If it weren’t for the unusual fruit punch – a rum drink made with strawberries that had their DNA extracted...

With two new sculptures now on view in New York City, artist Leo Villareal talks with us about finding inspiration in nanotechnology, creating communal experiences, and capturing the beauty and power of light.

GLOWING COMMUTER ROUTES The inherent elegance of New York City's transportation network might not be obvious to everyone. So, we're lucky that creative minds, like those of the animators and designers at 422 South, can make us marvel at the complexity of our urban systems. For the PBS series...

Tyler Caruso and Erik Facteau explain their scientific study of the value of urban farms, an effort to produce hard data that can challenge nay-sayers and inform policies and regulations that support agriculture in the city.

HIGHWAY REPORT Over on Streetsblog, Noah Kazis reports on the status of a comprehensive study in progress at the NYC Department...

In the most recent of its annual “Year in Ideas” issues, the New York Times Magazine devoted a lengthy feature...

HOLIDAY-INSPIRED SENSORY OVERLOAD One of the City's most well known displays of extreme festivity is a block of homes in Dyker Heights, Brooklyn where you can find dazzling lights and oversized holiday decor, inflatable, animatronic, or otherwise. Check out Gothamist for a slideshow of some of this year's highlights. Another NYC holiday classic: the midtown...

HAPPY NEW YORKERS Starting this week on a positive note, a recent survey revealed that most New Yorkers are happy!...