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xProf: art history, advertising, things NYC. Swimmer, civic cultural advocacy; statue, parks, and advert buff. Author Sculpture in Gotham (Reaktion Books, 2018).
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El Museo del Barrio Presents ‘Candida Alvarez: Circle, Point, Hoop’ gothamtogo.com/el-museo-del... Saving the date #ElMuseodelBarrio

#NYU in watercolor afinelyne.pixels.com/collections/...

Tickets Available for The Much Anticipated ‘Amy Sherald: American Sublime’ to Open at The Whitney in April gothamtogo.com/tickets-avai... Very much looking forward to this #AmyShefald at The Whitney

Trump wants to kill congestion pricing by March 21, according to a recently revealed letter in court. Not without a fight, says the MTA www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/n...

I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers.

Terrific conductor/#music director recommendations for #classicalmusic #concerts in #NewYorkCity danielzinn.substack.com

122 days until the NYC Democratic Primary

I’ve just listened to the latest of these informative and helpful FYINYC interviews, with @blakefornyc.bsky.social, Chrissy Greer, and Harry Siegel. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/f...

This way and that: the lovely jigsaw of Edinburgh's terraces

The federal judge overseeing Mayor Eric Adams’ corruption case is appointing an outside attorney to weigh in on whether the charges should be dismissed: bit.ly/4k3hCbD

File under “grow a fucking backbone” (Keep calling your senators; they’re hearing this)

Perhaps some good news in the MTA’s fight to keep congestion pricing alive: the judge assigned to its case against Trump’s DOT is Judge Liman, who previously ruled in favor of letting the toll proceed

Gov. Kathy Hochul has decided against removing embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams from office, Gothamist has learned: bit.ly/3QpvqzB

NY1 reports that Hochul is looking to introduce "legal sanctions" on Mayor Eric Adams that would limit his power, rather than removing him from office. The sanctions would probably require approval from the state Legislature and City Council & could drive him to resign. ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

This organization has been doing pioneering and important work for a long time, and is making it clear that they’re not about to stop doing so. www.nyclgbtsites.org/2025/02/19/s...

“In the first week of February, weekday traffic inside the tolling zone was down 9 percent … And foot traffic, a measure of business activity, has improved since the tolls took effect” www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/n...

Just under a month to apply for @savingplaces.bsky.social @gettymuseum.bsky.social Conserving Black Modernism grants, supporting the protection of sites that exemplify the fundamental ways Black designers shaped modern architecture. Due March 14!

MTA fires back! Our story about President Trump's decision to kill congestion pricing has been updated with news that the MTA has already sued to keep the toll in place: nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/02/19/b...

just updated this piece because Speaker Adrienne Adams (who would be 1 of 5 on the inability committee) says that mechanism for mayoral removal is "inapplicable for this situation."

Good perspective. Wishing names were named, so that people know at whom to look more closely. But yes—very distressing because many within the admin are working hard to do real good. www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/wha...

I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers.

Wow. www.cnn.com/2025/02/18/p...

‘The Book of Esther in the Age of Rembrandt’ to Open at the Jewish Museum in March 2025 gothamtogo.com/the-book-of-... #Art

A tribute to a really important #landscapearchitecct of our times. www.tclf.org/remembering-...

Whenever I’ve heard Maria Torres-Springer speak, she’s struck me as earnest, sincere, and truly committed to doing good. This sad turn of events reinforces this impression.

If you’re not confirmed by the Senate then you have no business meddling in the lives of MILLIONS of Americans We are suing DOGE for violating the constitution & illegally seizing power I’ll discuss tonight @ 8PM ET on @insidewithpsaki.msnbc.com 👇 statedemocracydefenders.org/fund/new-law...

Professor Bruce Dohrendwend authored many important books and articles centered on mental and public health in low-income populations in #WashingtonHeights in years following Vietnam War and onward. #Urbanism+ #NewYorkCity

Monstrous Beauty: A Feminist Revision of Chinoiserie to Open at The Metropolitan Museum of Art gothamtogo.com/monstrous-be... On my list #MonstrousBeauty at The Met

Yes, upstairs market spaces with historically-important reliefs by Isamu Noguchi can be “rather forgotten.” And if we don’t make sure that they become unforgotten, as this post has helped to do, they can suddenly disappear—poof. True, everywhere.

citylimits.org/2025/01/16/n...

Gold mine alert! Images of Hudson River before Hudson River Park. #NewYorkCity #history #Urbanism+ www.villagepreservation.org/campaign-upd...

You can’t make this stuff up!! gothamist.com/news/ex-nypd...

Awesome to see @wafisher.bsky.social’s team’s work on the new UI for @mta.info platform screens being deployed widely! The left screen has the new combined arrival times and service change display. The right screen has the dynamic map that changes for nights and weekends. It’s world class stuff.

A lawsuit alleges the identical twin brother of former police commissioner Edward Caban impersonated him at precinct station houses … t.co/G5Mpw1PEAx

Exhibition at the Capitoline Museums in Rome of the collections of the Farnese family, some of the greatest collectors and patrons of the sixteenth century #earlymodern #arthistory