Here’s a year-end article I wrote for the Municipal Art Society that discusses a number of planning, preservation and livability developments that made headlines in 2010. View a screen shot below. 

There will be no changes to the Silver Towers complex after architect I. M. Pei voiced his preference for a site located elsewhere in Greenwich Village. 

Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s recently announced fashion initiatives aim to bolster an important economic engine for the city, but do they protect the eclectic, energetic Garment District? Read about the future of fashion in the city here, or view a screen shot below. 

Here’s a post I did for the Municipal Art Society on the future of Manhattan’s west side. Visit mas.org or view a screen shot of the piece below.
 
 
 

 These shots were taken somewhere in between Salzburg, Austria and Prague, Czech Republic. It being a day train, we had plenty of time to gaze out at the stark midwinter terrain that eventually gave way to the concrete slab apartment complexes of outer Prague. One of the more interesting aspects of rail travel is the […]

The paths that crisscross the farmland below Drachenwand, near Mondsee, Austria, are widely used by cyclists, farmers and hikers.

Mondsee (Moonlake) is a small Austrian town located in the Völklabruck district, near Salzburg. Despite featuring the Collegiate church used for the wedding in The Sound of Music,  Mondsee’s architectural beauty is overshadowed by its natural surroundings. Above the shimmering lake that gives the town its name, mountains -  both the Northern Limestone Alps of the South […]

Here’s a link to my recent interview with Joel Harrington, Chef de Cuisine at The Ritz-Carlton, Dove Mountain, in Arizona. 

Here’s a link to my recent article in offmanhattan.com about where to watch the upcoming World Cup in New York’s surrounding neighborhoods. From Brooklyn to Hoboken, I’ve chosen some interesting spots to check out. Enjoy!

 
    If you find yourself in Kreuzberg on the banks of the Urbanhafen (urban harbor) on a warm summer evening (or, as I experienced it, a sub-zero January night), be sure to stop by van Loon restaurantschiffe. Nestled on the bank below Carl-Herz-Ufer and a short walk from Prinzenstraße, van Loon is a floating restaurant […]