The East River—its bridges, boats, and natural beauty—has inspired centuries of artists. But few have depicted the river with the richness and romanticism of Woldemar Neufeld. [“Beekman Place Houses”] Neufeld’s journey to New York City was marked by tragedy. Born in Southern Russia in […]
Written by Robert Sullivan Photographs by Jade Doskow A little less than two decades ago, the last steaming load of garbage arrived at Fresh Kills Landfill. A packed-high barge turned slowly out of the Arthur Kill — that long, dishwater-brown tidal strait that separates Staten Island from […]
Nearly every week since “Black Lives Matter” was painted in front of Trump Tower in Manhattan, someone has unloaded a bucket of paint on the giant yellow letters. In one incident, two women shouted “All Lives Matter” as they ran across the three words while […]
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