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Urban Relics From New York’s Abandoned Buildings

May 6, 2014 by Stefani Kim

  By Stefani Kim Brooklyn cartoonist and urban explorer Julia Wertz finds abandoned spaces fascinating, but not for the reasons you might expect. Although the lore of paranormal activity within abandoned buildings continues to pervade popular reality shows like “Ghost Hunters,” you’ll never catch Wertz prowling deserted hallways for sounds of the undead. “It’s not […]

Categories: Abandoned Buildings, Urban Exploration

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It’s well known that New York City is short on space. The city is filled with skyscrapers, overcrowded apartments and small squares of grass that double as parks. Yet, from midtown to the farthest flung reaches of subway and bus lines, unused spaces are a constant. What happens when a space is forgotten, and how do New Yorkers fight to reclaim it? Vacant lots, deserted buildings and empty storefronts: this is a study in the before, the during and the after of those abandoned spaces.
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