Track Record
Like reading the rings of an old tree, decoding the perplexing last century of ridership on the Long Island Rail Road casts light on the development of both a transit system and the identities of the places it passes through.
The Bergen Family Owned 46 People
Drawing on census records, newspaper ads, and more from the city's archives, activists call attention to the legacy of slavery embedded in the names of familiar streets and neighborhoods.
Broom Swept
An artist stalks the storefront ruins of Lower Manhattan, documenting the material traces of real estate's perpetual churn.
100-Year Adaptation Zone
In their speculative proposal, Nine Reciprocities, two designers pair evocative visions of the long-term future with self-reflection. How can architecture help maintain community in the face of social and environmental challenges?
2-38216
Warmth feels out of place, but oozes anyway, in this barren angular nook.
A Monumental Shift
A group of artists and creative technologists is wielding augmented reality to insert heroic women, people of color, and LGBTQ+ icons into an uneven landscape of public memory.
Residents and administrators of NYC’s Naturally Occurring Retirement Community reflect on what it means to age in place.
This Has Become My Town (NORCs of New York Revisited, Part One)
