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Category Archives: City Aesthetic

At Moma

14-Jan-08

On a damp and gray January afternoon I met Robo at MOMA on 53rd and 5th. It was my first visit to the newly-designed space since its renovation a few years ago. Free passes came my way from a good neighbor.  The new museum is magnificent. The collection includes 150,000 paintings, sculptures, drawings, prints, photographs, [...]

A Chilean in New York

03-Oct-07

If you have someone to talk with go to Grand Central Terminal. Tucked away in a corner of the Biltmore Room near tracks 41 and 42, a young company called StoryCorps have a slick-looking recording booth open to the public (by appointment). StoryCorps facilitates oral history documentation, that is, they want people to record their [...]

The Cult of Roid (Part II)

25-Mar-07

Late in the day I snagged a 61 bus down to Victory and Bay, Spectra in hand, then hopped over the Hannah Street Bridge to what’s known as Bay Street Landing—a remote enclave of overpriced condos on Staten Island’s northern most tip. Overpriced jumps out because the surrounding area has little to offer; the developers [...]