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Mariana Mogilevich

Mariana Mogilevich is Editor in Chief of Urban Omnibus.

Permanent Resident

The new Queens headquarters of Make the Road New York is designed as a beacon for its working-class, immigrant community. The story of the building closely tracks larger struggles to make a stable, secure home in the city.
Architecture, Neighborhood, Policy
Mariana Mogilevich • Jun 12, 2025

Living Legend

To reimagine the Cross Bronx Expressway, and redress damage it has wrought for generations, we have to see the corridor clearly as it is today.
Arts, Environment, Infrastructure, Neighborhood, Transportation
Abigail Montes and Mariana Mogilevich • Feb 07, 2024
Cleaning Up?

Remediation as Industrial Succession: Powerhouse Arts

Architecture, Arts, Environment
Mariana Mogilevich, Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez, and Lena Hoplamazian • Jan 18, 2023
Cleaning Up?

Remediation as Grassroots Biorepair: Smiling Hogshead Ranch

Environment, Landscape
Mariana Mogilevich, Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez, and Avery Robertson • Jul 21, 2022
Cleaning Up?

Remediation as Interspecies Collaboration: Community Oyster Reef at Coney Island Creek

Environment, Landscape
Mariana Mogilevich, Lesser Gonzalez Alvarez, and Avery Robertson • Mar 31, 2022
Cleaning Up?

Bless This Mess

The urban landscape is formed by uneven practices of denial and redemption, while stuff stays with us. What are we doing when we are cleaning up?
Architecture, Environment, Landscape, Neighborhood, Policy
Mariana Mogilevich • May 26, 2021
Shelf Life

Cataloging Comfort

A recently uncovered album reveals some of New York City parks' least exposed precincts — their public bathrooms.
Architecture, Infrastructure
Rebekah Burgess and Mariana Mogilevich • May 02, 2018