Will a new Business Improvement District bring stability and support to East Harlem's placekeepers, or does it spell the end of community stewardship and power?

In the shadow of the Flatiron, a writer spends an hour conducting her own public space audit.

The MTA’s latest military-inspired tactics to curb fare evasion may be fighting the wrong enemy.

Who built the Cross Bronx? In the history of an ambivalent icon, the answer is as complicated as the highway interchanges.

“The Cross Bronx is the catalyst for the Bronx history that drives my work as a documentarian of community. It’s this dichotomy of, ‘I wish this was never here,’ and ‘I would miss it if it went away.’”

Shared e-scooter services around the city's edges are a first step in the long road to micromobility.

More than just red paint and white text, political maneuvers and enforcement strategies are key elements in the design of the city’s bus lanes.

In the Bronx, a parks steward and activist takes on the campaign of a lifetime.

A neighborhood advocate marshals data and organizes neighbors to make congested Midtown streets safe for pedestrians.

Where demand is high and private infrastructure is scarce, the city seeks to squeeze in streetside charging for electric cars.