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Street Ballet Opera

An ambitious new opera plumbs the humanity and contemporary relevance of two mythic figures of New York City: Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses.
Arts, Neighborhood Joshua Frankel and Judd Greenstein • Dec 07, 2022
The Location of Justice: Futures

Reentry: Start Here

People returning to city life after time in prison will soon be able to find help at some branch libraries. How can designers help librarians create life-saving connections?
Architecture, Neighborhood, Policy Michael Carey, Eva Raison, John Bruce, Lara Penin, and Eduardo Staszowski • Sep 07, 2018

Shannon Mattern on "Library as Infrastructure"
Infrastructure Urban Omnibus • Jun 10, 2014