Never seen any of these people in the subway station.

Let’s Hear It for the Taxpayers Long ago, investors and developers discovered the value of real estate in the city’s commercial corridors.

A terrific discussion of mundane “taxpayer” buildings that define neighborhoods, under the radar. Enjoy now; these buildings will go. #architecture #NewYorkCity www.brownstoner.com/architecture...

My question is: Why is Trump hanging out with that hippie?

Agree. It seems gratuitously divisive.

Second Avenue Subway: Trump admin agrees to release frozen funds moments before hearing in MTA lawsuit | amNewYork The Trump administration will begin releasing funding for the East Harlem leg of the Second Avenue Subway, which it has withheld since last fall, following a

The Trump administration will begin releasing funding for the East Harlem leg of the Second Avenue Subway, which it has withheld since last fall, following a lawsuit that the MTA filed last month to unfreeze the money.
www.amny.com/news/second-...

Why Was Dynasty Family Member Sarah Miriam Peale Left Behind? Sarah Miriam Peale was arguably the first professional woman artist in America—yet almost no one knows her name. That's starting to change.

Illuminating story about painter Sarah Miriam Pealle. #arthistory news.artnet.com/art-world/sa...

Here is the @RecParkSF plan for Embarcadero Plaza. #publicart #parks #SanFrancisco #Urbanism+ sfrecpark.org/1819/Embarca...

Embarcadero Reimagined: A bold concept for Embarcadero Plaza from JRDV — Docomomo US/Northern California Embarcadero Reimagined is a bold concept design for Embarcadero Plaza and Sue Bierman Park from JRDV Urban International. This concept design demonstrates what is possible when unique San Francisco hi...

An alternative proposal for #EmbarcaderoPlaza that retains the #VaillancourtFountain. #publicart #Urbanism+ Embarcadero Reimagined: A bold concept for Embarcadero Plaza from JRDV — Docomomo US/Northern California www.docomomo-noca.org/more-news/20...

www.culturalheritagepartners.com/eeob/

Painting granite is not good for the stonework. Painting it white to “resemble” marble is just phony and wrongheaded. I hope that the Commissioners on the Commission of Fine Art recognize this fact and oppose the idea.

Trump can't keep his filthy short-fingered vulgarian hands off of DC buildings.

He wants to cover the Eisenhower Executive Office Building's stone facade w/white paint. The Commission of Fine Arts will hear a presentation on the plan on April 16.

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Protecting the EEOB - Cultural Heritage Partners Cultural Heritage Partners, PLLC (“CHP”), and the DC Preservation League, filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia seeking an emergency injunction to prevent any federal...

Speak up by 4/15 to help prevent Executive Office Building from being painted white. This is *not* appropriate historical architectural preservation. IT CAN DAMAGE THE GRANITE. It’s sham, Mickey Mouse stuff. www.culturalheritagepartners.com/eeob/

So, as Emma Goldberg pointed out, this is an example of sewer socialism.

I would like to see sewer socialism applied to the restoration of the 1903 “New York” mural in City Council chamber, a portion of which detached from ceiling in 2021. Have been talking about it for five years too.

More changes on 57th Street. Other side of the street as well.

How to Build a Rest Stop for Delivery Workers in a Hurry

Unclear exactly how long this design has been in pipeline, who designed it, and whether it’s been vetted by @nycpublicdesign. If anyone knows answer, please do tell. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/n...

I’m listening to this. It’s very nice, so thank you. Have never heard of Foerster. Leave it to Nonesuch.

The Fight to Save D.C.’s New Deal Sistine Chapel From Trump The administration’s government-building fire sale has put historic artworks in the Cohen building in jeopardy. But Representative Lloyd Doggett and other Democrats are on the case.

The Fight to Save D.C.’s New Deal Sistine Chapel From Trump newrepublic.com/article/2082... via @newrepublic.com

Sundown, #ColumbusCircle.

I like this way of putting the matter.

Kennedy Center renovation hit with lawsuit filed by preservationists The suit asks a judge to require the Trump administration to seek approval from Congress and comply with historic preservation laws.

The resistance does not quit!! A whole new lawsuit brought by preservationists to prevent demolition. One way or another the Kennedy vandalism must stop !! www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...

#KennedyCenter #preservation

Calvin Tomkins, Who Chronicled Generations of Vanguard Artists, Dies at 100 Calvin Tomkins, a longtime New Yorker art writer and the biographer of Marcel Duchamp, has died at 100.

Loved Calvin Tomkins’s writing—a great social chronicler of the #art world. www.artnews.com/art-news/new...

Move over, Guinness. Try these six Irish beers – also sold in the US

Guinness is great – but here are more top-notch Irish beers Americans should also know about, from a citrusy golden ale to a coffee-like stout

Judge Strikes Down Kennedy’s Vaccine Policies

BREAKING: All Kennedy vaccine changes and all ACIP decisions are blocked by a federal court, and the panel cannot meet as planned this week. @apoorvanyt.bsky.social

“This is a significant victory for public health, evidence-based medicine," a lawyer for AAP said.

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/16/h...

Since I haven't seen one yet, here's a starter pack of scientists actively working in the climate adaptation and resilience space, including researchers as well as climate service providers! 🌎🧪

But “onyx”… Additional take-down of the #WhiteHouse Ballroom project, by a critic with true expertise—with detailed explanation of why the plans are so bad, aesthetically and procedurally.

New York City Rebuilds a Waterfront Park to Hold Back Rising Seas After a $1.45 billion makeover, East River Park promises to use massive sea walls and earthen berms to protect Lower Manhattan from flooding. But for how long?

New York City has made a bet that it can protect Lower Manhattan from hurricanes, torrential rains, and sea level rise.
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

“Tendentious scholar”—I like this way of putting it.

A new free e-book on the history of the buildings on the full stretch Manhattan’s 42nd Street by renowned and fabulous #architecturalhistory scholar #CarolKrinsky. Highbrow icons like #ChryslerBuilding as well as more vernacular forms! #Academicsky #landmarks nyu.manifoldapp.org/projects/bui...

The NY Review Books had an interesting discussion of his work. From the profile, he strikes me as being an ideologue, like certain I encountered in academia, especially 1990-2001 or so, and unfortunately on committees. The tradition lives on, I see.