In This Issue

NYC Reimagined

Outside-the-Box Ideas for Our City’s Future
Psychology

Dealing with the Office Jerk

Metropolis

Learning What Shapes the Character of a Town

Pandemic Art

Nurses Put Their Creativity on Display
Social Digging

Discovering the World’s Oldest Industrial Brewery, c. 3000 BCE
Artistic Activism

Cultivating Creativity to Make the Impossible Possible
Good Fella

Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation Gift Honors Martin Scorsese
Profiles

These Five Alumni Enrich Public Life, Arts, and the Community
NYUAA Awards

Meet the NYU Alumni Association Award Honorees
Class Notes

Updates, Events, and Bug Out: The Great Insect Heist
Painting of Prometheus by Maxwell Parrish

Carrying the Torch

Extraordinary Generosity: Three Gifts from Visionary Donors Are Sure to Change Lives

Black and white concept image of a Manhattan Airport with runways elevated 200 feet above street level

On the Cover

The spring/summer 2022 cover features a 1945 concept illustration for a failed proposal by real estate titan William Zeckendorf Sr. for a Manhattan Airport with runways elevated 200 feet above street level, with offices, restaurants, and stores below. Take a closer look and read more about Zeckendorf—and what he got right. See also what inspired us to feature this art and explore a new New York.

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