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The article looks at the development of the Brown Zone or the North of Madison Square Park (NoMad) district in New York City. The heart of the district is an Ace Hotel Group branch which was built in partnership with GFI Development under the leadership of chief executive officer (CEO) Andrew Zobler. An overview of the development of the Dumbo neighborhood by David Walentas in the 1980s is offered. Zobler claims NoMad will not become a meatpacking district but a neighborhood for New Yorkers.

The author describes his encounter with a series of pavilions, architectural structures by Dan Graham. Two of these pavilions in New York City are the "Two-Way Mirror Cylinder Inside Cube" on the roof Dia: Chelsea, and "Bisected Triangle, Interior Curve" in Madison Square Park. Among other pavilions created by Graham are shelters, meetings places, sites for chance encounters, psychedelic folds in the cityscape, weird convolutions of the built and natural environments. Some are reflection on recreation, photo operations for tourists and playgrounds for children. He sees that Graham's pavilions invoke laughter and experimentation, create suspensions of existential curiosity, and address the residents, politics, history and built environment of the sites they inhabit.

The article discusses the sculpture Big Bling by sculptor Martin Puryear, installed at Madison Square Park in New York City, New York. Topics discussed include iron version of the sculpture titled Shackled included in Puryear's Matthew Marks Gallery and Morgan Library and Museum exhibitions, collaboration with Unalam fabricators to provide the pressure treated curved laminated timbers for Big Bling and selection of artists Michael Arad and Peter Walker's design for the 9/11 Memorial by him.

The article reports that stand of Atlantic white cedar trees is decaying in Madison Square Park in Manhattan. Topics include examines that city is to blame for the trees' dire condition and not be entirely wrong, but the scene in question is a temporary installation by artist and architect Maya Lin, commissioned by the Madison Square Park Conservancy, called Ghost Forest.

The article offers the author's views on the reconstruction of a tower owned by Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. at Madison Square in New York City. He disapproves the decision of the company to deface the tower due to its decreased economic validity. He discusses several incidents in his life which have evoked an attachment for the tower.

The article discusses executives of the world's top 10 grossing entertainment venues. Topics include genera manager Rebecca Kane Burton of the O2 Arena in London, England, senior vice president and general manager Alex Diaz of Madison Square Garden in New York City, and vice president Nick Spampanato of The Forum in Los Angeles, California.

The article reports on the victory of the New York Rangers hockey team over the New York Islanders at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. It explains that the victory means that the Rangers will face the Montreal Canadiens in the Stanley Cup play-offs final round. It reveals that it is only the third time that the hockey team has progressed so far in the tournament. It also credits the significant role of Ranger coach Fred Shero in transforming the team when he took up the post. It further describes the performance of the team's players including Dave Maloney, John Davidson and Phil Esposito.

The article offers information on the Royal Marines Tattoo, an occasion by the Royal Marine which features military exhibitions that are being shown through tours. It states that the pageantry which was produced by retired Brigadier Alasdair MacLean is touring in North America. It also describes the military show at the Madison Square Garden in New York City in October 1965 as a fanfare of trumpets and a skirl of bagpipes. It adds that the Royal Marines work on their costumes between rehearsals.

An image of Fata Morgana, an installation art piece by Teresita Fernández in Madison Square Park in New York City, is presented.

A review is offered for SD26 restaurant located in Madison Square Park, New York City.

The article discusses the live sound production of the Black Keys for their music album "El Camino," at the Madison Square Garden on New York City. It notes that music engineer Jason Tarulli from Eighth Day Sound has installed a sonic monolithic setup and used microphones from Shure as well as mixes on a DiGiCo SD10 in the concert. It cites that stage mix for the Black Keys created by Tarulli and sound engineers Chez Stock and Fabian Quiroga reflects the evolving sound and tastes of the band.

The author looks at the infrastructure development plans of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, which he stated prior to his State of the State address. Topics discussed include Cuomo sought to establish a new Tappan Zee Bridge and finance the construction of a new trans-Hudson train tunnel and capital plan payments of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, his plan to retain Madison Square Garden while renovating Penn Station, and proposed extension of the Long Island Rail Road.

The article provides an overview on Madison Avenue neighborhood in New York City. Topics discussed include the restaurants in the area including Eataly and Shake Shack, the neighborhood as an ideal conjunction of food and art, the history of the Madison Square Park and the Flatiron Building and notable architectural designs at Madison Avenue including the Appellate Division Courthouse designed by James Brown Lord.

The article reports that saxophonist, composer, and Grammy Award winner Jeff Coffin has started his tour, along with Bela Fleck & the Fleckstones and the Dave Matthews Band. The tour began at Madison Square Garden in New York City on April 14, 2009. It notes that Coffin replaced LeRoi Moore, the band's original saxophonist, who died of complications due to injuries caused by an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) wreck.

