Back to the Bronx for some good housepeeking, a walk through a forest, and lunch at an old-school Jewish deli. / 3 comments
There's a show about Frida Kahlo's art and garden that's best for Kahlophiles, but the rest of the garden made up for it. / 2 comments
I didn't think it'd be dangerous, exactly, but I didn't think it'd be gorgeous. Small wonder the area—which is huge, by the way—is being gentrified so quickly. / 2 comments
What makes it more than a big, funky shed full of great art are the terraces, catwalks, promontories, and exterior staircases. Let's explore.... / 4 comments
Doing minimal research had worked out so well for our Greenpoint walkabout that Andrea and I figured we'd be OK in Bushwick—and we were wrong. But hey, pizza. / 8 comments
The revitalization of the Rockaways has received a lot of press, but the off-season isn't exactly a beachy, funky, artsy paradise. Then again, when the ferry is only $7 round trip, who cares? / 5 comments
Stylish shops and restaurants, decaying industrial buildings, plenty of street art, young people.... It's everything you want from an afternoon in mid-gentrification Brooklyn. / 3 comments
Where would you like to go on this small, zippy boat? Over to the Colgate clock for lunch? Up to La Marina for drinks? Under the East River Bridges? Around the Statue of Liberty? / 2 comments
Go before electronics company LG ruins the experience—and the Palisades in general—by building an ugly tower across the river. Plus: Gregory Crewdson's wonderful firefly photos are being exhibited. / 1 comment
The park, which is now 30 acres larger, has opened for the season. So what's it like? / 8 comments
I figured I'd never have reason to go to Roosevelt Island again, but that was before architect Louis I. Kahn's monument to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his "four freedoms" opened last year. / 4 comments
If you haven't made plans to get away this summer, you really should consider Litchfield County, in the northwest corner of Connecticut. Just go and watch the clouds and listen to the birds and admire the trees and relax. / 12 comments
The headline on each of these were perfect. "The Newbie" — yes!! I would add that whenever I see "street... — Noah / Update on the Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
Park Place Partners Development (the owner of 45 Park Place and the adjacent 51 Park Place lot) filed Chapter 11... — Peter G / Update on the Dinosaurs of Tribeca: Unfinished buildings and abandoned lots
BIDs are the harem eunuchs of the real estate world -- all responsibility and no authority. — James Bogardus / New group to explore the potential of a Tribeca Business Improvement District
Don't we already have the Tribeca Alliance doing this work? How would this BID differ. We certainly don't need two... — BT / New group to explore the potential of a Tribeca Business Improvement District
I've been to Friedman's several times and agree with your evaluation of the food. It's very good, and I think... — Toni / New Kid on the Block: Friedmans
Read the story. — Tribeca Citizen / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…
How is this a happy ending? I am confused by this headline as a car was stolen. — Rob / Carjacking on North Moore has a happy ending…