THE SEATTLE TIMES — November 19, 2018 — In a story most Muslims believe authentic, the Prophet Muhammad stands up as a Jewish funeral procession goes by. His companions wonder why he shows such respect. “It is only a Jew,” they…
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Haroon Moghul’s Piece “Happy Birthday, Muhammad” featured in The New York Times
THE NEW YORK TIMES — November 20, 2018 — Tuesday is the Prophet Muhammad’s birthday. It’s the 12th of Rabi al-Awwal, the day most Muslims believe he came into the world some 1,400 years ago. I first met Muhammad in August…
Presenting THE CITY, A Revson-Conceived Nonprofit Digital News Startup
A major new nonprofit digital news organization focused on New York City, called THE CITY (@TheCityNY), is about to begin staffing up with top New York City journalists, and it will launch later this year with the mission of adding…
Revson-funded book, Palaces for the People, featured in The New York Times and WNYC
The Revson Foundation is proud to support the publication of Eric Klinenberg's new book, Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life.
Reentry: Start Here – A Profile of Brooklyn Public Libary’s TeleStory Program
URBAN OMNIBUS — September 7, 2018 — Where do you go to get help? A branch library system is an ideal physical infrastructure of aid: in New York City, 209 branches are dispersed throughout the city, yet central to neighborhoods’ identities; they…
Key to the city: Kudos to the brains behind Culture Pass
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS — July 22, 2018 — It’s hard to believe nobody thought of it sooner: A New York City library card can now get you into 33 museums free. The Brooklyn, New York and Queens libraries launched Culture Pass,…
The funding to save local journalism: Importing an idea from San Diego
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS — August 20, 2018 — Mary Walter-Brown came to New York the other day on a mission to help save our local journalism. She may seem an unlikely savior to New Yorkers. A graduate of Northern Kentucky University,…
Culture Pass Featured on The Brian Lehrer Show & New York Times Editorial
THE BRIAN LEHRER SHOW— July 20, 2018 — Linda Johnson, president and C.E.O. of the Brooklyn Public Library, talks about the new program that lets all three library system card-holders visit major NYC cultural institutions for free. Listen to the interview here.…
NYC’s Public Library Systems Launch Culture Pass
With support from the Revson Foundation, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, and the New York Community Trust, NYC’s three public library systems have joined together to launch Culture Pass, a city-wide initiative providing free access to 33 cultural institutions across the five boroughs to the millions of library card holders.
Really want to fix local journalism, Mayor de Blasio? Here’s how
Julie Sandorf, President of the Revson Foundation, describes the national decline in local news coverage and calls for increased investment in local journalism in New York.