Daily Link Fix: How to Put Midtown’s Empty Pied-a-Terres to Good Use; 3D-Printed Photos for People without Vision

• Brick Underground suggests nine ways to put Midtown’s empty pied-a-terres to good use.
• An 85-year-old artist has painted more than 85 NYC streetscapes, documenting history by chronicling buildings and blocks that are facing the wrecking ball. More on the Times.
• Taylor Swift is the “Ambassador” of New York City. Business Insider has info on the, shall we say, interesting appointment.
• “Touchable Memories” are photographs turned into 3D-printed objects for people without vision. Get more details on designboom.
• Untapped Cities rounds up creepy gargoyles and grotesques in NYC architecture. Many are purely decorative, but did you know some are water spouts?

Images: One57, which attracts pied-a-terre purchases, via One57 (left); Touchable Memories via Pirate3D (right)