This week’s cover, “Sidewalk Connoisseurs,” by Victoria Tentler-Krylov. NewYorkerCovers
New York may be a city where a person can, for the amount one might reasonably expect to pay for a month’s rent in many parts of this country, partake in an hours-longfeaturing toro topped with osetra caviar and uni served with white truffle. Its temples of art may house some of the most renowned—and well-insured—art in the world. But it is also a city that embraces the epicure of the hot dog and the patron of the sidewalk artist.
Public spaces that work tend to have a handful of magic ingredients: water, a mix of different scales, greenery. Their designs are attentive to sound, provide a feeling of being open and sheltered at the same time, and, above all, give people places to pause and watch others. New York has no shortage of incredible public spaces, but, often, longtime residents are displaced by shiny new spaces that attract only visitors.
The two cities couldn’t be more different. St. Petersburg is a city of classical architecture, with an enormously wide river flanked by stone embankments, grand open spaces, and impressive vistas. It is incredibly beautiful but can also feel cold and solitary. New York has always felt like a huge jolt of energy to me, mostly because of the fascinating diversity of people living in close proximity to each other.
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