LES gets a Big U: architecture + culture = resilience
City Atlas spoke with one of the designers of the Big U about the design philosophy behind the Big U, the process of working with the community, and what New York City can learn from Copenhagen.
The world slackline championship comes to Central Park
City Atlas attended the Adventures NYC 10 Year Anniversary Weekend in Central Park, where there was kayaking, rock climbing, paddleboarding, and more.
Is New York sustainable for artists?
It’s graduation season and many graduating art majors are choosing between running towards or away from New York City. Whether staying or leaving, the young artists we interviewed all seem to agree that New York’s mecca-like quality is related to its human capital.
Vacant lots into community gardens: a profile of 596 Acres
596 Acres seeks to turn the abundance of vacant lots in New York City into opportunity. Its mission is to help make unused land in the city accessible and to help transform it into “community resources,” usually gardens.
Apply for a MillionTreesNYC mini-grant
Simple magic. Urban trees improve air quality, unite neighborhoods, decrease storm water runoff, increase real estate values, and reduce heating and cooling costs. And they look beautiful when they get big.
Exploring the archipelago of New York City by canoe and kayak
“To experience the river in such close proximity and juxtaposed with Manhattan’s skyscrapers is profound.”
Book review: The New York Nobody Knows
William B. Helmreich spent four years exploring New York City block by block, visiting virtually every neighborhood in every borough the best way you can — on foot.
Discovering a floating park at the High Line
Make way for the High Line’s newest addition: a floating park at the Spur.
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.
Vermont Sail Freight Project sails into New York City
A sailboat, filled with local produce and other goods, sails from Vermont to New York City, delivering its Northeast Kingdom bounty along the way.
The future of Southern Brooklyn, including Coney Island
As a bustling community attached to the massive built environment of the city, it was easy to overlook how vulnerable Coney Island and the neighborhoods around it have always been to the full force of the Atlantic.
How to move forward, one year after Sandy
Anniversary events and actions, hosted by Occupy Sandy and many others, are free and all are welcome.
Citywide, stronger business case for green buildings
The belief that business and the environment cannot thrive together is challenged by the success of several green residential developments in NYC.
Where climate change meets NYC classrooms
It’s good to know that NYC is already taking the right steps towards environmental awareness inside the classroom.
Groups march to City Hall for fairness in rebuilding
Sandy-affected New Yorkers march to City Hall to put pressure on mayoral candidates to commit to an equitable rebuilding of the city
What is the future of food in New York City? Quinn, DeBlasio, Weiner weigh in
Strategies for building a more integrated and resilient food systems will likely emerge when candidates are pushed and held accountable.
Buses but no bikes: Quinn’s scaled-back transit agenda
According to Quinn, New York City transportation options are in dire need of a serious revamping
Essential visit: 5Pointz, the “graffiti mecca” of the world
Make sure to support and visit 5Pointz while you still can!