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Roundup - Reuse on Governors Island, Preserving Midtown East, Hailing Cabs, Countdown Clocks, plus a New Pop-Up, Museum, and Park
Urban Omnibus • Dec 14, 2012

The Fall of the American Movie Palace (especially that one on Flatbush)
Gabriel Silberblatt • Dec 11, 2012

Roundup — Re-Owning Payphones, Building Hudson Yards, Transforming the Library, Planning the Post-Sandy City plus Art, Theater, and Energy Events To Do
Urban Omnibus • Dec 07, 2012

Field Trip: Gravesend

At first glance, Gravesend seems like the typical southern Brooklyn neighborhood.

Lisa Santoro • Dec 07, 2012

Missing the Market

The idea that a 45-year-old market that brings in about 60 percent of the city’s fruits and vegetables could simply vacate isn’t as preposterous as it sounds.

Infrastructure, Policy Allison Maier, The New York World • Dec 03, 2012

Roundup - Co-op City, A Cloud of Bottles, Parking and Culture in Downtown Brooklyn, Atlantic Yards Prefab, Post-Sandy Updates and Upcoming Events
Urban Omnibus • Nov 30, 2012

Submit Your Proposal | IDEAS CITY 2013

UPDATE: Submission deadline extended to December 14th.

Urban Omnibus • Nov 26, 2012

Roundup - Thanksgiving Edition: Turkey Day Transit, Cities on the Cliff, Mayors Challenge, Radiation in Ridgewood, and more on Sandy
Urban Omnibus • Nov 21, 2012

Roundup — Sandy on Urban Systems, Obama on Climate Change, and Jacob on Sea Level Rise
Urban Omnibus • Nov 16, 2012

Field Trip: Welling Court Mural Project

On every wall are blasts of color reaching one, two or even three stories above the curb.
Arts, Neighborhood Ian Veidenheimer • Nov 14, 2012