The Creepiest Security Guard You’ll Ever Meet

Story preface: Security guard Art graciously agreed to pose for these pictures so I could recreate this story for you.

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Partners in Preservation: Go vote now!

preseAwesome news: New York City has been selected as the 2012 location for the Partners in Preservation program, which awards a substantial amount of money in grants to help restore historic properties throughout the country.

Forty locations throughout the five boroughs are eligible to receive $3 Million in grants. How does that happen? It’s up to you! Just . . .

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Woolworth’s Insane Egyptian Temple Mausoleum (And A Few Others)

As I was exploring New York City’s cemeteries for my recent article on the Titanic, I ended up shooting a bunch of random graves that happened to catch my eye. I was just looking through the folder of pictures, and I thought I’d share a few of my favorites.

First off, this is department store mogul F. W. Woolworth’s mausoleum in Woodlawn…

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…and is there a cooler way to spend eternity than in an Egyptian temple??

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Thank You For Coming!

Thank you to everyone who came to my event at the Apple Store tonight!! It was great to meet a bunch of you in person, and I hope you enjoyed hearing about my somewhat unusual job.

Also: a big apology to anyone that was turned away – they honestly had no idea the turn-out would be so big. Hopefully, I’ll be able to do . . .

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Scouting NY At The Apple Store Soho – Tonight! Free Event!

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Hey everyone,

Join me tonight at the Apple Store Soho, where I’ll be giving a presentation on all things locations!

The event begins at 6pm at 72 Greene Street (the Prince Street location is under renovations), and I’ll be talking about pretty much everything, from my first job working for Tom Cruise, to some really cool places . . .

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Holy Crap! There’s An Outhouse In New York City!

Last week, I was out scouting a semi-abandoned farmhouse in the outer boroughs dating to the early 1900s. After touring the main house, we came to this barn/shed in the back…

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