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Candlelit Literary Salon Returns to Brooklyn with Colum McCann & Michelle Young
Join us for a cozy evening with live music, literary discussion, and cocktails!
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Food & Drink
Come to Brooklyn for the Food: Brooklyn Eats Celebrates Its Borough While Fancy Food Brings in the Crowds
Nicole Baum, Marketing & Partnerships Manager at Gotham Greens. We’ve often thought that if you love food you should
Arts & Culture
Arts Collaborative Brings Sweetness and Light to Sugar Hill
The principals of the Sugar Hill Culture Club: Imani Razat, Wendell Headley, and founder Felicia Gordon. This is New York
Architecture
Can Public Engagement Lead to Agreement in NYC: Ideas for New York’s New Leadership
“Nimbyism is a gift of the ’60s,” announced Xavier de Souza Briggs, the Ford Foundation’s Vice President of Economic
Architecture
Architect James Polshek Reflects on His Life and Buildings from Brooklyn Museum to Rose Center
Architect James Polshek has written his memoir, Build/Memory (Monacelli Press), with all the substance, drive, and élan that made
Arts & Culture
Brooklyn Artist Kara Walker Looks to History, Tension, Racism & Sex in Domino Exhibit: Tar Babies and a Giant Sphinx
There are those who think the Empire State Building, in all its Manhattan exuberance soaring towards the sky, is the
Architecture
Cambridge UK: Can an Ancient City Learn to Embrace Urban Renewal & Love Modernism?
How is it that nearly a century after its birth, pure architectural modernism can still shock—and even repel—sophisticated
Arts & Culture
Exploring Greenwich Village’s Charles Street through Cathleen Schine’s New Novel, Fin & Lady
With all its mad energy and contradictions, New York makes a wonderful literary character. And few novelists use the city
Architecture
In Tanzania, Dar es Salaam’s Historic Buildings Are Getting Bulldozed in the Name of Progress
Can an African city that is intent on forging ahead economically hold onto its architectural heritage while encouraging new development?
Architecture
Using NYC’s Park Rescue Toolkit to Return Cincinnati’s Washington Park to the Public
Can the rehabilitation of a great public space restore its surrounding blocks? We know it has in New York City,
Architecture
The Eero Saarinen Masterpiece No One Sees: IBM Manufacturing and Training Facility in Rochester, Minnesota
Today the architectural world celebrates Eero Saarinen’s birthday. Born in Finland on August 20, 1910 (his architect dad Eliel
Architecture
NYC’s East Midtown Rezoning Plan: Why It’s Better than You Think
The following is an op-ed by Julia Vitullo-Martin, a senior fellow at Regional Plan Association and Untapped Cities writer. Many
Architecture
Next New York: 40 Ideas That Could Transform New York from the Forum of Urban Design
When Michael Bloomberg was elected mayor of New York in 2001, no one predicted he would become a revolutionary, reshaping