Governors Island: Creating Destination Recreation

How do you involve people in a community engagement process when there is no defined community? Leslie Koch, president of GIPEC, tells us how she did it on Governors Island.

The Omnibus Roundup – FIGMENT, oysters, policy, music and architecture, and the World Cup!

Heather L. Johnson: Ever-circulating Fluids and Continuously Moving Parts

In the third of a series of interviews with artists, Heather L. Johnson talks about how complex urban infrastructure systems inspire her explorations of movement and space.

The Omnibus Roundup – keys, heavy things, Jackson Heights and transit congestion

Archipelago

This original Urban Omnibus-produced video explores a day in the life of five New York neighborhoods: Hunts Point, Jamaica, Mariner’s Harbor, Downtown Brooklyn, and Chelsea.

The Omnibus Roundup – summer in the city, public art and parks, new subway map, the census, and Manhattanhenge

The Omnibus Roundup – Water Underground, oily water, and underwater kites

The Robin Hood Library at Bronx P.S. 69

Following last week’s panel discussion on the Robin Hood Library Initiative, we take an in-depth look at the library of P.S. 69 in the Bronx.

The Omnibus Roundup – Design Excellence, NYC’s past, present and future, a new Lidar Panorama, and serious gaming

Fast Trash!

Juliette Spertus discusses her exhibit - which combines infrastructure, New York history and alternative urban futures - about Roosevelt Island's trash collection system.