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New York City
Charge It, Please!
Where demand is high and private infrastructure is scarce, the city seeks to squeeze in streetside charging for electric cars.
Behind the Curtain
Massage parlor storefronts along New York City streets are an invitation to wellbeing . . . and suspicion. Red Canary Song reframes these spaces for intimate bodywork in terms of care, healing, and survival.
Make Yourself at Home
Three researchers explore how queer, Black, and undocumented communities subvert and transcend dominant norms and forms of housing in New York City.
This Old House
New York City is responsible for the care of 23 centuries-old farmsteads and mansions. What do these historic properties owe present day New Yorkers?
Building Out of a Tight Spot
An architect faces New York City's housing crisis and climate crisis, one building at a time.
What's Growing?
Urban agriculture today extends from small community gardens to commercial hydroponics. New York City seeks to cultivate its many benefits.
A Union President
Organized labor navigates a changing climate as power plants transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
State of Play
New York City's only adventure playground is a beloved destination. But it's also a proposition to make room for free play across the city, from street to schoolyard.
Where Can the Public Bathrooms Go in New York City?
Creating 3,000 more places to go can be transformative for people's dignity and the quality of the public realm. But actually implementing a citywide restroom network requires solutions that address each neighborhood's specific needs.
An Electrician
There is no shortage of work for a member of IBEW Local 3: shoring up building systems to withstand flooding and preparing for an electrification boom.