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Williamsburg Then and Now

by Julia Wertz,

Illustrations of Graham Avenue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, as it appeared between the 1930s and today.

From the Series BLAST

by Jim Mangan,

A photograph from the series BLAST, by Jim Mangan, whose work is on view in the group exhibition Land Escapes, at Joshua Liner Gallery, in New York City. Courtesy the…

Bronx Theaters Then and Now

by Julia Wertz,

Cigar Stores Then and Now

by Julia Wertz,

Illustrations of cigar stores on Broadway in New York City, as they appeared between the early 1900s and today

CBGB Then and Now

by Julia Wertz,

Illustrations of 315 Bowery in New York City, as it appeared between the 1940s and today.

The Lost Land

by Abigail Deutsch,

Revisiting the forgotten stories of childhood.

God Lives on Lemon Street

by Scott Cheshire,

An ex–Jehovah’s Witness visits Watchtower headquarters

The Near-Death of Grand Central Terminal

by Kevin Baker,

And how it foretold the 2008 financial crisis

Say No to Dubai on the Hudson

by John R. MacArthur,

“Pharaonic exclusion is their motto; contempt for human scale and ordinary people their raison d’être.”

Racism Revisited in the New York City Mayoral Race

by John R. MacArthur,

Why are opponents of Bill de Blasio invoking the David Dinkins era?

Susan Wides at Kim Foster Gallery in NYC

by Harper’s Magazine,

The exhibition Susan Wides: All the Worlds, which includes photography that accompanied "Some Assembly Required" (Harper's Magazine, February 2012), opens tonight at Kim Foster Gallery.

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Williamsburg Then and Now

From the Series BLAST

Bronx Theaters Then and Now

Cigar Stores Then and Now

CBGB Then and Now

The Lost Land

God Lives on Lemon Street

The Near-Death of Grand Central Terminal

Say No to Dubai on the Hudson

Racism Revisited in the New York City Mayoral Race

Susan Wides at Kim Foster Gallery in NYC

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