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Holdouts

New York is becoming more generic by the day.

Lipstick Building

The only thing worse than Philip Johnson’s blushing tower are the people who work there.

One After 1209

1209 Dekalb stands as a drab counterpoint to its lively surrounds.

One Square Manhattan

The world’s largest cheese grater stands on the site of an old Pathmark supermarket.

QR Code Blues

Can we have our paper menus back?

Three Museums

Museums should be a certain size and no larger.

Wall Street High

A heady mix of Persepolis column capitals and Olive Garden trellis motifs

Pool Hopping

Indoor public pools in this city range from Roman-style grottoes to the merely grotesque.

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