NYC Videos
See the NYC blackout captured in a timelapse video
Filmmaker Joseph DiGiovanna captured a timelapse video of the city going dark, and the lights coming back on
See the rise of Hudson Yards in just two minutes
EarthCam’s time-lapse video shows how the megaproject came together over six years
Visit gritty 1980s New York City with help from MoMA’s archives
See the Lower East Side in all its vintage, pre-gentrification glory
Explore Central Park’s oldest architectural wonders
Dating back to the park’s inception in the mid 1800s, these famous structures have unique histories few may know about
Tour a Brooklyn recycling facility, where NYC’s trash gets a new life
The Sims Municipal Recycling Facility in Sunset Park sorts 22,000 tons of recyclables each month.
Explore the evolution of the subway at the New York Transit Museum
If you’re a transit lover, you won’t want to miss this.
Tour the new dougnut-shaped rental at the former Domino Sugar Factory
325 Kent Avenue is the first of several new developments at this historic Brooklyn site.
Tour the Renzo Piano-designed Whitney Museum, where architecture is art itself
The floor-to-ceiling windows create stunning views of the city’s skyline that serve as the perfect backdrop for any installation.
Take a scenic ride through the Catskills on a 200-year-old railroad
This vintage train runs year round and is themed for each new season
Exploring Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery, home to late New York greats
The compelling graveyard is the final resting home for names like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Leonard Bernstein.
Exploring the Cloisters, a medieval castle in NYC
The architecture of the Met Museum’s medieval annex is older than the United States.
A look at the work of Wallace Harrison, one of NYC’s most important architects
The modernist architect had a hand in Lincoln Center, the United Nations, and other New York landmarks.
One last look inside Domino sugar refinery before its transformation
The New York Times is offering a 360 degree video tour of the building slated for an office conversion.
See the old Kosciuszko Bridge come down in a controlled explosion
Say goodbye to the old, maligned steel truss bridge—it was taken down today in an "energetic felling."
Commuter wars: pitting a bike versus the subway during morning rush hour
In a race for the ages, two Curbed staffers pit a bike commute versus the subway. Which form of transportation reigns supreme? Watch on.
Stand in 56 Leonard’s 52nd floor penthouse, sort of
An interactive video lets viewers decide where they want to look in the penthouse.
See how a Ridgewood townhouse went from drab to dream home
Check out this video for home renovation tips and tricks from a new New York homeowner.
See how the poignant Tribute in Light at the World Trade Center comes together
The poignant 9/11 memorial, initially intended as a temporary installation, has become an enduring tribute.
St. Vincent’s ‘New York’ video is full of cheeky NYC references
Including a butt hanging out of the Astor Place Cube
New York’s next hot condo conversion is … the Statue of Liberty?
Well, no—it’s just a parody. But what if?
Tour a glamping retreat in the bucolic Hudson Valley
Collective Retreats opened a glamping site on a working organic farm in upstate New York.
Neil Patrick Harris voices new +Pool hype video, and it’s kind of awesome
A new short doc looks at the years-long journey in trying to make this dream a reality.
Take a video tour of Shigeru Ban’s Cast Iron House in Tribeca
Get a peek inside the Pritzker Prize-winning architect’s second condo project in New York City.
Watch the Old Kosciuszko Bridge get dismantled and shipped down Newtown Creek
A final farewell to everyone’s least favorite bridge.
Curbed’s Renovation Diary is coming to Ridgewood, Queens
In this year’s installment of Curbed’s Renovation Diary series, a first-time home buyer goes from demolition to dream home in Queens.
Tour Brooklyn Grange, the largest rooftop farm in NYC
Get a peek inside Brooklyn Grange’s rooftop farm at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, which is the largest farm of its kind in NYC.
Here's how the MTA is working to solve its subway trash problem
Trash causes delays, but how do you get rid of the trash? By using huge mobile vacuums, if you’re the MTA.
Take a video tour of 100 Barclay Street, Ralph Walker's Art Deco beauty
Get a peek inside the stunning Art Deco building, which has since had its top floors converted into posh condos.
Visit 1911 New York City with help from MoMA’s archives
A Swedish firm captured everyday life in 1911 New York City, including then-new landmarks like the Manhattan Bridge and the Flatiron Building.
The devastating effects of climate change on New York, visualized
With just a two-degree Celsius increase in global temperature, New York City could be under water
Peek inside Bryant Park's spiffed-up public bathrooms
The city’s nicest public restroom just got a major upgrade—take a look inside with this (totally not creepy) video tour.
Tour the New York Botanical Garden’s stunning Dale Chihuly exhibit
See 20 pieces by the famed glass sculptor in the Bronx, where an exhibit devoted to his work is currently on view.
Inside the luxury digs that the NYPD's horses call home
How are New York’s foaliest doing in their new home?
New video showcases One Manhattan Square’s ‘adult treehouse,’ tea garden
The development’s sprawling outdoor space will be 60% of the size of Gramercy Park.
Watch Herzog & de Meuron's 56 Leonard rise in this time-lapse video
This video captures the bulk of the construction which took place from March 2014 to December 2016.
What happens when a guy tries to race the NYC subway?
A previous Subway Challenge participant raced the 2 train—and took video to document the whole thing.
Anderson Cooper offers a peek into his Greenwich Village firehouse
The CNN anchor’s historic home was used in an H&M campaign starring Kevin Hart and David Beckham.
A Modernist dream home designed by Philip Johnson is hidden in Midtown
The architect’s only private residential commission in NYC is this simple house on 52nd Street, and it remains virtually unchanged from when it was first completed in 1950.