Open House New York weekend may have come and gone, but that doesn't mean your only shot at seeing some of the city's secret spaces is lost and gone for another year entirely. OHNY is currently running a raffle for the chance to win a private behind-the-scenes tour of the Woolworth Building in the Financial District, one of the oldest and most gorgeously designed skyscrapers in the city.
Win A Behind-The-Scenes Tour Of The Woolworth Building
Photos: A Look At The Still Neglected Stretch Of The High Line
In the past, our very own Jake Dobkin has explored the undeveloped parts of the High Line, a little bit... illegally. But over the weekend, the final phase (Phase III) was opened up to Open House NY visitors. They don't want their thunder stolen by the new Low Line, after all.
Photos: Inside The TWA Terminal At Open House New York
Last week, Open House New York announced a special last-minute addition to their schedule—JFK Airport's fabulously modern, Eero Saarinen-designed TWA Terminal. Architecture and aero-buffs were thrilled at the announcement, since the much-loved terminal has been closed to the public since 2001. Open House New York reps tell us that over 1,000 people came through the terminal, which is currently being renovated, during the one afternoon that it was open.
Photos: Inside The Little Red Lighthouse At Open House New York
This weekend, Open House New York threw open the doors to hundreds of the city's most fascinating, normally-off-limits historical sites. Despite some pre-OHNY weekend website snafus, most sites opened their doors without a hitch (though not without crowds). We stopped by the Little Red Lighthouse in Fort Washington Park to get a nautical view of the city—here's what we saw.
Photos: Tour The Retro TWA Terminal For Open House New York
Last week, the full lineup for this year's Open House New York weekend was announced, and while dozens of amazing off-limits spaces are already opening their doors, there's always room for a few more, like the retro-fabulous TWA terminal at JFK Airport.
High Demand For Open House New York Reservations Causes Big Headaches
This morning, the reservation line for for this year's Open House New York weekend on October 15-16 opened for business (complete with a new $5 booking fee). And, as some of you may have noticed, OHNY's website was a mess this morning—crashing, freezing and otherwise being totally useless, with many of the weekend's most popular sites "selling out" before people could even log on. Are we trying to tour a sewage treatment plant or score Radiohead tickets?! We spoke to OHNY officials about the snafu, and here's the latest:
Open House New York Reservations Are OPEN
Reservations are now open for Open House New York, the annual weekend-long event that opens some of the city's most incredible off-limits space to the public. From October 15-16, get once-in-a-lifetime (or, well, once-in-a-year) access to sites like the catacombs of Greenwood Cemetery, the unopened Phase III of the High Line, and the Edgar Allen Poe Cottage, to name just a few of the dozens of offerings.
OHNY Is Coming... And This Year It Might Cost You
Every fall, the city flings open the doors to some of its most amazing, off-limits spaces for a weekend-long celebration known as Open House New York. OHNY has given New Yorkers the opportunity to see the Brooklyn Navy Yard, an MTA substation and the Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant, to name just a few, and it's always been free... until now.
You Were There: Open House New York
This weekend Open House New York opened up doors in the five boroughs, many of which are usually closed to the public. We already checked out Moynihan Station, and here's a selection of shots from what our readers saw. If you took part, send us your photos and we'll add them to this gallery.
Open House New York Highlight: Moynihan Station
Open House New York has arrived! There are dozens of amazing locations open today and tomorrow in all five boroughs, so we're not going to be able to visit them all. That's where you can help us: please send your OHNY pictures to photos (at) gothamist dot com, and we'll put up the best ones tomorrow.
Open House New York Opening Up Doors Again
Open House New York (OHNY) is back for another year, opening usually closed doors to the public. They've now announced this year's offerings, and you can sign up now to reserve spots (though some tours do not require reservations); the event takes place October 9th and 10th. The weekend is free of charge, but they're offering up a $150 Passport, which will allow you and a guest front-of-the-line access at all sites and programs that do not require advance reservations.
Open House New York Highlights
Over the weekend, we looked at just a few of the many OHNY sites: the Newtown Wastewater Treatment Plant, an MTA Substation, and the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Here's a gallery of some of our other favorites, submitted by Gothamist users.
Open House New York Spotlight: MTA Substation
There are so many Open House New York sites open this weekend, and so little time to see them all! So we picked two that seemed interesting: this MTA powerstation on 53rd Street (built in 1901 by Heins & Lafarge, with help from McKim, Mead and White,) and the Newtown Creek Water Treatment Plant (which we'll tour tomorrow morning.) We need your help to visit the rest: please send your on-location pictures to photos@gothamist.com or tag them "gothamist" on Flickr, and we'll put up a gallery tomorrow night.
Angels With Accordions in Green-Wood
This Saturday, as part of Open House NY, the Green-Wood Historic Fund and Dance Theatre Etcetera will bring Angels & Accordions to the cemetery. "A site-specific, live music and dance performance that guides audience members through historic Green-Wood Cemetery’s rolling hills, highlighting its unparalleled collection of sculpture and monuments." Looks like the 30 dancers involved have been doing some practicing! To check it out in real life, head over there tomorrow at noon or 3:30 p.m.
Reminder: RSVP for OHNY
As we previously noted, the annual weekend extravaganza known as Open House New York is nearly upon us. Taking place next weekend (October 10th and 11th), all of the tours available have now been posted online. While they're free, the most coveted ones have a limited amount of space and require reservations. Act now!
Heads Up: Open House NY
Attention architecture porn aficionados: Open House New York is back for their 7th annual weekend event, which will give you the key to places you normally wouldn't be allowed to enter. This will all go down on October 10th and 11th, with 350 tours, talks and programs in all five boroughs. Renee Schacht, executive director of OHNY, says "This year, we are thrilled to feature private residences, historic landmarks, architect and artist studios, and new sites that demonstrate sustainable design.”
Open House New York Revealed
Over the weekend some of New York's closed doors were opened up to the public, for the annual Open House New York weekend. Take a look at some images that have popped up--and here's a look inside the Brooklyn Navy Yard, where they'll now be offering $30 tours. Did you see any interesting spots?
OHNY is Coming!
It's that time of year again, to sneak into those off-limits nooks of New York! Today Open House New York, a favorite annual event, has opened up advance reservations for some of this year's tours (though some are on a first come, first serve basis). Hopefully you didn't have your hopes up to see McCarren Park Pool, as that one's been mysteriously cancelled. For the rest, they instruct that "advance reservations for participation will be listed online and in the printed event guide. Please follow the RSVP email or phone instructions found within the site or program listing." You can also purchase a passport for the weekend (which will get you into non-reservation events), and tickets for the Launch Party, being held in the raw space of the Penthouse at One York in Tribeca, on October 3rd. View Saturday's tours here, and Sunday's here. Something to note: today's NY Times has a OHNY Weekend Event Guide.

