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How To Trespass
by Jonathan Tarleton • February 5th, 2013
Upon entering the all-but-unmarked building on a barren street in post-industrial Gowanus, one of the prospective trespassers in attendance at...
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Immersed in Battery Park City
by Daniel Rojo • July 11th, 2012
A trip to the riverfront presents a welcome opportunity to shave a few degrees off a sweltering afternoon, so last...
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Obscura Day in New York 2012
by Anna Clarke • May 16th, 2012
Here’s to New York on Obscura Day! We wandered the streets of Gramercy, learning of Oscar Wilde’s old haunts. We...
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A Field Guide to AC Units
by Allison Carafa • April 11th, 2012
Allison Carafa takes us on a fresh and cheerful journey through an under-explored but ubiquitous aspect of our urban environment: the window air conditioning unit.
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Atlas Obscura
by Urban Omnibus • March 14th, 2012
Dylan Thuras explains the story behind an online compendium of weird and wondrous places, reflecting on the nature of exploration, discovery and wonder.
Make It Visible
MyBlockNYC
by Urban Omnibus • December 21st, 2011
Two of the co-founders of an innovative “video map” of New York discuss personal expression, urban exploration and the civic possibilities of video.
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Block by Block: New York’s Street Historians
by Meg Kelly • December 2nd, 2011
On November 20, Nathan Kensinger, in collaboration with UnionDocs, presented “Block by Block,” a panel discussion with four of New York’s most active...
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Cinebeasts’ Gowanderlust
by Meg Kelly • October 19th, 2011
On Saturday, October 8, Cinebeasts presented Gowanderlust!, an event combining a neighborhood walking tour with quick, guerilla-style film installations. Just...
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Forum • Roundup
The Omnibus Roundup — Meeting Bowls, NYC At-a-Glance, Pop-Up Playgrounds, stillspotting and Dialog in the Dark
by Urban Omnibus • August 19th, 2011
MEET ME IN A BOWL Times Square is now host to an outdoor urban furniture installation titled “Meeting Bowls,” created...
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BMW Guggenheim Lab: Confronting Comfort
by Urban Omnibus • August 3rd, 2011
Six of the minds behind the New York installment of an international traveling laboratory for urban experimentation discuss the theme of comfort in urban space.
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