Check out Julie Mehretu's exhibition, "Grey Area," her representation of post-war Berlin in which the dynamism of urban life confronts decay and change. It's open through October 6, 2010. Read more.
Who will get to manage this 1,776-foot-tall office tower? The two bidders are the family-run Durst Organization and Related Cos., an international real-estate developer. Read more.
An unparalleled place to score hot-ticket items—like Current/Elliott's boyfriend jeans—long after they've sold out elsewhere. Read more.
There’s something captivating about this spot, from its old-fashioned seed and grain shop to its emphasis on lines that favor unusual seaming and unorthodox cuts, including Rick Owens and Gary Graham. Read more.
This shop’s been long a standout for upstart labels, but its biggest draw is its shoe salon, which has all the heavy hitters, from Christian Louboutin to Marc Jacobs, yet tends toward an edgier buy. Read more.
Worth trying at this posh but low-key place: the two-course prix-fixe lunch ($8) with vegetable dumplings stuffed with shiitake mushroom, sweet corn and peanut, plus steaming pad see ew with beef. Read more.
See how the seating-area signs glow blue for the Giants and green for the Jets. The two teams squabbled over every detail of this $1.7 billion stadium, from the architecture to portable toilets. Read more.
Ed Koch may no longer be mayor of New York, but if he used Foursquare, he'd probably be the mayor of this restaurant. Once a month, Koch invites members of his administration to an elegant lunch here. Read more.