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Waterfront
Landscape Orientation
An artist makes her books by walking. Their pages unfold in ways as unusual and idiosyncratic as the city itself.
Utopia is a Vacant Lot in Rockaway
On the voids storms and plans leave behind, and what we do with them.
Rockaway, Revisited
New projects are bringing more people and attention to the Rockaway Peninsula, but ten years after Hurricane Sandy, the work of building resilient infrastructure remains woefully incomplete.
A Resilience Workshop
A long-term, community-based project brings critical knowledge about risks of contamination and engages local industries as partners in preparedness in the wake of Sandy. But extreme weather is not the only threat to vulnerable businesses.
The Civic Canopy
New York City's street trees help cool pavement, filter air, buffer against storms, and improve moods. The arborists of NYC Parks are working to distribute those benefits as widely as possible.
Unlikely Attractions
In works from digital dérives to a floating opera, artists bring new perspectives to New York City's most damaged environments.
Peak Problems
New York City’s peaker plants are conspicuous emblems of a carbon-intensive energy economy — and its disastrous consequences.