Foster and Partners, the British architecture juggernaut, has been keeping busy during the COVID-19 crisis. In addition to designing a highly effective open-source face mask, the firm put together the excellent #architecturefromhome series, which includes a pile of clever activities for design-inspired kids (and, if we’re

There are a lot of things we’re nostalgic for right now, but we have to admit that chalky Necco Wafers didn’t make the shortlist. Nevertheless, the much-maligned candy-like product is back on the shelves after disappearing in 2018. The wax-papered cylinders have

Scrubbed on Wednesday because of bad weather, NASA’s launch of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, carrying astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley, has been rescheduled for Saturday. No ordinary rocket launch, this will be the first time in close to a decade that a

Monday marks the start of Pride Month, and we’re ready. “I want the Corcoran family to remember this,” says Pam Liebman. “It’s no accident that ‘live who you are’ is our tagline. It’s a statement of belief and a call to action. I can’t

Set a reminder: Friday and Saturday, May 29 and 30, just after 8 p.m., get ready to grab your iPhone to celebrate the ultimate Instagram holiday: Manhattanhenge. This twice-a-year alignment of the sunset and Manhattan’s street grid won’t be quite the

While it's true that Brooklyn’s Peter Luger Steak House got a good searing in The New York Times last October, it’s also true that this meaty mainstay kept right on cooking, thanks to a pack of loyal regulars. The dining room is closed

For 36 years, the teachers and practitioners of the Open Center have been helping New Yorkers maximize their emotional, social, physical, creative, and spiritual selves. Now, recognizing the unusual personal challenges created by the coronavirus lockdown, the Center has put together the New Yorkers for New

Last week, to the delight of every child who ever clutched a dog-eared copy of Eloise or From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, the New York Public Library, which is celebrating 125 years in 2020, revealed its list of 125 Kids Books

We’ve heard about crystal-clear canals in Venice and sightings of Everest’s summit from Kathmandu, Nepal, for the first time in a century, but the lockdown has yielded something just as remarkable right here at home: Silence. The New York Times put together a