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State Government
The Future of Infrastructure and Place
What is the path forward to contend with historic and contemporary harms of urban highways across the country, and to honor the needs and desires of contemporary residents? Insights from a conversation on the Cross Bronx, the BQE, and the road to more just transportation infrastructures.
A Question About Tomorrow
As goes Ravenswood, so goes New York’s energy future. So what will it take to bring a just transition to the city’s largest power plant?
A Century of Cross Bronx Developments
Who built the Cross Bronx? In the history of an ambivalent icon, the answer is as complicated as the highway interchanges.
Chisholm Town
A larger than life figure is honored across a growing landscape of commemorative parks, buildings, and place names.
Permanent Resident
The new Queens headquarters of Make the Road New York is designed as a beacon for its working-class, immigrant community. The story of the building closely tracks larger struggles to make a stable, secure home in the city.
Sign Off
Blank billboards speak to power struggles, policy gaps, and shifting priorities for New York City’s public realm.
Home Valuation
New stories from Mitchell-Lama co-ops and the LA Tenants Union narrate the housing crisis as a struggle for control, and over the true meaning of a home.
Main Character Energy
Since the 1970s, citrus-hued seats in L-shaped arrangements have offered commuters a warm embrace. Where will subway riders find romance when the Tang-toned seats go?
Stay in Your Lane
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.
Why Aren't All Playgrounds For All Children?
Forty years after its inauguration, there is still much to learn from a mold-breaking NYC playground that provided space for disabled kids to play alongside their non-disabled peers.