Why I love the QueensWay
The QueensWay would transform an abandoned railway in Queens into parkland.
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.
Designing a new water’s edge for the Upper East Side and Harlem
A community-organized panel discussion addresses tissues surrounding the redevelopment of the East River Esplanade.
A better city starts with pedestrian space
In this video, urban strategist & former Bogotá mayor Enrique Peñalosa tells us how we can reprioritize road space for people.
Win a grant to improve our city’s public spaces
How will you better public space? Proposals for micro-grants due August 1
New Amsterdam Market: reviving New York’s public market
For over 300 years, the South Street neighborhood served as a thriving food market where farmers and locals crossed paths to exchange a rich variety of…
MAS Summit 2012: imagine a donut above Grand Central, and Park Ave with a park in the middle
Last month, the Municipal Art Society held its third annual summit on the theme of Density, Development, and Diversity. For two intense, jam-packed days, designers,…
Free Wifi Comes to Harlem Parks
Last year, AT&T and Mayor Michael Bloomberg launched Free Wi-fi service in East Harlem’s Thomas Jefferson Park and central Harlem’s Marcus Garvey Park, and now Harlem’s Rucker Park has become the latest New York City park with free AT&T Wi-Fi service.
What Does Your Utopian Brooklyn Look Like?
A Utopia is an ideal place or state. With this in mind, Curator Katherine Gressel asks artists, youth, activists, architects, designers and urban theorists to consider different visions of an ideal Brooklyn.
Travel and Leisure Names Brooklyn’s Jane’s Carousel Pavilion Best Public Space 2012
T+L Design Awards 2012 are out and the best public space is right here at home in Brooklyn Bridge Park! The historic carousel was built…
Rate New York City’s privately owned public spaces
Check out this map showing NYC’s privately owned public spaces, and share your experiences going there. http://citya.tl/sLbXNuSource: www.thenewyorkworld.com, via City Atlas