{
  "id": 8260353,
  "title": "The NYC scale model that’s gone viral was built by a truck driver. Now it’s in a museum",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/the-nyc-scale-model-thats-gone-viral-was-built-by-a-truck-driver-now",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-18T13:50:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fast Company",
    "slug": "fast-company",
    "url": "https://www.fastcompany.com/91609528/nyc-scale-model-thats-gone-viral-built-truck-driver-now-its-in-a-museum"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For more than two decades, truck driver Joe Macken spent his free time building a massive scale model of his native New York City out of balsa wood and foam board. When he finished, his daughter convinced him to show off the sprawling basement creation — encompassing over 800,000 structures — on TikTok . The video clips almost immediately went viral. Now Macken’s model is on display at the Museum…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "A truck driver built a model of NYC with over 800,000 structures for fun. Now it’s a museum exhibit",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/a-truck-driver-built-a-model-of-nyc-with-over-800-000-structures-for",
        "published": "2026-09-18T10:14:52.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}