Flushing Meadows-Corona Park

You — and everybody else on Planet Earth — are cordially invited to the Global Family Reunion at the New York Hall of Science on Saturday. The brainchild of “immersion scientist” A.J. Jacobs — author of such books as Drop Dead Healthy: One Man’s Humble Quest for Bodily Perfection, The Guinea Pig Diaries: My Life as…

There was nothing like the two World’s Fairs celebrated in Flushing Meadows Corona Park in 1939-40 and 1964-65. And there will never be anything like the World’s Fair 50th anniversary festival planned for the same place on June 7 of this year. Starting at 1 pm, the roughly five-hour commemoration will include classic cars, tours…

It was one of the most memorable venues of the 1964 World’s Fair. Designed by legendary architect Philip Johnson, the New York State Pavilion featured the elliptical Tent of Tomorrow, whose 16 100-foot-high reinforced concrete piers suspended a 50,000-square-foot roof of multi-colored panels. The main floor featured a ground map of New York State with 567…

Many Indians consider 1947 to be the separation year. It’s when the largely Hindu southeast Asian country gained independence from England and when Muslims began to move northwest and east to build nations in what is now Pakistan and Bangladesh. That year also marked the emergence of Indian modern art, led by the Bombay Progressive…