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Industrial Evolution
Nowhere is Brooklyn’s industrial past more evident than in the Gowanus Canal, which the EPA has just named a Superfund site. Hamida Kinge interviews Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker Tia Lessin about the designation’s impact on the neighborhood where she works. (keep reading…) -
If You’re Going to San Francisco, Be Sure to Never Sit on the Sidewalk
San Franciscan Willy Staley explains why Mayor Newsom’s controversial sit/lie laws might prove to be a second wave of Manhattanization for San Francisco. (keep reading…) -
An App A Day
New York City announces the winners of a competition to use city data to create apps. Some call it a positive step toward transparency, but others think the data is not nearly open enough. (keep reading…) -
China: A Sustainable Example for the U.S.?
A look at a new report that presents a surprising finding: The average Chinese citizen has a smaller carbon footprint than the average American. (keep reading…) -
Keeping Up With the Vanguard
More updates from the Next American Vanguard class of 2009. Also: Help Vanguard 2010 win a grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project! (keep reading…) -
Satire Becomes Reality at The Aqueduct
Willy Staley writes about the Aqueduct “racino” deal, and how it is eerily reminiscent of a novel about New York published only two years ago.
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Stuy-Town: Worst Real Estate Deal Since 1626!
Willy Staley writes about how Tishman Speyer Properties just lost an exceptional amount of wampum in the worst Manhattan real estate deal since the Lenape sold the whole island for less than the cost of a 7-day Metrocard.
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Next American Vanguard’s Next Acts
Ever wonder what happened to Next American Vanguard’s class of 2009? Job changes, city highlights and more after the jump.
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The Architecture of Healthiness
An in-depth look at how Mayor Michael Bloomberg is quietly trying to design buildings to Make New Yorkers healthier.
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A Detour though Norway’s Tourist Roads
Jordan Hruska reports on a symposium in New York that highlighted the Norwegian government’s initiative to create tourist infrastructure with little impact but lots of style.
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