Photographer Christopher Payne will talk about his experience shooting North Brother Island and his new book on the topic. Come discover what New York City might look like without human influence, as Payne captures vegetation taking over buildings on North Brother Island. Historian Michael Miscione will also talk about the history of North Brother Island.
Join the Obscura Society for a historic walking tour of Midtown Manhattan’s great real estate holdouts and the stories behind the various tenants who stood their ground, refusing to budge.
Founded in 2005 by educator Rebecca Krucoff and playwright Ain Gordon, the Urban Memory Project asks residents to explore the vital relationship between their personal…
An experimental film from 1968 consisted of a single dolly shot from the middle of the Brooklyn Bridge to the lake in Central Park
The East Village community has a new member – the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) is opening up in the historic C-Squat building’s storefront on Avenue C.
Charles R. Wolfe, an environmental lawyer based in Seattle has written an article on the benefits of adaptive reuse of landmarks in urban redevelopment. According…