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February 28: Urban Omnibus BlockParty 2012

A cocktail reception, art auction and benefactors’ dinner to support Urban Omnibus. Tickets now on sale!

April 27: Brooklyn Artists Ball – After Party!

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 …

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A Potluck Under Bamboo

Last Thursday, the teams from Urban Omnibus and the Design Trust for Public Space met dozens of our fellow public space enthusiasts to enjoy snacks and beverages under the bamboo of the 590 Madison Avenue Atrium. This space is …

April 7th Public Space Potluck: IBM Atrium

UPDATED VENUE: IBM Building Atrium, 590 Madison Avenue
UPDATED TIME: 6:30-8:30pm
Today’s dismal weather has us thinking of warmer, sunnier days to come — and with that anticipated thaw comes a new season of Urban Omnibus field trips and meet-ups! To kick things off, we are once again partnering with our friends at the Design Trust for Public Space for a Public Space Potluck on Thursday, April 7 at the IBM Building Atrium.

PUBLIC SUMMER @ SUPERFRONT party pics

This past Saturday, SUPERFRONT celebrated the opening of PUBLIC SUMMER, the hula hoop canopy installation designed by KIT for New York City Explorers’ Carnival. And by the look of the photos below, good times were had by all.

The design …

Touring Roosevelt Island

Yesterday was a beautiful day for wandering along Roosevelt Island’s waterfront. The Omnibus team and fifty of our friends spent the afternoon learning about the history of the masterplan, seeing one of the infamous pneumatic trash chutes in action, and …

Roosevelt Island Meet-up this Sunday, 5/16, at 2pm

On Sunday, May 16th, do not miss a rare opportunity to explore Roosevelt Island with one of its masterplanners and then enjoy a guided tour of an exhibition that unveils the Island’s best kept secret: it’s trash collection system is …

Phantom City Recap

Saturday afternoon, a group of Omnibus readers, WNYC listeners, and assorted unbuilt city enthusiasts gathered in Bryant Park to listen to Museum of the Phantom City designers Irene Cheng and Brett Snyder talk about how their app…

Atlantic-Pacific Recap

Wednesday night, Urban Omnibus, WNYC and friends gathered at the Atlantic Avenue – Pacific Street subway station to do exactly what every New Yorker tells you to never do: we stood still in a large group in the middle of a busy subway…

Red Lines Tour next week!

On September 24, don’t miss an opportunity to tour Red Lines: Housing Crisis Learning Center with the artist who conceived and designed the exhibit, Damon Rich, and with Queens Museum curator Larissa Harris. The tour, presented by the Architectural League, …

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