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Design

New City Critics

The Hottest Club

A contemporary "bathhouse" draws on ancient traditions to heighten experience, but is untethered from the more convivial aspects of bathing culture.

New City Critics

Medieval Times

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

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Good Food

At an experiment in collective dining, sitting between food justice and conspicuous consumption

New City Critics

No Rest for the Whimsy

Multiple spins on an elaborate underwater-themed carousel reveal the importance of wonder in the public realm.

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Can’t We Have Both?

A very short story debates two long-term visions for vital infrastructure in Queens.

The Tempest

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

Swimming Ahead

What if New York City’s public pools were open all year long?

A Closer Look: Across the Bronx

“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.’”

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No Mannequins

The new Telfar store is an event space. The event is we're alive and we did this shit.

New City Critics

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?