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Renovated facades provide a window into existential questions for the future of New York City’s public housing.
Over more than two decades, Hester Street expanded means and methods by which New Yorkers might shape their city. What does the nonprofit's demise mean for the practices of community planning and engagement in the future?
The interests of the powerful dominate our collective imagination; a visionary thinker prompts us to imagine justice in the here and now, with the tools we already have.
A redeveloped Rockefeller Center draws tourists from around the globe as well as locals to a place that feels, surprisingly, authentically New York. How are its owners stewarding the storied complex into a second century?
A modest, mid-block midtown building repurposed as a municipal arts center, City Center represented a monumental effort to support a program of arts for all. But how much can a building achieve?
Hyperlocal settings frame larger phenomena including stormwater management, the politics of place names, ersatz infrastructure, the tyranny of private property, and other signs of the never-ending change that characterizes the city.
Images of public housing interiors decorated with love and care preserve family memories and public history, and document style as an act of resistance.
A close look at the places buses, riders, and pedestrians go.
Slow moving and overstuffed, the public bus is also a space of communion, curiosity, and solidarity for residents on the city's margins.
More than just red paint and white text, political maneuvers and enforcement strategies are key elements in the design of the city’s bus lanes.
A neighborhood advocate marshals data and organizes neighbors to make congested Midtown streets safe for pedestrians.