Rantings of a New Yorker

Keith Christiansen, the Jayne Wrightsman Curator of European Paintings, and Michael Gallagher, Conservator in Charge of Paintings Conservation, discuss their research and conservation of the first known painting by Michelangelo Buonarroti (Florence 1475–Rome 1564), believed to have been created when he was twelve or thirteen years old. Recently acquired by the Kimbell Art Museum, the [...]

By now, you may have seen the “Good Beer” seal in different establishments in New York City.  If your establishment meets the requirements, you’ll get the seal as well.  The requirements are 1. Have 80% craft domestic or special imported beer. 2. Serve a good portion of their beers via draft or cask ale program. [...]

Think that shot of whiskey was really the expensive brand you paid for?  Think again. “It made us sound like we are Public Enemy No. 1,” a bartender told the New York Post. “It could have put us out of business.” So we should let you continue to lie to your customers so you can [...]

The great Canadian donut shop, Tim Hortons is now open at several locations in New York City.  Go grab some today and compare them to Dunkin’ Donuts.  Of course, Dunkin Donuts has never been the same since they stopped making their donuts locally and got rid of their honey dipped donuts.  Man, those were good [...]

Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York is a picture book about old store fronts in New York City. If you’d like to see a selection of photos from the book before you buy it, head on over to Clic Bookstore & Gallery, July 15th through August 30th, 255 Centre Street, NYC. You can [...]

A beautiful panoramic shot of NYC from flickr.  Just click on the photo to enlarge it.

Every day, the NYPD releases their statistics on major crimes, including homicides within the five boroughs of NYC.  The New York Times has compiled the data in those reports and has created an interactive map of murders in the city.  They promise to update it as new information becomes available to them.

If you’re visiting New York City, you might want to keep a copy of Operations Order 14, which states that photography in New York City is perfectly legal and the police shouldn’t harass you.  Yes, they should already know this, but it doesn’t hurt to carry a copy around anyway.