Tacloban and New York
Typhoon Haiyan is a glimpse of what a densely populated world colliding with a radically changing climate system could look like.
Typhoon Haiyan is a glimpse of what a densely populated world colliding with a radically changing climate system could look like.
Amidst the continued turbulence of his second term, President Obama will arrive in Brooklyn today to visit P-TECH, the innovative high school that counts IBM, CUNY and the city as partners. P-TECH was profiled in City Atlas, soon after opening.
In his new book, Eric Sanderson describes how we got here, and where we can go next.
For new cyclists, Brian Lehrer suggests a rearview mirror, and Alan Cumming says “Don’t look up.” We say, be like a deer in the forest.
Greenmaps releases a lovely “fix it, give it, rethink it” map for a better New York City.
This week, Mayor Bloomberg announced the biggest expansion in recycling in 25 years.
We offer a new survey, created by a team at Columbia University, to City Atlas readers to help guide policy-making in New York City. Please take it — it may be important in shaping how the city prepares for future events like Sandy.
While the St. Patrick’s Day parade rolled up Fifth Avenue on Saturday, a scene unfolded in the East River that might have been more common…