th Streets between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. [ 3 ] The pedestrian-only avenue is a one-quarter mile (400 m) corridor of privately owned public spaces , such as open-access lobbies and canopied space, [ 4 ] which are ...
Lipstick Building General information Status Completed Type Office Location 885 Third Avenue, Manhattan, New York, United States Coordinates 40°45′28″N 73°58′08″W / 40.75778°N 73.96889°W / 40.75778; -73.96889 Completed 1986 Height Roof 138 m (453 ft) Technical details Floor count 34 Design and construction Architect(s) John Burgee and Philip Johnson Structural engineer ...
In US usage, a loft is an upper room or storey in a building, mainly in a barn, directly under the roof, used for storage (as in most private houses).In this sense it is roughly synonymous with attic, the major difference being that an attic typically constitutes an entire floor of the building, while a loft covers only a few rooms, leaving one or more sides open to the lower floor.
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