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New York apartment building roof is home to a country cabin complete with a yard New York apartment building roof is home to a country cabin complete with a yard
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There are many places in the US where someone could live in a cabin with front yard and a view for miles, but that place is not in New York City.There are many places in the US where someone could live in a cabin with front yard and a view for miles, but that place is not in New York City.
Or maybe it is.Or maybe it is.
This rooftop cabin is in the West Village http://t.co/WiOeTwEqJ7 (post updated with video!) pic.twitter.com/npYo6gJzzo
An aerial photograph by George Steinmetz reveals just a such a cabin on the roof of an apartment building in New York's West Village neighborhood, complete with a front porch and a yard. See the video below for more on the cabin.An aerial photograph by George Steinmetz reveals just a such a cabin on the roof of an apartment building in New York's West Village neighborhood, complete with a front porch and a yard. See the video below for more on the cabin.
  
The photos were featured in Gothamist on Tuesday and the New York Times previously reported that the rooftop is owned by David Puchkoff and Eileen Stukane. When the Times visited the rooftop abode, it reported that "the porch is basically a glorified bulkhead over a hole punched in the ceiling of the family’s loft to make way for a nautical stairway that rises to a landing with a galley-like kitchenette, with two paned windows and a door that opens to the roof..."The photos were featured in Gothamist on Tuesday and the New York Times previously reported that the rooftop is owned by David Puchkoff and Eileen Stukane. When the Times visited the rooftop abode, it reported that "the porch is basically a glorified bulkhead over a hole punched in the ceiling of the family’s loft to make way for a nautical stairway that rises to a landing with a galley-like kitchenette, with two paned windows and a door that opens to the roof..."
Mr Steinmetz has taken several other aerial photos of New York. See them below.Mr Steinmetz has taken several other aerial photos of New York. See them below.
Photograph by George Steinmetz @geosteinmetz / @thephotosociety In 1799, a prosperous New York merchant named Archi… pic.twitter.com/nvm6rh4M8e
Photo by George Steinmetz of The #Mercedes House in #NYC pic.twitter.com/eQHnxWgyFy
@instagram: Photograph by George Steinmetz @geosteinmetz / @thephotosociety New York City rises like the land of O… pic.twitter.com/TqO4SmCq41
Photograph by George Steinmetz @geosteinmetz / @thephotosociety The #ManhattanBridge frames the Empire State Buildi… pic.twitter.com/LwjiOWrm1V
At http://t.co/AirVV1r0QC -- #Repost @natgeo with @repostapp. ・・・ Photograph by George Steinmetz @geosteinmetz N… pic.twitter.com/Ve8BYjFtRz
Photograph by George Steinmetz @geosteinmetz Advances in LED lighting are transforming night time in New York City… pic.twitter.com/5QdaRr8tTQ
Photograph by George Steinmetz @geosteinmetz The Flatiron Building has a way of taking over every photograph it app… pic.twitter.com/b2QtiF88iA
Photograph by George Steinmetz @geosteinmetz The cladding for the top of the Chrysler Building was fabricated in sh… pic.twitter.com/l1TDB0Aq0x
Photograph by George Steinmetz @geosteinmetz Although the Empire State building is no longer the highest building … pic.twitter.com/AgxaEkLWiI
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