Pretty/Dirty
As part of Brooklyn Museum’s “A Year of Yes”, Marilyn Minter’s work is on display in her first ever retrospective: Pretty/Dirty. The show displays the breath of work spanning more than four decades. two galleries are filled with the...
The Penicillin
Continuing right along on our famous New York City cocktail tour, we bring you the Penicillin: a cocktail first concocted by NYC bartender Sam Ross. A surefire cure for any chilly fall night, the cocktail warms the soul with a blend of honey, lemon, and scotch....
Washington Square Arch
The Washington Square Arch is a marble triumpahal arch built in 1892. The design is based on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, which in turn is based on the Arch of Titus. The arch was built in Washington Square Park to commemorate the centennial of George...
More Musings on 2nd Ave
Coming and Going One way to find respite from the chaos at the top is to focus on the chaos at the bottom. Consider this a sort of PSA: A century came and between conception and completion of the first phase of the new Second Avenue Subway Line. David Blaine could...
