One of the most remarkable things about museums in the U.S. that I’ve come across is that on museum ships, the guides are often people who once actually served on those very vessels. For example, in the photo is Jean Austin at the Intrepid Museum. During the Cold War, he served on the ship for…
On April 4, the largest street food festival in New York — Smorgasburg — returns, promising more than 70 food vendors with an incredible variety of cuisines from around the world. Smorgasburg is the biggest street food festival in New York City. It started in 2011 as a project by the team behind Brooklyn Flea…
A very unusual museum story happened in New York: a large and famous museum, while moving to a new and more spacious building, gave a small park a piece of its old structure. What park was it? In Queens, right on the banks of the East River, there is Socrates Sculpture Park. It isn’t as…
A fun new tradition has appeared in New York: parties for people who share the same name. In the photo there’s a great example — a sheet of paper taped to a pole that reads: “Party for people named Chuck. Charles and Charlie are welcome too.” And it all started with an epic story about…
Alexander Molochnikov’s production Seagull: True Story is like a true New York phenomenon: it first appeared at La MaMa, then traveled around the world, including London. And, as often happens with successful hits, has now returned back, this time to the legendary stage of the Public Theater. The Public Theater is one of the city’s…
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden is the kind of place that reveals itself differently with every visit and every season. You go once for the cherry blossoms and find yourself returning in October for the maples, in June for the roses, in January for the orchids. It is 52 acres that somehow contain the whole world’s…
On March 10, a portrait exhibition by photographer Kirill Simakov titled “ON THE OTHER SIDE” will open. The idea is beautiful: we know the works of artists, producers, musicians, and architects very well, yet the creators themselves often remain behind the scenes — their faces are far less familiar to us than their art. This…
70 Pine Street, also known as the Cities Service Building or the American International Building, is one of the most beautiful skyscrapers in New York. It also happens to be the last of the great pre-war skyscrapers built in Lower Manhattan. Interesting Facts About 70 Pine Street Henry Doherty — Creator of 70 Pine Street…
New York is a fascinating city to look at from above. You can buy a $23 ticket to the Museum of the City of New York, where a miniature New York exhibition is currently on display… or you can buy a $25 cocktail at Overstory and enjoy a stunning view of New York from the…
The Staten Island Museum is officially the oldest cultural institution on the island, and the only remaining general-interest museum in all of New York City. That last distinction matters more than it sounds. Most museums specialize — contemporary art, natural history, a single culture or era. The Staten Island Museum does something increasingly rare: it…
