To really understand the fabric of a city takes some time on the street, and in a deeply international city each answer may open up new questions. In a series of interviews made as part of a site analysis, a Columbia undergraduate architecture class gathered candid opinions about New York from the corner of Pike Street and East Broadway, in the eastern portion of Chinatown.
Workshops for Lower Manhattan’s Coastal Resiliency Project let the members of public speak up about what kind of seawall we want to have.
Chinatown was hurt during Hurricane Sandy, with many non-English speaking elderly stranded in high rises without water, lights, heat, or elevators. What future plans for the historic neighborhood are best, as projections for sea level rise increase?