This is what it looks like to live with 17 roommates in a 500 sq foot space
Cage homes are sort of Hong Kong’s dirty secret. I’ve posted about them before but in this time of COVID-19, the living conditions seem even more exhausting and dangerous considering the close proximity of these living quarters.
The Vanderbilt Mansion, the largest private house in NY, is torn down (1927)
Here’s a really cool video of the very uncool demolition of the former Vanderbilt Mansion at W 57th St and 5th Avenue. Today’s Bergdorf Goodman stands in the footprint of this massive home. To this day, it is still the largest private house ever built in NYC.
