With his first show in decades up in Midtown, and with much of his work installed in the collections of museums around the country, the painter looks back on 60 years of life in the art world. / 1 comment
The North End Grill space is finally activated; John Willenbecher will show work from the '60s at Craig F. Starr Gallery; a new gym will open in former Lyons Den.
Local textile artist Mary Jaeger is using her scraps to make masks into fashion statements; painter John Willenbecher shows his work via email.
Plus: Invasion of the Jet Skis; how an artist-designed birdhouse was saved from destruction; the asking rent for the North End Grill space; Kati Roll Company opening in FiDi.
Plus: New Malaysian restaurant; SeaGlass carousel update; Brookfield Place shops; Girl Scouts and NYPD intelligence moving in; White Street building for sale; Spring Street park renderings; new Southbridge Towers bakery.
Plus: A sign of progress at Brookfield Place; the gas station that used to be at W. Broadway and Canal; Garrison Keiller limerick about Tribeca; a question about Morgan's Market; Ernie the cat. / 3 comments
It was 45 years ago today that John Willenbecher moved into his W. Broadway loft. He writes about what life was like around here back then—when you could assume that anyone you saw out and about on a weekend had to also be an artist. / 21 comments
Plus: Reviews of Bâtard and Marc Forgione; inside artist John Willenbecher's studio; elevated train tracks; TriBeCa West in Jersey City; softball champs; another Shinola. / 1 comment
Lawsuit got it blocked till mid-January, but the opponents need your help. Plus: Shinola introduces Makers Monday on Dec. 2; John Willenbecher's couch potato blanket; PATH and Chambers Street closures. / 1 comment
After Hurricane Sandy struck New York City, artist John Willenbecher wrote a memoir about life during the aftermath. It's a thoroughly charming, valuable account of a week of powerlessness—with long days and even longer nights. / 4 comments
Fun for everyone, or at least people who don’t mind random pictures with snarky captions. / 1 comment
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