As the MTA’s Arts & Design programme turns 40 this year, it can take credit for a world-class collection of nearly 400 artworks that stretches across the five boroughs
Insider tips on how to keep the magic alive — and avoid the crowds, the cost and the cold
The Met is on a mission to win over a wider — and younger — audience with a pioneering programme of contemporary works
Head upstate for quaint villages, historic inns, chic shops and cosy restaurants that are all at their quietest right now
The bathhouse is back, from old-school hang-outs to sleek new spas
The signs so synonymous with the Big Apple by night are rapidly flickering out. Here’s where you can still bask in that evocative glow
As one of the city’s most beloved art collections gets ready to move back into its Upper East Side home in 2025, the FT’s US art critic selects her highlights
FT Globetrotter’s must-dos in NYC this season, from festive operas to Restaurant Week
Spilling the tee
The standout United States-based event of November
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Our US art critic’s personal voyage through one of the world’s greatest — and largest — permanent collections
The architecture curator on the brownstones and boutiques in and around her ‘lovely pocket’ of Brooklyn
The FT’s US art critic shares a few of her favourite works in a world-leading permanent collection
The best arts, sports, festivals and events to catch in New York City this year
The man behind NYC celebrity haunt Carbone and the new ZZ’s Members’ Club shares his Manhattan must-dos
From novices to skippers, here’s where to hoist the mainsail and take in NYC’s sights, skyline and sunsets on the water
An expert guide on where to drink, dine, dance — and make ceramics
Thomas Broom-Hughes, who tends to London’s Petersham Nurseries, shares his favourite places to find flourishing plant life amid NYC’s concrete jungle
The publication’s global editorial director and long-time Tribeca resident likes to keep it local, from Pilates to post-prandial drinks — via her favourite shops, galleries and eateries in the district
Escape the city and head upstate for the time-honoured tradition of ‘leaf peeping’
Barbara Haskell dives into her favourite work for FT Globetrotter’s new series on must-see current exhibitions
The Japanese-American artist tantalises with works that subvert minimalism
Taking on chess hustlers, catching Daniel Craig in ‘Macbeth’ and sampling exquisite Japanese plant-based food: how one of the world’s top chefs is enjoying his adopted hometown right now
A New York exhibition of David’s drawings and sketches shows how his radical style developed through the republic and Napoleon
