The partners from revered graphic design firm Pentagram discuss the numerous places around New York that they’ve put their thumbprint on–how the projects can be viewed as a whole, and specific challenges they face when designing for New York City institutions.
Charles Mingus(1922-1979), the acclaimed jazz composer, would have turned 86 yesterday. Mingus is heralded as the heir apparent to Duke Ellington, a close friend and colleague of Mingus during his lifetime, and also as a precursor to the development of free jazz. Mingus broke new ground in taxing his musicians to create new perceptions and [...]
Come spend an exciting day with Cyberchase when the NY Mets take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. Harry and Digit kick things off with a spectacular Math & Sports pre-game show, test your math skills during the game… and maybe even meet Harry and Digit! Special pricing for teachers and students.
New York Voices visits three properties that have “gone green”: The new corporate headquarters of the Hearst Corporation; a green roof in the South Bronx; and the former ice house of the Nassau Brewery, which has been converted into environmentally-friendly apartments.
Much of Brooklyn’s Greenpoint neighborhood sits on top of a 55-acre oil spill that is 50% larger than the Exxon Valdez spill off the coast of Alaska. Decades of oil refining on the industrial Newton Creek left 17 million gallons of oil under the ground and in the water. About half of that oil has been cleaned up – leaving some 8 million gallons.
In January and February 2008, the EPA identified dredge sites for Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the Hudson River cleanup project.
In 2006, Till The River Runs Clear aired on thirteen and told the story of America’s environmental flagship, the Clearwater, which has helped effect a remarkable grassroots transformation of the Hudson River over the [...]
Dr. Majora Carter connects poverty alleviation and the built environment, talks about public TV, what led her to the Bronx River Cleanup project and founding Sustainable South Bronx. This closing address was given for the 2008 Teaching & Learning Celebration.
New Jersey’s long-awaited draft Energy Master Plan was unveiled by the Corzine administration, which has raised questions and goal reservations. Key points in the plan include revising of housing codes to encourage better efficiency, and increases in renewable energy sources.
Designed for Pleasure (on exhibit now at the Asia Society and Museum) examines Ukiyo-e (pronounced oo-key-yo-ay), the paintings and woodcuts that depict the “floating world”: Edo, Kyoto, and Osaka during the late seventeenth to late nineteenth centuries.
Richard Price, whose eighth novel Lush Life (FSG) came out last month, discusses the decade-long shift in the cultural landscape of Manhattan’s Lower East Side.
