Samuel Howard

The programming here is great, but I did find the subway noise pretty aggravating.

I prefer the physical layout of the hall itself to Alice Tully hall at Lincoln Center, but the infrastructure outside the hall (stairs, restrooms, etc.) is inferior verging on claustrophobic.

I hadn't been here in years and recently visited for Vigil on Saturday night . Unlike when I previously visited, the Gospel was read in English, the sermon was in English and some of the Litanies were sung in English. I'm not sure if that's every week or not, but it was quite the change. The priest was friendly and greeted me when he walked by outside the Church.

The interior is, of course, very beautiful.

This is an amazing bookshop at the Walden Pond visitors center. It's run and curated by the Thoreau Society, so the selection is expertly tailored to the site specifically and to Thoreau, Emerson, and the transcendentalists in general.

The shop clerk when I was there was helpful, friendly, and very knowledgeable. He recommended one of the books to me, which I purchased on his recommendation.

They've added contactless payment to the turnstiles at this recently renovated station. It also has some nice art.