Created in 1987, the prize honors Brendan Gill, long-time MAS trustee, renowned New Yorker theater critic, author, and architectural preservationist. The cash prize, funded by a permanent endowment, is awarded annually to the creator of a work of art, book, sculpture, film, musical composition, or architectural design, accomplished the previous year, that best captures the spirit and energy of New York City. The 2007 prize was presented to actor, playwright and poet, Sarah Jones (pictured) for her one-woman show, “Bridge & Tunnel.” Her play, an exultant celebration of the city’s diversity with all its idiosyncrasies, conflicts and humor, is spoken though the voices of fourteen immigrant characters all vividly portrayed by Ms. Jones.