Why do we live by the water, and what should we do now?
Workshops for Lower Manhattan’s Coastal Resiliency Project let the members of public speak up about what kind of seawall we want to have.
Workshops for Lower Manhattan’s Coastal Resiliency Project let the members of public speak up about what kind of seawall we want to have.
A glimpse of the High Bridge suggests it was fated to become a fashion runway one day.
Being at one of the booths of the IDEAS CITY festival was nothing like I expected it to be.
The High Line has become a top destination for visitors. Does it still work for New Yorkers? Sarah Holder takes a tour.
Two years after Hurricane Sandy Manhattan is back and getting bigger than ever.
With shows from over 200 companies appearing at FringeNYC, the program guide may feel intimidating. Here, we suggest a few shows that are relevant to what we care about at City Atlas: New York and its future.
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.
At almost the north end of Manhattan, on 218th Street and Indian Road, there is a one-acre park, taken up mostly by a wetland. Columbia University created this park, called Muscota Marsh, in collaboration with the New York City parks department. It opened early this year.
Rebuild by Design is an on-going search for policy-based solutions for protecting New York, and other vulnerable coastal cities. It’s no surprise that the finalists of the Rebuild by Design competition proposed projects for storm protection that reflect the New York ideals of creativity and practicality.
City Atlas sits down with Gay Talese to learn his thoughts about the future and the past of New York City, which has been his home for 60 years.
In a country where the president has been forced to work around Congress on climate strategy, the onus may be on local governments to take the challenge of long-term climate planning into their own hands. And local governments around the U.S. and the globe seem to be attempting just that, according to the results of the Urban Climate Change Governance Survey.
Eric Sanderson’s new interactive urban design website, Mannahatta2409.org, challenges users to see the natural landscape that is still possible within the city.
Make way for the High Line’s newest addition: a floating park at the Spur.
A sailboat, filled with local produce and other goods, sails from Vermont to New York City, delivering its Northeast Kingdom bounty along the way.
“New Yorkers don’t need a Nantucket; they need easy access to public green spaces.”
Other boroughs suffered equal, or more brutal, direct consequences from Hurricane Sandy, but the visual impact of a darkened Manhattan captured the imagination.
Anniversary events and actions, hosted by Occupy Sandy and many others, are free and all are welcome.
The belief that business and the environment cannot thrive together is challenged by the success of several green residential developments in NYC.