The Metropolitan Spirit
About Us
The Metropolitan Spirit celebrates the culture and life of New York as well as the artists, artisans, and people who have relished the city in their work and in their lives.
The phenomenon of the Metropolitan Spirit is most keenly defined by F. Scott Fitzgerald, who wrote so lyrically about New York. As much as any artist, Fitzgerald embodies Alfred Kazin's notion of people creating New York by living outside of the city and yearning to be part of it, wishing for something wonderful and joyous in their lives.
We hail the literature, architecture, music, and street life manifesting the ever evolving zeitgeist of New York, sometimes a zephyr breathing life into the pilgrims and denizens of the city, sometimes a full force gale spiriting wanderers homeward.
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Walks
Some of the most magical walks in New York begin at Cedar Hill in Central Park near 5th Av. and 79th St.
Metropolitan Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art on 5th Avenue at 82nd Street breathes life and joy to visitors from around the world.
Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera’s 2019-20 season will include productions of La Traviata, The Magic Flute, and Tosca.
Bandshell
Classical Music Concerts at the Bandshell in Central Park as described by E. B. White in Here is New York have been presented since 1905.
Writers
E. B. White and Paul Goldberger stand with F. Scott Fitzgerald as perhaps the most enchanting writers of New York.
The Streets of Rome
The Metropolitan Spirit of the Eternal City is evoked in Bob Dylan's “When I Paint My Masterpiece.”
September 11
In the days after September 11 thousands of flyers and bulletins went up in public places around New York City.
Metropolitan Spirit
F. Scott Fitzgerald recalls his experience of New York, defining the Metropolitan Spirit and his three symbols of the city.
The Jazz Age
Fitzgerald reveals how sudden good fortune, flappers, and the midnight frolic belied the secrets of the Jazz Age.
The Roaring Twenties
Fitzgerald recalls how the uncertainties of the 1920’s were drowned in a steady, golden roar.
