A Golf Simulator Is Never FarAstroturf, projector screens, and men in deep concentration over their swings are taking over Manhattan (and some of Brooklyn).
ByClio Chang
tourist attractions
I Rode the Skylift (Twice)Tishman Speyer’s vision for a theme park at the top of Rockefeller Center is complete. The city is weirder for it.
A Hidden Artist’s Complex Behind Spring StreetA screenwriter recruited friends to fix up a tenement in Nolita. In the half-century since, it’s housed artists, editors, and Laila Gohar.
The Panic About the ParapetsA new regulation about roofline walls is making brownstone owners anxious. Does it apply to them? Can they get out of it? Are they being exploited?
The Accidental Day Care in My Living RoomWhen our sons’ Brooklyn nursery lost its license, we decided to play host until the problem was resolved. How long could it take?
Mapping the Many Raids of Adams WorldFederal agents have spent a lot of time searching the homes and offices of our mayor and his administration. Let’s take a tour.
ByClio Chang
street view
The Two Paul RudolphsThe Met’s retrospective reveals the architect’s vision and optimism — and his supreme arrogance.