Truck driver’s NYC model hits museum
Summary
Truck driver Joe Macken’s massive scale model of New York City, built over two decades from balsa wood and foam board, is now on display at the Museum of the City of New York after going viral on TikTok. The exhibit, titled “He Built This City,” runs through Oct. 12 and showcases more than 800,000 miniature structures across all five boroughs.
Key Points
- Joe Macken spent more than 20 years building a detailed scale model of New York City in his free time.
- His daughter posted the model on TikTok, where the videos drew more than 10 million views in a week and caught the museum’s attention.
- The Museum of the City of New York is displaying the model in an exhibit called “He Built This City” through Oct. 12.
- The sprawling model includes landmarks like the Statue of Liberty, Yankee Stadium, the Brooklyn Bridge and even the former World Trade Center towers.
