Christoph Niemann’s “West Fourth”

For the cover of the April 27, 2026, issue, the artist Christoph Niemann depicted a beloved spot in the West Village. “I spent my youth on outdoor basketball courts playing pickup games—until, as an adult, I tore my Achilles tendon trying to relive the past,” Niemann said. “Since then, I’ve resorted to running, swimming, and always stopping to watch the action at the Cage, as that West Fourth Street court is known, when I’m in the neighborhood.”

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