Audrey Wachs

I write about new buildings, old buildings, and cities. Formerly @archpaper, currently @CornellAAP for urban planning. Email: [email protected]

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Best fountain in New York

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Enjoy this photo of 14 Wall Street’s terminally stylish top

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@MarisaKabas My medication is $25,497.12 per dose but I pay $5 with the coupon 🫠

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@AlexYablon there are others in the park for sure but this one is special

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Will a redevelopment plan for Prospect Park's Vale of Cashmere destroy a piece of queer New York history? My story:

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The Prospect Park Alliance wants to build a playground and outbuilding in Prospect Park’s Vale of Cashmere. The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission discussed the plan to redevelop an area that is a popular cruising spot for the LGBT community.
https://t.co/GbdUeLLcuJ

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cc @nyclgbtsites @TedGrunewald @VicSocietyNY @TCLFdotORG

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I’m loving the new super minimal subway signage. It’s all about the journey not the destination

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I finally made it to Piazza d'Italia

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It was an honor and a pleasure to cover White Castle and historic preservation, two of my favorite topics, in the same story https://t.co/6CydCGhjJc

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A delightful portrait of the McGraw-Hill Building @nypl

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@BrianLehrer abortion isn’t a difficult decision for all people. For many it’s a obvious, easy (but sometimes physically painful) choice. Calling abortion a difficult decision stigmatizes abortion and the women/uterus-having people who seek it out

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Zaera-Polo claimed a former colleague’s management style evinced an “evil will to power and outright corruption,” implied that another colleague was hired mainly because she is Black—then sued both of them! He’s representing himself! And tweeting about it! Lots to unpack here

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Alejandro Zaera-Polo, a former dean and architecture professor at the Princeton University School of Architecture (PSOA), has registered his distaste for contemporary academia in two different courts, as a civil case and via Twitter.
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From fast food chain makeovers to oversized Doritos and hot dog huts to a designer dog house, here are the architecture stories that made us smile (and laugh) in 2022.
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I had so much fun with this summer chair roundup for @dwell. Many thanks to @jackbaldmo @theinitialsGG and the Dwell edit team for the opportunity

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@dwell @NewYorker @TombstoneStint @nthnashma Magazine market sections can be dry, but I loved the history that @gridwachs brought to this roundup of new chairs with interviews with Aric Chen and @emily_m_orr https://t.co/NjCDavbmxm

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10/10, no notes

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With just one casino license up for grabs, will Hudson Yards' bid win? @gridwachs reports

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Are casinos really dens of depravity and a drain on communities? Can NYC support a Las Vegas–style casino? My latest for @Curbed:

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Given the enormous potential for profit, New York State is attaching a $1 million fee to each application and a $500 million fee to each casino license.

With just one license up for grabs, will Hudson Yards' bid win? @gridwachs reports

https://t.co/7FTE0UfEc4

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This Sunday’s crossword has a ton of urban planning–related clues ☺️

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Y'all I'm dead because why would someone hire the original O'Reilly Auto Parts singers to perform at their WEDDING