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The Omnibus Roundup – keys, heavy things, Jackson Heights and transit congestion

In the past, keys to a city were reserved for the heroic and the honored. Now, thanks to artist Paul Ramírez Jonas, you can bestow a key to New York City upon your own personal hero. Through June 27th, “Key to the City” will distribute 35,000 free keys…

The Omnibus Roundup – summer in the city, public art and parks, new subway map, the census, and Manhattanhenge

Now that the Times Square pedestrian plazas are a permanent fixture, the Department of Transportation has selected a temporary installation for Broadway before the site gets a major makeover in 2012. Molly Dilworth, a Brooklyn-based artist known by many for her rooftop paintings, was chosen…

The Omnibus Roundup – Earth Day, urban mobility, murals, billboards and subway etiquette


Up There
from Mekanism on Vimeo.

Yesterday was Earth day. It was also the three-year anniversary of Mayor Bloomberg’s announcement of PlaNYC 2030. Financial and political obstacles have impeded progress on many of the 2009 goals — of the 127 initiatives proposed on Earth Day 2008, only 51 have been…

Atlantic Avenue Underground

Photo c. Leni Schwendinger.

Much has been written about the Atlantic Avenue tunnel since Bob Diamond rediscovered access through a manhole to the storied passageway in 1980. His investigations and contemporary efforts are superbly documented on the Brooklyn Historic Railway Association website. Diamond shares this…

The Omnibus Roundup: safaris, MTA data, street vendors, photos of streets and skies

Safari 7 is back! Actually, it never went away. But starting next Thursday you can delve deeper into the 3D maps, drawings and podcasts that illuminate the ecosystems along this urban transect that runs from Times Square to Flushing.

OPENING: THU 7-9PM OCTOBER 15
LOCATION: Studio-X 180…

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…

Atlantic-Pacific meet-up

Atlantic Avenue – Pacific Street is a station where ten (ten!) subway lines converge. (Only nine come together at Times Square – 42nd Street, the system’s busiest station). Don’t miss an opportunity – next Wednesday at 6:30 – to wander through the station with residents, subway station enthusiasts, and with…

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Door to Door: from the edge of Queens

Steven Jones lives 12 blocks from the Queens County border, in Cambria Heights — “the edge.” Even though it takes him longer than most to get into the city, he still leaves earlier than he needs to. He told us that he leaves at the crack of dawn to cut down on stress and the number of encounters with fellow commuters.

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The Omnibus Roundup – WTC, subway photos, Nets arena, parks, maps and urban sketchers

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

The Omnibus Roundup – July 4th, Javits, Coney, the Tube, Superfund

Happy 4th of July weekend! New Jersey, we’ll see you on the banks of the Hudson tomorrow, as the fireworks move west in honor of the 400th anniversary of Henry’s exploration of the river.  This year’s holiday brings an extra dash of patriotism with the re-opening of the…

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