SCENT: Scent tour of Hiroshige’s Seasons at the Brooklyn Museum
On a recent weekday afternoon, a group of mostly New Yorkers filed into a gallery at the Brooklyn Museum holding little slips of white paper
May 28, 2024
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MULTISENSORY: The sub-sub-basement of Lehman College
At CUNY’S Lehman College, in the Bedford Park neighborhood in the Bronx, spring is on the cusp of full bloom: birdsong chimes from the budding
April 24, 2024
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SIGHT: Dan’s Supermarket in Inwood
Gary Then, the general manager of Dan’s Supermarket in Inwood, at the northern tip of Manhattan, has a couple of mottos: “Consistency is the best
March 25, 2024
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TASTE: Ebinger’s Brooklyn blackout cake
During World War II, the area around the Brooklyn Navy Yard in Wallabout was subjected to mandatory nighttime blackout drills run by the Civilian Defense
February 26, 2024
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SOUND: In search of a hum at the Cloisters
On a gray January day, the Cloisters, in northern Manhattan, provides a moody respite: the chilly stone walls and massive unicorn tapestries with their arcane
January 25, 2024
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SIGHT: Secret winter wonderland in a parking garage
If you’re walking down East Seventy-Ninth Street between First and Second Avenues in December, you might see a blue glow emanating from a subterranean parking
December 14, 2023
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TASTE: Buttered roll and regular coffee
The most important thing about a buttered roll and a regular coffee—the unsung, only-in-NYC breakfast—is that you can’t overthink them. There will never be a
November 27, 2023
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TOUCH: Feltz Bagels
Disclaimer: The items in the Feltz Bagel pop-up are works of art and not meant to be touched. This post is written in the spirit
October 18, 2023
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SOUND: Nikki Lindt’s Underground Sounds
Have you ever wondered what the inside of a tree sounds like? The mud beneath a streambed? The soil in a field of wildflowers, or
September 27, 2023
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