Charles Lockwood discusses the evolution of the New York row house from the 1820s onward. Open the door to 150 years of this iconic building type.

Three years ago, the city pledged to develop miles of Greenpoint and Williamsburg East River waterfront as part of a development deal. But while plenty of condos have already been built, most of the parkland has yet to materialize.

Long before turning his attention to architecture, David Rockwell harbored a fascination with staged environments. “Storytelling is at the basis of all the design that we do,” Rockwell says. Watch this video about Rockwell’s recent projects.

Take Your Time is the first major exhibit in the U.S. of works by Olafur Eliasson, whose installations use multicolored light projections, mirrors, and water, stone, and moss to shift the viewer’s perception of place and self. See a video about the exhibits….

….Only some of many here:
You: Steps for Extending Your Warranty
The Brain Fitness Program
Grow Your Money with Jonathan Pond
Menopause and Beyond: New Wisdom for Women
See all descriptions (and some previews)….

For Theater Talk’s upcoming Tony special (12:30pm Wednesday, June 11), Heidi Rodewald and Stew, the writer/performers of Broadway musical “Passing Strange” stopped by to perform. Tune in next week for the full program, or watch the performance here….

In 1997, the City of New York made a formal agreement with the Upstate communities from which it gets its water. How well has the agreement held up, and is NYC’s water supply in jeopardy? See forum lecture here.

Last week, you voted on three films that capture the evolving character of New York City–one on an old luncheonette, another a poetic ode to mass, a third on a Brooklyn spoken-word group. But we can only air one this Saturday night on Reel 13. So which did you choose?

Twice a year, the setting sun aligns perfectly with Manhattan’s city grid of streets, and the sun peers down the building canyons at sunset. If you situate yourself to watch the sunset anywhere along Manhattan’s east-west corridors, you can observe this effect…

Do you accept the many worlds interpretation of quantum physics? Do you even know what that is? Either way, head over to The Paley Center for Media tonight and see a screening of Mark Everett’s “Parallel Worlds, Parallel Lives.” Everett, the creative force behind indie rock outfit Eels, “embarks on a personal journey to understand [...]