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Portfolio: Sea Rise and Sea Park East
by David Lang • May 1st, 2013
As part of Typecast, an investigation into five "towers-in-the-park" across New York City, David Lang photographs Sea Rise in Coney Island, Brooklyn.
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The Omnibus Roundup – Bridges, Subway Report Cards, Bike Lanes, Meadowlands, Post-Olympic Photos, Fires and Ziplines
by Urban Omnibus • August 10th, 2012
‘BERG THE BUILDER The Bloomberg administration and the DOT are taking heat this week for scheduling a new bridge linking...
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The Omnibus Roundup – EDC Violations, Transportation Bill Decisions, Playground Designs, Boardwalk Remnants, Neighborland Ideas and a Bronx Greenway
by Urban Omnibus • July 6th, 2012
NOT-FOR-LOBBY The Economic Development Corporation has spearheaded Mayor Bloomberg’s highest profile economic and public works initiatives over the past decade....
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Montage City
by Cassim Shepard • July 27th, 2011
Three architecture students share videos that poetically explore Coney Island, Willets Point and the Brooklyn Bridge.
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Stephen Mallon: Reframing the Machine
by Urban Omnibus • May 11th, 2011
Photographer Stephen Mallon talks about the surreal beauty of engineering and how photography can provoke contemplation of industry and our natural environment — and their unexpected convergences.
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The Omnibus Roundup – the NY Apartment, Rooftops, Concrete Coney, City Chickens and Squatters
by Urban Omnibus • April 8th, 2011
The New York Apartment This week, New York Magazine has a huge spread on New York City apartments and neighborhoods,...
Coney Island
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Portfolio: Miniature Worlds: Coney Island
by Yumiko Matsui • September 20th, 2010
I have been making paper sculpture since 2006. I was influenced by the dollhouses that I watched my aunt and...
Union Square, NYC
Forum • Roundup
The Omnibus Roundup – another plaza, transit ridership, apps for architects, WTC in 4D and Coney
by Urban Omnibus • April 30th, 2010
Union Square is the latest stretch of Broadway that might soon become another one of Bloomberg’s “signature open-air concrete parks,” pedestrianized and plaza-ified...
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The Omnibus Roundup – Global Pecha Kucha, Kosciuszko, fixing infrastructure, Luna Park and bird evolution
by Urban Omnibus • February 19th, 2010
For all the Pecha Kucha fans out there — or for anyone interested in stepping out for a good cause...
Aerial NY
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The Omnibus Roundup – Coney deal, stalled sites, canal plans, interstate adaptive reuse, biking rules
by Urban Omnibus • November 13th, 2009
The city has been abuzz with news of the Bloomberg administration's $95.6 million deal with Thor Equities for 6.9 acres in Coney Island. Read about the details in the city's press release or the New York Times, and then check out
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