The Marriages of Hettie Jones
Poet, author, and former beatnik Hettie Jones exalts the past but she doesn’t cling to it.
Architecture
New Broadway, I’ll Be There Ere Long
Give my regards to Broadway. As the song says, I should next be remembered to Herald Square. But instead I think I’ll just stroll on down to it.
A Designed Experience: Raines Law Room
In the dim, quiet hours of morning she dressed for day with thought of the night ahead. Like the characters in old photos she is a vision of grayscale; black stockings, heels, and a voluminous dark gray skirt with a belted waist.
Loving the Unloved
The name suggests importance. The massive arch and colonnade entrance with ornate stonework at Canal Street confirm the theory. But the reputation of the Manhattan Bridge has always been shadowed by its majestic brother to the South, the Brooklyn Bridge. Many rate the bridge as a matter of convenience—more lanes of traffic make for a [...]
Large and In Charge: One Bryant Park
Stand up, sit down, raise your hand. Don’t pick your nose. Let’s all get lined up, it’s time for a bathroom break. You naively thought that growing up meant these elementary school days were behind you. Nope. The face is different but you’re still being bossed around.
Heralded by environmental conservation and sustainability, the new Bank [...]
Time on the High Line
How quickly a new view can change how we see. Take, for example, the slower-than-average pedestrian. At street level they’re a human obstacle. On the High Line, Manhattan’s new elevated park on the West Side, there’s no rushing. Move as slow as you like. Below, destinations are hurriedly sought. Above, on the park, dreamy and [...]
Times Square Spectacular
I’m floating on light and glass. On the steps of the TKTS booth in the center of the spectacle that is Times Square my own mass is dwarfed by the volume of light and pizazz around me. Times Square is a power plant of urban energy, lights, action—it’s larger than life. My weight, and the [...]