The Eight-Day Week

Park Avenue Armory.

To Do Tuesday: Peep the Show

Art world heavy hitters Agnes Gund, Ronald and Jo Carole Lauder, Lisa and David Schiff, and Aby Rosen and Samantha Boardman are a few of the hosts of the preview of The Art Show, which is celebrating 25 years at the Park Avenue Armory and benefiting the Henry Street Settlement. The show represents over 70 Read More

Manhattan Transfers

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Guggenheim Director Buys Co-op For $1.77 Million

Guggenheim Director Richard Armstrong Ditches Rental For Modest $1.8 M. Co-op (It’s No Downtown Loft)

Nowhere is the difference between current Guggenheim director Richard Armstrong and his showy predecessor Thomas Krens more apparent than in the two men’s homes.

While Mr. Krens installed himself in a sprawling Tribeca loft, borrowing cash from the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation to help fund the purchase, Mr. Armstrong has just upgraded—if we can call it that—from a distinguished two-bedroom rental to a dowdy two-bedroom co-op at 150 East 69th Street that he bought with his long-time partner Dorsey Waxter, according to city records. Read More