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Climate

New City Critics

Three Ways to Reclaim Wood

Brooklyn-based studio Tri-Lox intervenes on the city’s waste stream, repurposing wood to furnish everything from Shake Shack interiors to Shakespeare in the Park.

City Habitats

Nooks and Crannies

Local birds evicted from their usual habitats find themselves nesting and hunting atop skyscrapers, power lines, and traffic lights.

City Habitats

Heat Islands

While hibernation and migration are the norm, some animals stay in the city for winter, seeking out opportunities in the heat we generate.

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?

The Tempest

As midsummer nights get hotter and wetter, outdoor performance venues and workers are adapting.

Networked Nursery

Preserving and propagating the city's autochthonous flora, Staten Island's Greenbelt Native Plant Center is at the center of an unseen infrastructure of ecological restoration and climate adaptation.

New City Critics

Call for Applications: New City Critics 2025

The Power Issue

A newspaper from the future imagines how New Yorkers defeat fascism, defend public power, electrify everything, and protect each other from flooding.

New City Critics

Criticism as an Act of Love

Hyperlocal settings frame larger phenomena including stormwater management, the politics of place names, ersatz infrastructure, the tyranny of private property, and other signs of the never-ending change that characterizes the city.

The Green Shift

Two High School Activists

With school buildings ill-equipped to face the climate crisis, students advocate for retrofits and greener, healthier buildings.