January 2025

Bourbon Street New Year’s Attack Kills at Least 10 in New Orleans: Live Updates

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Photo: Matthew Hinton/AFP via Getty Images At least 10 people were killed and 35 injured early Wednesday morning during a suspected terrorist attack in New Orleans’ French Quarter. The perpetrator, a 42-year-old Texas man named Shamsud Din Jabbar, intentionally rammed a pickup truck into New Year’s revelers on Bourbon Street, then crashed his truck and […]

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The Whitney Explores Humanity’s Changing Topographies in ‘Shifting Landscapes’

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Humans have always felt compelled to depict the landscapes of their bodies through images and art, using them as tools to measure, document and project their existence. This act of representation provides a way to orient oneself, navigating existential position as part of a larger interconnected system of relationships. Currently on view at the Whitney,

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How Pastry Chef Nicolas Guercio Brings Whimsical Sweet Treats to Life

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Nicolas Guercio” width=”970″ height=”1293″ data-caption=’Nicolas Guercio, the executive pastry chef at Hôtel Lutetia. <span class=”lazyload media-credit”>Julie Limont</span>’> Growing up, Nicolas Guercio wanted to be an architect. That didn’t pan out, but his career as a high-end pastry chef in Paris isn’t far off from that original dream. “My sugar work and sugar showpieces are based

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This year will be make or break for city transit, climate projects

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2025 promises to be packed with megaprojects and policies set to transform the city. These efforts include real estate titans advancing plans for the city’s first casinos, transit officials fine-tuning their vision to reinvent a crumbling stretch of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the city enforcing a first-in-the-nation climate law that will charge building owners who

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Art Museums Are Increasingly Trialing Amenities to Engage Broader Audiences

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Museums these days seem to do everything for people except give them a bed for the night: they offer food, shopping, concerts, dance performances, lectures and films. Some organize travel opportunities, set up times for singles to meet and offer after-school classes and summer camps for children. Others host classes for adults, guided tours for

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