Perhaps a Carnegie Hall archivist has recorded how often an evening-long work of brand-new chamber music, performed in the big auditorium, has prompted a standing ovation, but I would guess almost never. I was afraid that Kevin Puts’s Emily — No Prisoner ... See more
Almost immediately after the Parks Department’s new Shirley Chisholm Recreation Center opened in the Little Haiti section of East Flatbush in early February, the building hummed with teens vigorously hanging out. They slumped, joked, strolled, shot hoops,... See more
The Kingsbridge Armory is the kind of place you’d be more apt to find in a children’s book than across from a billiards bar in the Bronx. The glowering, crenellated castle, guarded by a pair of thick round towers, has been abandoned for 30 years. If you d... See more
For a while, in this century’s early days, it looked as though New York would turn into an architectural Hall of Fame. The competition to rebuild the World Trade Center drew a posse of giants. Soon, Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, Jean Nouvel, Norm... See more
FOR A WHILE, in this century's early days, it looked as though New York would turn into an archi- tectural Hall of Fame. Frank Gehry, Zaha Hadid, Rem Koolhaas, Jean Nouvel, Norman Foster, and Bjarke Ingels converged on Manhattan but rarely did their best ... See more
