Anthony Robins

Writer, historian, lecturer, and guide, Anthony W. Robins has led countless visitors through New York City and lectured for museums, universities, and private groups around the world. During a 20-year career at the New York Landmarks Commission, he served as Deputy Director of Research and Director of Survey. Robins has taught at Williams College, Pratt Institute, and Columbia University, and has been published in The New York Times, New York magazine, Gourmet, Connoisseur, Architectural Record, and Progressive Architecture. His books include Subway Style: 100 Years of Architecture & Design in the New York City Subway; Classics of American Architecture: The World Trade Center; and Grand Central Terminal: 100 Years of a New York Landmark. His guidebook to Art Deco New York was published in 2017 and won a “New York City Book Award” from the New York Society Library.