A “skyscraper showdown” is in headlines this week, making contentious building projects a recurring theme for the summer. This time we have 15 Penn Plaza vs. the Empire State Building. The City Council has approved plans for a 67-story tower to be built two blocks away from, and just 34 feet shorter than, the iconic Empire… 
Speaking of what you can do with the city, The Putting Lot is a collective of professionals from different backgrounds that will bring miniature golf to a vacant lot in Bushwick for the summer. Designs for the course’s nine holes are currently being solicited through an…
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Deborah Greig, Urban Agriculture Coordinator for East New York Farms!, explains the history of the organization in the context of the neighborhood. |
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In this piece, Holly Leicht, Deputy Commissioner of Development at HPD, explains the recent history of the city’s involvement in East New York. |
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A documentary video in five chapters that explains how East New York’s urban agriculture movement evolved. |
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A documentary video in five chapters that explains how East New York’s urban agriculture movement evolved. This chapter is a portrait of the East New York farmers’ market. |