The article focuses on the stainless-steel trees installed by designer Roxy Paine at the Madison Square Park in New York City. The trees were displayed as reaching out to each other in an arc. Paine's team used stainless-steel plates for the trunk components and stainless pipes and rods for branches. Paine admitted that he faced difficulty in making the trees stand.

This article reports on the bells in the tower of the MetLife Building in New York City. The bells were turned off during renovation work in 2001 and remained silent until sound artist Brian Fontana's commission in 2005 to create a sound sculpture in nearby Madison Square Park. The sculpture, entitled "Panoramic Echoes," incorporates the bells into its melody. A discussion is presented about the renovation and ringing of the bells.

Presents several news items related to business in New York as of May 12, 2003. Possible plans of Zeytuna stores to build their sixth gourmet grocery in Manhattan, New York; Plans of National Financial Partners Corp. to raise multi-million dollar in an initial public offering; Launch of a campaign by Madison Square Park Conservancy to raise multi-million dollar for the park's maintenance.

The article reviews the architecture of Madison Square in New York City.

The article discusses various stories that are in focus for the month of October including closing of Madison Square Park Shake Shack for renovation, releases politician, Andrew Cuomo's memoir, All Things Possible by publisher HarperCollins, and Jeff Koons marathon exhibit at Whitney Museum.

The article focuses on the plan of LEGO Group to build a strong foundation of family fun and community involvement whose grand opening event over Columbus Day Weekend on October 10-13, 2014 at nearby Madison Square Park, New York City. The LEGO Store, a flagship location for the brand, promises to offer equal parts creativity and community.

The article briefly reports that a selection of architectural follies by artist Rachel Feinstein will be on view at Madison Square Park in New York City from May 1 to September 7, 2014.

The article presents an illustrated timeline of large-scale art installations that have appeared in Madison Square Park in New York City from 2004 to 2014.

The article focuses on the attendance of veteran Gandhian and social activist Anna Hazare during the Independence Day Parade at Madison Square in Manhattan, New York in 2013.

The article reports that outdoor retailer L.L. Bean launched an innovative initiative called "Be an Outsider at Work" at Madison Square Park in New York.

The article focuses on the plans of OppenheimerFunds Inc. to introduce changes in its corporate philanthropy program. It informs that OppenheimerFunds has entered into a 10-year sponsorship agreement with the Museum of Math near Madison Square Park in New York City and mentions that under the agreement, OppenheimerFunds will sponsor future exhibitions at the museum.

The article offers information regarding the benefits offered by volunteer recognition programs among volunteer workers. Topics include several events developed at the Madison Square Center in New York for its volunteers such as annual recognition breakfast and summer picnic, fundraising duties developed for fundraising volunteers of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C., and several questions that could be used to evaluate past commitment to teamwork in an organization or projects.

A review is offered for the Nomad Hotel in Madison Square Park in New York City and the Le Royal Monceau in Raffles Paris, France.

The article offers information on the preparations, ceremony location and photography of the wedding of television (TV) producer Anthony Underwood and partner Josh Lewis. Underwood mentions that the wedding ceremony will be held in Madison Square Park in New York. It states that the wedding will use calla and fiddlehead boutonnieres from Mille Fiori Flowers for 415 U.S. dollars. Underwood says that photography was their priority, in which they engaged in Janelle Brooke Photography.

The article reports that SIA Acoustics designs the portable public address (P.A.) system used in the 2011 annual concert series "The Oval Lawn Series" held at Madison Square Park in New York City.

The article offers information on various issues including the Lafayette dollar that was minted to offset the cost of the statue of Gilbert du Motier and Marquis de Lafayette of Paul Wayland Bartlett, the sponsorship of Automobile Club of America on modern automobile show at the Madison Square in New York City, and the 100,000-franc prize offered by the French Academy of Sciences to the person who can found the means to communicate with a star.

The article focuses on the Museum of Mathematics, a new nonprofit calculus museum developed by former hedge fund executive Glen Whitney which is scheduled to open at Madison Square Park in New York City in the fall of 2012. It states that the museum which commits to make calculus entertaining has signed a lease for the lower level and ground floor in the park area. It mentions that Whitney, along with his team of 10 staffers are creating 50 to 60 exhibits which will make math more interesting.

The article provides information on how artist Jim Campbell made his three-dimensional art installation "Scattered Light" at the Madison Square Park in New York. It says that Campbell started the work by watching the pedestrian flow around Madison Square, after which he camped out in Grand Central Terminal. The author adds that Campbell recorded video of commuters around the concourse and then pared down the video file into high-contrast images before downloading them at a custom-built circuitry. The use of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) is also discussed.