While the interior is idle (or getting a revamp, in some cases), the windows to the street have a thing or two to say about art, poetry, and the power of words – and, in some cases, even dance. The Brooklyn Ballet performed 20-minute “jewel-box dances” from The Nutcracker in its street-level windows in December, using barriers to prevent crowds. “It was a way to bring some people back to something they love that they enjoyed that they might be forgetting about. … It did feel like a real performance.” – The New York Times