Feb 10th, 2026 - Queens-born truck driver Joe Macken spent 21 years crafting a 50-by-27-foot model of New York City from balsa wood and cardboard.
Now on view just steps from Central Park at the Museum of the City of New York, his viral creation, “He Built This City: Joe Macken’s Model,” offers a bird’s-eye view of the metropolis, capturing the same grandeur you would feel looking out over the park itself.
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