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A truck driver built a model of NYC with over 800,000 structures for fun. Now it's a museum exhibit

Steady3 outlets reported this in 3 reports over 3 days
Fri, 18 September 2026Fri, 2 October 2026

What it is about

Jonathan SkolnikPhilip MarceloElisabeth ShermanJoe MackenMuseum Of The City Of New YorkWorld Trade CenterRockefeller CenterQueens, New York, United StatesCity Of New York, New York, United StatesNew York, United StatesManhattan, New York, United StatesAmericaStatue Of Liberty, New York, United StatesBrooklyn, New York, United StatesWashington, United StatesEmpire State Building, New York, United StatesNew Jersey, United StatesMuseum Of The City Of New York, New York, United StatesLong Island, Washington, United StatesRockefeller Center, New York, United States

Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report
wsls.com1 original report
Il Fatto Quotidiano (Italy)1 original report
18 Sept, 08:06over 29 hours19 Sept, 13:06

1 report left out of the cascade - too little in common with the story to place

How it spread - 3 original reports

  1. Fri, 18 September 2026

    1 report
  2. Sat, 19 September 2026

    1 report
  3. Fri, 2 October 2026

    1 report
    • Novinky (Czechia)11:02

      Dvacet dva let během svého volného času tvořil Američan Joe Macken z balzového dřeva a polystyrenových desek model svého rodného New Yorku. Znamenalo to vyrobit statisíce drobných staveb, ale práce se mu nakonec vyplatila. Když před rokem své dílo dokončil, jeho dcera ho přesvědčila, aby model ukázal na TikToku. A pak se začaly dít věci.

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