The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library in New York, or SNFL for short) is the renovated and expanded New York Public Library branch formerly known as…

Jean Dubuffet was a former wine merchant who became an artist at the age of 41, coined the term “Art Brut,” and, among other things, created one of the largest…

New York has coffee shops with good coffee and coffee shops with impressive interiors. Conwell Coffee & Cocktail Hall manages to combine both: for $6, you can have a latte…

William Lescaze House and Office at 211 East 48th Street was the first truly modernist residence in New York City. It was also New York’s first building with a glass-block…

There are buildings in New York that millions of people walk past without even looking at them. Google’s New York headquarters, the Port Authority Building at 111 Eighth Avenue, is…

NYC Museum Atlas is a free iPhone app that makes it easy to discover museums, galleries, and exhibitions across all five boroughs. Explore more than 113 cultural spots on an…

A $40 cup of coffee? Of course, “yes!” if we are talking about a new trendy coffee shop in New York City in Brooklyn. field study coffee is a new…

Here comes the moment when I photograph my own car with a broken window. Around five in the morning, two teenagers, according to witnesses, smashed the window of my beloved…

It is hard to find a tourist in New York who has not photographed the famous Atlas sculpture on Fifth Avenue. This is an especially popular spot among tourists, surrounded…

Honestly, I still can’t get used to living in New York City. Here, for example, is a Communist Party ad on the New York City subway: