NOTES ON NEW YORK — Page 3 of 9

Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters

by Rick Stachura on March 13, 2019 in Tableaux New York • 1 Comment

“There is a rose in Spanish Harlem.”

Misrepresentations and Things Left Unsaid: A Review of the Plan for 321 East 96th Street

by Rick Stachura on March 5, 2019 in Investigative Journalism • 0 Comments

As the controversial redevelopment plan for 321 East 96th Street heads to State Supreme Court, I examined the case files. This is what I found.

Surrounded

by Rick Stachura on March 3, 2019 in Tableaux New York • 0 Comments

Under these rocks and stars.

Moonraker

by Rick Stachura on March 3, 2019 in Tableaux New York • 0 Comments

“I’ve seen your smile in a thousand dreams.”

The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite

by Rick Stachura on February 10, 2019 in Tableaux New York • 0 Comments

“The Cat in the Hat came back, wreaked a lot of havoc.”

Another Country

by Rick Stachura on February 9, 2019 in Tableaux New York • 0 Comments

“The great question that faced him…was whether or not he had ever, really, been present at his life.”

Next Stop: NYC Parks?

by Rick Stachura on February 8, 2019 in Investigative Journalism • 1 Comment

According to the de Blasio Administration, the City’s Jointly Operated Playgrounds, or JOPs, aren’t parks. But what does a new map from the Parks Department say about them, and what does it have to do with the Marx Brothers Playground in East Harlem?