He spends part of every day fielding condolence calls, at least two dozen on a recent Monday.

"We're on Broadway now," he said on a recent Monday night before the class began.

But on a recent Monday, a holiday here, only around 100 visitors had paid the $9 admission fee.

A recent Monday was typical: Valerie, 9, got home from dance class at 6:35.

But I'd like to raise a much deeper problem that became painfully clear to me on a recent Monday.

On a recent Monday, groups of young people sat sipping cappuccinos.

On a recent Monday she was working and talking about why she makes art.

"I'm the token crewette," she said one recent Monday.

A recent Monday was a typical day at Van Cortlandt.

At 8 P.M. on one recent Monday evening, there were only two customers.