Infrastructure
Underexposed | 7
A gas plant and five-star hotel scratch the surface of one Williamsburg block.
Underexposed | 6
Underwater and out of sight, electricity moves between boroughs through tunnels designed to weather the storm.
A Jail to End All Jails
Mayor de Blasio promises to close the Rikers Island jail complex in ten years. But what comes next? A look at the island’s history reveals clues — and cautions.
Underexposed | 5
Traces of a private water supply system, only recently decommissioned, extend across southeastern Queens.
Blow-Up Bulwark
Climate change is real, and happening now — but exactly what that means for coastal cities is surprisingly uncertain. Engineers at Princeton’s Form Finding Lab choose flexibility over fortification to protect coastal cities from flooding.
Map: The Location of Justice
How can we define the “criminal justice system”? What is it, where is it, and what are all of the things that it does?
Underexposed | 4
Hidden in Central Park, the remains of a 19th century reservoir that fell out of fashion.
Underexposed | 3
For Underexposed, photographer Stanley Greenberg's monthly dispatches trace the myriad paths of the city’s infrastructural networks in great breadth and close detail.
Leachate and Landscape
Photographers explore the infrastructural underpinnings of Freshkills Park.
Underexposed | 2
For Underexposed, photographer Stanley Greenberg's monthly dispatches trace the myriad paths of the city’s infrastructural networks in great breadth and close detail.