Notebook

Olga Bloom, the founder of Bargemusic, the floating chamber music venue beneath the Brooklyn Bridge, died on Thanksgiving Day, aged 92. If anyone could be said to have lived a full life, it was Olga. When photographer Randy Duchaine and … Continue reading →

NPR’s Leonard Lopate recently interviewed Connie Rosenblum, the former editor of the Times’ City section, about the new anthology of City section pieces, More New York Stories: The Best of the New York Times’ City Section. The interview also featured … Continue reading →

The Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Best American Essays of 2010 has just been released and I discovered my essay “Jerry” about the “pathologically loquacious failed actor” (sorry Jerry) who’s cut my hair for the past fifteen years was shortlisted at the … Continue reading →

I’m honored to be speaking at the joint New York Chapter of the American Institute of Architects/Oxford University Press celebration of the fifth edition of this classic guidebook to the city’s architecture. The event is being held at the Center … Continue reading →

Finally, after almost a year, a thousand cups of coffee and two computers later, the new website is up. A huge thank-you to Daniel Wiener, friend, neighbor and web designer extraordinaire, who helped me every step of the way. I … Continue reading →