It’s a lifelong project,” he said about the 50-foot replica, now on view at the Museum of the City of New York. “I’ll never, ...

Macken's expansive model consists of 340 individual sections, each constructed with materials like balsa wood, cardboard, and ...

Truck driver Joe Macken has spent 21 years creating a 3-D miniature replica of New York City made entirely out of Balsa wood. The model features almost a million buildings, all five boroughs and even ...