Chris Brown's Sketch House

In the beginning of March, I somehow wound up having a day off on a Monday. It was that rarest of rarities . . . A free weekday that wa...

An interesting thing sometimes happens when buildings are torn down. The backs and sides of the buildings on the other side of the block...

During the latter part of the 19th Century, as New York City expanded northward, the wealthy class of Manhattan started to fill Fifth Avenue...

Last week, I participated in the  One Week 100 People  challenge. It's a challenge created by urban sketchers  Liz Steel  and  Marc Taro...

These days, most of my time is spent in Midtown, specifically around the Museum of Modern Art, where I've started a full-time job. And s...

The Sherry-Netherland Hotel, at the corner of 5th Ave. and 59th Street. Built in 1927, it is a fancy-schmancy hotel/residence, with rooms re...