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City Squares: A Conversation | June 23

Join us at Rizzoli Books on June 23rd for a conversation about the importance of public squares in city life.

In Anthology: Crown Heights, Staging the Weight of History

From riots to gentrification, a new production reflects on the evolution of the central Brooklyn neighborhood through oral history, dance, and music. Samuel Feldblum asks, when aggregating narratives, whose story is actually being told?

Disrupting the Superblock: Speculative Designs for NYCHA

Twelve students, six proposals, three sites: budding urban designers and architects re-envision New York City public housing.

Seeking a Future New York in Weeds

Landscape architect David Seiter explains to ecologist Timon McPhearson why he loves weeds — and why you should too.

Profiles in Public Service

The Immigrant Metropolis: An Interview with Nisha Agarwal

In the latest installment of our Profiles in Public Service series, Nisha Agarwal, commissioner of the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs, talks to Urban Omnibus about fraud in the housing market and confidence in librarians.

The Sheepdog of Times Square: Snøhetta in New York

Craig Dykers and Elaine Molinar of the Norwegian-American firm Snøhetta discuss their work at the League's April "Current Work" lecture.

When John Lindsay Gave New York to the World

How Mayor John Lindsay turned the city into a set, and a set piece.

Introducing a New Newsletter

In which UO debuts a new newsletter

An Easy Way to Give East New York a New Subway Stop

Rail yards aren't just future development sites — they can be adapted for transit benefits too

Capturing Change

Freshkills: Open Sky Country

Five photographers roamed a wintry Freshkills Park, finding company in ducks and deer.