Mayor Hails Central Park 'Gates' as Art and Tourist Lure
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Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg lauded the importance of public art on the eve of the opening of "The Gates" installation in Central Park.
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For a lot of New Yorkers, the reopening of the Modern allows for a fond reunion with objects they love. They won't be disappointed.
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Among the cultural attractions recommended by city tourism officials for Republican National Convention delegates are the popular Museum of Modern Art, the iconic Guggenheim museum and the stately Whitney.
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"The Gates" are open &#151; all 7,500 of 'em. The biggest art project in New York City's history debuted Saturday in Central Park with the unfurling of saffron-colored fabric banners suspended in 16-foot-high frames, providing a splash of sunrise 26 years in the making.
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Hundreds of workers have put their lives on hold to install "The Gates," a $20 million project by the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude that opens in Central Park next Saturday.
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Christo and Jeanne-Claude, the husband  and wife team whose $20 million art project "The Gates" unfurls  in Manhattan's Central Park on Saturday, know that their large,  fanciful, short-lived public art works puzzle many people.
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Deputy Mayor Daniel L. Doctoroff's eight-year-old dream to bring the Olympics to New York will be presented in the finest details.
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NEW YORK, NY - Thousands of people lined the streets of New York City over the weekend to take in the reopening of the Museum of Modern Art.
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Travel: A new wave of hotels across the East River will give visitors a cheap alternative to Manhattan - and an authentic taste of the Big Apple, says James Doran.
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City officials have identified several sites -- including some in prominent downtown locations -- they say would be suitable for the Armenian Heritage Memorial Park that supporters have been campaigning to place on the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway.
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By Tim Stanley World Staff Writer  Gateways to make inviting markers for downtown, officials say.
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DC's former mayor takes a new role in government
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With the reopening of the Bode Museum, a cultural park in the former East Berlin has taken another step toward recovering its place as one of the worldÂs great centers of art.
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Officials tout the massive art installation as a sign that the city has recovered from Sept. 11.
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For Amanda M. Burden, the director of the City Planning Department, raising the bar for new architecture in New York is a balancing act.
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The flow of audiences and artists between Chicagoâs established theaters and the up-and-comers has been instrumental in maintaining its stature as the countryâs most vibrant dramatic capital after New York.
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In a restroom-challenged city, CharminÂs marketing ploy impressed many people, including Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg.