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A writer muses on poetry, neighborliness and waking up to the city around us while strolling through Brooklyn’s Fort Greene Park. |
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Since 1919, a former military depot in Sunset Park has seen three million troops, the US Post Office, refugees, biotechnology, Elvis Presley and, later this month, the League’s Beaux Arts Ball. |
In April 2006, recognizing how blogs had sprung up in response to the controversial Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, The New York Times suggested the development “may well be the first large-scale urban real estate venture in New York City where …
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Three architecture students share videos that poetically explore Coney Island, Willets Point and the Brooklyn Bridge. |
HIGHLINE PHASE TWO NOW OPEN
Section two of the Highline is open to the public after a surprise soft launch on June 7th, between 20th to 30th Street along 10th Ave. The latest phase has doubled the length of the park…
Now that summer heat has descended upon the city, you might be looking for an air conditioned spot to take respite — a movie theater, for example. This Friday kicks off the Brooklyn Film Festival, a week of independent …
Get your dancing shoes on! On Wednesday, April 27 at 9pm, the After Party for the Brooklyn Artists Ball will be taking over the Great Hall of the Brooklyn Museum — and Urban Omnibus is pleased to be one …
STATE OF THE CITY
Mayor Bloomberg delivered the State of the City address on Wednesday. His focus was on neighborhood specific issues, including various changes ranging from livery cab policies to urban technology innovations. “Transformation” — economic, technological, physical, social, and otherwise — and “simplicity” were the words of the day. The Staten Island Navy..
GREATEST BUILDING EVER
What is the greatest building in New York? New York Magazine asked that question to a panel of noted architectural thinkers, including the League’s very own executive director Rosalie Genevro and board members Robert A.M. Stern and Gregg Pasquarelli, for its recent feature The Greatest New York Ever. The “arguers” weigh in on what…
If all public meetings convened by acronymed local agencies benefited from the voice of talented thespians, local politics might be more transparent, and definitely more entertaining.
The Civilians, an investigative theater troupe, takes social debate to the stage through …
