Dorothea Angola, Shorto tells us, arrived in New Amsterdam enslaved, possibly in 1627. She married and had children, and in 1644, her husband petitioned the Dutch...
“$10,000 reward given for returned painting,” it read. The company’s directors, Ian Peck and Terence Doran, responded with a $30 million lawsuit in September in which...
A few weeks before the Manhattan Vintage Show opened this month, its owner, Amy Abrams, was predicting a “fur-a-palooza,” with vendors fielding an uptick in demand...
The New York Philharmonic is capable of playing quietly; the orchestra just hasn’t always seemed to enjoy it. Particularly under their last music director, Jaap van...
It is not often that those of us setting out in Chelsea for an afternoon of gallery-going find ourselves mesmerized by a floor. But Camille Henrot,...
The terrifying first capture in Africa. The deadly crossing of the Middle Passage. The brutality of slave markets and servitude. It’s almost impossible to imagine, let...
Judith Bernstein and her work share a striking trait: a potent brew of provocative humor edged with anger. An indelible cackle with a crackle, as powerfully...
Atmosphere Convivial, warm and timeless. A curved, marble-topped bar by the entrance is reserved for walk-ins. Beyond that are two large, elegantly wainscoted dining rooms furnished...
The sky did not fall during the first week of Manhattan’s congestion pricing. But you wouldn’t have known that by talking to restaurant owners in the...
Carole Wilbourn, a self-described cat therapist, who was known for her skill in decoding the emotional life of cats, as confounding as that would seem to...
