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Manhattan

City Habitats

The Reefs Beneath the Piers

Where maritime industry once thrived, and where a tunnel was thwarted, New York’s submarine species make homes in the shadow of waterfront development.

New City Critics

The Midnight Shift

A small task force listens in on an obscure city soundtrack to maintain a century-old water system.

New City Critics

No Rest for the Whimsy

Multiple spins on an elaborate underwater-themed carousel reveal the importance of wonder in the public realm.

New City Critics

Funeral for Fish

At one of the country’s largest food distribution hubs, a logistical choreography keeps our fish fresh.

New City Critics

A Resurrection

Behind the scenes of a DIY stalwart’s rebuild as it returns after ten years to a changed LES, and world.

The Tempest

As midsummer nights get hotter and wetter, outdoor performance venues and workers are adapting.

New City Critics

The Invisible Arch

Public art proposals are a highly contested terrain. But the processes for the commissions themselves escape scrutiny.

The World is About to Turn

In the weekly Jericho Walk, New Sanctuary Coalition and allies confront a site of darkness and fear for many immigrants, and make sure that friends are not alone in their journey.

Seneca Village, Envisioned

No visual records remained after a thriving, majority Black village was cleared to make way for Central Park. A multidisciplinary team is using historical research, digital modeling, and informed speculation to return the community to our collective imagination.

This Is a Rehearsal

With democratic institutions and processes at a nadir, a playwright considers the public meeting's mise-en-scene. How might artists help perform power when we are out of practice?