The Stonewall National Monument
“NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, hereby proclaim the […]
Category Archives: Things to See
We Are Orlando Mural
“I saw men and men, women and women, standing side-by-side reading the names on the mural. That whole experience was the thing I’m most grateful for.” —Wayne P. Rada, founder […]
“Psycho” on the Roof of The Met
“Revenge is sweet and not fattening.” —Alfred Hitchcock (1899–1980) Titled Transitional Object (PsychoBarn) this year’s site-specific art installation on the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Roof […]
Greek Sculpture at The Met
“I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.” —Alexander the Great (356 B.C.–323 B.C.) he and his […]
Union Square’s Independence Flagstaff
“How little do my countrymen know what precious blessings they are in possession of and which no other people on earth enjoy.” —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826) This quote is chiseled at […]
The Gay Rainbow Flag
“It all goes back to the first moment of the first flag back in 1978 for me. Raising it up and seeing it there blowing in the wind for everyone […]
The Fabulous Frick Collection
“The announcement yesterday that Mr. Frick’s almost unrivalled art treasures were to pass to the city came as a surprise to all save a few of his intimate friends.” —from […]
The Majestic Apartments
“If the new Majestic is in existence after 1981, it will be somewhat of an architectural curiosity.” — Irwin S. Chanin (1891–1988), developer of The Majestic, and his unrealized prediction […]
Central Park’s Seventh Regiment Memorial
The Veteran Corps “commemorated the memory of their comrades who fell in the Civil War with appropriate exercises… The monument was almost hidden from sight by wreaths and flowers, as […]
Getting Creative with Post-It Notes
“Put it on a piece of paper and then we can stick it to anything.” —Art Fry, his advice to Spencer Silver and Geoff Nicholson, his colleagues at 3M who […]
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