Austin Havens-Bowen

Building maintenance units are small cranes used for window washing. They are being installed on top of New York City newest towers because they can help workers access otherwise hard-to-reach spots, but the units are costly and require expensive maintenance.

Some of New York's film studios, like Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, are revamping and expanding their lots to bring more filming back to the city.

Some of the stations getting accessibility upgrades are 42nd Street-Bryant Park, Lorimer Street, and Woodhaven Boulevard.

Manhattan's Central Park Tower has taken the title of the world's tallest residential building at 1,550 feet tall.

This two-bedroom, one-bath apartment, 48-36 41st St., #2A, in Sunnyside, Queens, has an in-unit washer/dryer, central air conditioning, and a dishwasher. The rent is $3,000, considerably more than the median rent for two bedrooms in the neighborhood, which is $2,388, according to Streeteasy.

With so many transit apps to choose from, Brick Underground tested out the best so you don’t have to. Some like Underway, simply share train arrival and departure times, others like Citymapper give you step-by-step navigation. Pigeon makes the most of crowd sourcing.