A truck driver built a model of NYC with over 800,000 structures for fun. Now it's a museum exhibit

A truck driver who spent two decades building a massive scale model of his native New York City was delighted when it went viral on TikTok.

A truck driver went viral on TikTok for building a giant model of NYC. Now it's a museum exhibit

A truck driver spent the last two decades building a massive scale model of his native New York City in his free time. Now ...
Gothamist

Trucker's viral scale model of every NYC building to get official showing

Upstate trucker Joe Macken’s TikTok-famous scale model of New York City will be displayed at the Museum of the City of New York this winter, Gothamist can exclusively report. “He Built This City: Joe ...
Times Union

Grondahl: Local man’s scale model of New York City wows Manhattan crowds

As a child, Joe Macken vowed to build a scale-model replica of New York City. Decades later, it's being displayed in an Upper East Side museum. Joe Macken in a corner of the laundry room where he ...

A truck driver went viral for building a giant model of NYC in free time. Now it’s a museum exhibit

For more than two decades, truck driver Joe Macken spent his free time building a massive scale model of his native New York ...