atlantic yards
To coincide with this afternoon's groundbreaking ceremony for Atlantic Yards, opponents to the project held their own event: the Groundbreaking to Bury the Soul of Brooklyn. Held outside Freddy's Bar, which lies in the project's footprint and has been a focal point for Atlantic Yards protests, members of Develop Don't Destroy
Instead of our usual Wednesday feature, today we wish you a happy Thanksgiving holiday with an early edition of the weekly Omnibus roundup.
11 25 09 • by Urban Omnibus • adaptive reuse, atlantic yards, bronx, brooklyn, roundup, street, water
Among all the other things this date evokes, it also brings reminders of broken promises, feuds and memorials at the World Trade Center site. Another anniversary we're remembering these days is... the arrival of the Dutch. Lots of exciting events going on this weekend and beyond. Especially of interest is the Pioneers of Change festival of Dutch design, fashion and architecture going down on Governor's Island through the 20th. We're gearing up for a September and
This week we listened to some new strategies to involve community stakeholders in the design of public spaces, strategies tested in the parks of Manhattan's Chinatown and the Lower East Side. Meanwhile, across the country in LA's Chinatown, urban planner James Rojas has assembled an interactive city model from legos, blocks and…
07 31 09 • by Urban Omnibus • affordable housing, atlantic yards, city government, coney island, film, news, public space, rezoning, roundup, to do
The Roundup keeps you up to date with topics we’ve featured, and other things we think are worth knowing about.
First off, save the date: on Tuesday, July 7th, please come and join us and our friends and neighbors, the Center for Urban Pedagogy (CUP)…
06 26 09 • by Urban Omnibus • architectural league, atlantic yards, gowanus, infrastructure, megaprojects, midtown west, MTA, news, newtown creek, roundup, to do
The Roundup keeps you up to date with topics we’ve featured, and other things we think are worth knowing about.
Welcome to a very out-and-about edition of the Roundup. Who says life slows down in the summer?
Tomorrow night come rage with us at the Architectural League's…
06 05 09 • by Urban Omnibus • architectural league, atlantic yards, bronx, brooklyn, floating pool, harlem, news, roundup, to do, waterfront
New York City's plan to close Times Square to vehicles looks like a triumph. The chaise-lounges [or chaises-longues, depending on whom you ask - Ed.] the city dropped at the Crossroads of the World on May 24th have stayed popular throughout the week, like day-glo brigadiers in a…
05 28 09 • by Alec Appelbaum • atlantic yards, broadway, manhattan, move, opinion, planning, public space, street, transit
