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How Can You Live in the City? Martha Rosler's "If You Can't Afford to Live Here Mo-o-ove!"

How Can You Live in the City? Martha Rosler's "If You Can't Afford to Live Here Mo-o-ove!"

How Can You Live in the City? Martha Rosler's "If You Can't Afford to Live Here Mo-o-ove!"

By Pollyanna Rhee

Housing & Realty, Poverty & Inequality, Arts & CultureGuest UserJuly 26, 2017Comment

Tony Schwartz’s New York Recordings: Sound, Place, and Civic Identity

Tony Schwartz’s New York Recordings: Sound, Place, and Civic Identity

Tony Schwartz’s New York Recordings: Sound, Place, and Civic Identity

By Benjamin Serby

Arts & Culture, Metropolitan RegionGuest UserJuly 13, 2017Comment

The Museum of the City of New York's "NY at its Core" Exhibit

The Museum of the City of New York's "NY at its Core" Exhibit

The Museum of the City of New York's "NY at its Core" Exhibit

Reviewed by Arinn Amer

Arts & Culture, ReviewsGuest UserJune 14, 2017Comment

Affordable Housing for Hollywood: A Closer Look at Manhattan Plaza

Affordable Housing for Hollywood: A Closer Look at Manhattan Plaza

Affordable Housing for Hollywood: A Closer Look at Manhattan Plaza

Arts & Culture, Interviews, Housing & RealtyGuest UserMay 18, 2017Comment

Bob Dylan’s New York, 1961

Bob Dylan’s New York, 1961

Bob Dylan’s New York, 1961

By Stephen Petrus

Arts & Culture, ExcerptsGuest UserApril 19, 2017 Comment

Bread and Puppet Theater in Gotham

Bread and Puppet Theater in Gotham

Bread and Puppet Theater in Gotham

By Erik Wallenberg

Arts & Culture, PoliticsGuest UserApril 12, 2017Comment

Beside the Evening Sea: Staten Island as Haven for Writers and Reformers

Beside the Evening Sea: Staten Island as Haven for Writers and Reformers

Beside the Evening Sea: Staten Island as Haven for Writers and Reformers

By Marguerite María Rivas

Arts & Culture, Staten IslandGuest UserFebruary 14, 2017Comment

“The Heroism of Modern Life”: Marshall Berman and His City

“The Heroism of Modern Life”: Marshall Berman and His City

“The Heroism of Modern Life”: Marshall Berman and His City

By Benjamin Serby

Arts & Culture, Reviews, BronxGuest UserJanuary 18, 2017Comment

Even the Brooklyn Boy Needs a Break: Walt Whitman’s Summer Fling in Greenport

Even the Brooklyn Boy Needs a Break: Walt Whitman’s Summer Fling in Greenport

Even the Brooklyn Boy Needs a Break: Walt Whitman’s Summer Fling in Greenport

By Karen Karbiener

Arts & Culture, Brooklyn, ManhattanGuest UserOctober 25, 2016Comment

Beyond “Ghetto Arts”: Vinnette Carroll’s Urban Arts Corps

Beyond “Ghetto Arts”: Vinnette Carroll’s Urban Arts Corps

Beyond “Ghetto Arts”: Vinnette Carroll’s Urban Arts Corps

By Hillary Miller

Arts & Culture, ExcerptsGuest UserOctober 11, 2016Comment