Justin Davidson

Author, Magnetic City: A Walking Companion to New York: | Classical music and architecture critic, @NYMag and @Curbed

[Justin Davidson @JDavidsonNYC]

A lot of classical musicians pay lip service to community and underserved audiences. This dude (who was giving private performances for audiences of me when we were college roommates) really does it.

[Betsy McKay @betswrites]

How do you haul a keyboard up a ski lift? Pianist David Feurzeig aims to perform in every town in #Vermont, but booking those gigs isn’t always easy. https://t.co/xgDPaXEiXm

[New York Magazine @NYMag]

Studio V architects has proposed a development plan for a two-block rail cut in Borough Park, Brooklyn: Deck over the freight rail line (that may soon be part of the Interborough Express) and build housing right on top. @jdavidsonNYC writes for @curbed https://t.co/qWdQS3ZtVg

[Streetsblog New York City @StreetsblogNYC]

Lord, let us hope this ⁦@JDavidsonNYC⁩ @curbed piece is in ⁦@NYCMayor⁩’s press packet because ⁦@JSadikKhan⁩ just gave a master class on all the street improvements we need so desperately. https://t.co/g4mSBkm237

[Curbed @Curbed]

.@jdavidsonNYC spoke to @JSadikKhan, the transportation commissioner when Mayor Bloomberg first proposed congestion pricing in 2007, about the opportunity for reinventing New York’s streets and the dangers of getting it wrong https://t.co/YCL77nM09d

[Justin Davidson @JDavidsonNYC]

My first NYRB byline also comes with what I believe is the publication's first ever use of "chiavechemmèrd." Also, "sfacimmemmèrd."
https://t.co/v1YPFuvYLs

[New York Magazine @NYMag]

.@jdavidsonNYC reviews the "quietly exhilarating" Perelman Performing Arts Center and examines how it might succeed (or fail) in a city transformed by crisis https://t.co/6lceFPbxSE

[Justin Davidson @JDavidsonNYC]

I agree. But then I would, wouldn't I?
https://t.co/zo7Os6UiAr

[Nick Fineman @The_FineMan]

An unbelievable piece on Dan Doctoroff's legacy in NYC and battle with ALS by @JDavidsonNYC. Highly recommend reading.

What the Builder Built Under Mayor Bloomberg, Dan Doctoroff remade the city at top speed. Now, as New York is again mired in crisis, he faces his own. https://t.co/YyXT8Wo4W4

[Justin Davidson @JDavidsonNYC]

@ollywainwright casts a sharp eye into the world of architecture by AI. How long will humans need other humans to design their cities?
https://t.co/CudFN58Mbd

[Justin Davidson @JDavidsonNYC]

Reminder that the risk of dying is 100 percent.

[Guardian US @GuardianUS]

Revealed: walking just 4,000 steps a day can reduce risk of dying https://t.co/30yTaXLtBn

[Justin Davidson @JDavidsonNYC]

I live with three buildings in different stages of construction (all involving drilling) across the street, which is also being repaired (drilling!), plus extensive facade work (drilling!) on my building. So, yeah, noise. @heybonanos gets it.
https://t.co/Q0eYZNqHH6

[Justin Davidson @JDavidsonNYC]

Yeah, I didn't think it was, but thanks anyway.

[Justin Davidson @JDavidsonNYC]

@ProfSchleich @DanDoctoroff Yeah, good question. Both, for sure - you need the vision and the team. Bloomberg combined command of detail with the ability to delegate.

[Justin Davidson @JDavidsonNYC]

@ProfSchleich @DanDoctoroff Yes, I agree that they were connected by the overall approach: upzone near transit corridors and on the waterfront; downzone in outer-borough residential districts.

[Justin Davidson @JDavidsonNYC]

@ProfSchleich @DanDoctoroff And your point about the downzonings is definitely on target, but I do have the sense that while it was a major legacy of the Bloomberg administration, that was something that fell largely in Amanda Burden's portfolio. Doctoroff never seemed to care too much about that part.

[Justin Davidson @JDavidsonNYC]

@ProfSchleich @DanDoctoroff Thanks for this thread, David. Both points taken. I'd argue that, just as Doctoroff couldn't have used the power of his office without Bloomberg squarely behind him, Bloomberg, as political newbie, would have been much less effective mayor without Doctoroff.

[Justin Davidson @JDavidsonNYC]

Two dark towers auditioning for the role of Gotham City in the next Batman movie.
https://t.co/3FeVo5GJqC

[Justin Davidson @JDavidsonNYC]

I covered much of what Dan Doctoroff wrought during the Bloomberg years, but looking back now I'm struck by what a singular figure he was in city government and how deep and broad his legacy is. So I wrote about that. https://t.co/6dpRhlnXrb

[Justin Davidson @JDavidsonNYC]

@maridapr @Curbed Looking forward to reading your take - I'm sure there was plenty left to be said.

[Curbed @Curbed]

Steven Holl’s Hunters Point Library is just the latest of many buildings to embrace a staircase as a central architectural showpiece — and inadvertently create a barrier to disabled visitors. @jdavidsonNYC writes https://t.co/tixdn62oQh