Fred A. Bernstein

Fred Bernstein has degrees in architecture (from Princeton University) and law (from NYU) and writes about both subjects. He lives in New York City and has two sons.

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The Undaunting Courage of Rio's Gay Crusader

The late David Miranda, in his prime

 Published in Out
May 11, 2018
Glenn Greenwald: Life Beyond Borders

The controversial journalist and activist opens the (guarded) gate of his Rio de Janeiro home

 Published in Out
April 18, 2011
Lighting Matches in Cuba on the 4th of July

The U.S. "ambassador" makes her presence known

 Published in The New York Times
July 4, 2002
The Caregiver’s Bookshelf: Broken Promises

A history professor at Princeton University uncovers dark tales of caregiving in the decades before America’s social safety net.

 Published in The New York Times
February 15, 2012
Bringing

But is it legal?

 Published in The New York Times
February 6, 2002
Walking the Williamsburg

A new pedestrian and bike path across the East River

 Published in The New York Times
June 11, 2000
Chess Set, Seasoned to Taste

What I made with salt and pepper shakers

 Published in The New York Times
June 14, 2002
The Mailbox as Fortress

Molded plastic mailboxes are changing the look of suburbia

 Published in The New York Times
February 25, 1992
Charleston: The Case of the Missing Neighbors

Owners of trophy houses leave parts of the city deserted

 Published in The New York Times
October 22, 2004
Bringing Deserted Bicycles Back to Life

Whose property are abandoned bikes, anyway?

 Published in The New York Times
January 1, 2000
Bringing Deserted Bicycles Back to Life

Is it steeling, or just making the streets look better?

 Published in The New York Times
June 2, 2002
Gay Unions Were Only Half the Battle

But there are impediments to gay divorce.

 

 Published in The New York Times
April 6, 2003
O Spacious Skies, With Nary a Power Pole in Sight

Living off-the-grid appeared to be going mainstream

 Published in The New York Times
February 23, 1999
For African-Americans, a Chance to Draft History

Black architects are designing Black cultural institutions

 Published in The New York Times
June 24, 2004
Booting Up Before "Taps"

Soldiers pursue degrees online

 Published in The New York Times
August 15, 2002
Entertaining Mr. X

My encounter with the author, aesthete and raconteur Douglas Coupland

 

 

 Published in The Independent on Sunday (London)
January 1, 2003
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