TOPIC
Public Space
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.
No Rest for the Whimsy
Multiple spins on an elaborate underwater-themed carousel reveal the importance of wonder in the public realm.
Can’t We Have Both?
A very short story debates two long-term visions for vital infrastructure in Queens.
Meet the 2025-2026 New City Critics Fellows
New City Critics fellows will turn their critical gaze over the city.
The Sport That Asks Nothing of Us
In Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, the cricket pitch is a commonwealth.
The Invisible Arch
Public art proposals are a highly contested terrain. But the processes for the commissions themselves escape scrutiny.
Sign Off
Blank billboards speak to power struggles, policy gaps, and shifting priorities for New York City’s public realm.
No Mannequins
The new Telfar store is an event space. The event is we're alive and we did this shit.