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Sana Venjara | Next American City | Feb 7th, 2012 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: New York |
Have trouble memorizing your city’s transit system? Now you can put it on your arm. (
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Sana Venjara | Next American City | Jan 27th, 2012 | Topic: Culture | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
A decade after 9/11, Muslims in New York face new levels of discrimination. The revelation last year that thousands of NYPD officers-in-training viewed an intensely anti-Islamic video raised new questions about the city’s fear culture, and how it continuous to alienate and inflame Muslim communities. (
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Pei Shan Hoe | The New York World | Jan 22nd, 2012 | Topic: Governance | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
The High Line is one of New York City’s most innovative uses of public space in recent memory. But a major developer attached to the project gave city officials some generous—and very illegal—gifts. While those who took the bribe were punished, the company that offered it up got off scott-free. (
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This Big City | Dec 18th, 2011 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: | Cities: New York |
Parsons The New School for Design rolls out new academic programs that do away with the traditional dichotomy of theory versus practice. (
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Minna Ninova | Sep 6th, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Economy | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
During this year’s Fashion Week all New Yorkers get a front-row seat - a bicycle seat, that is. From September 8-15, the Fashion Center BID is sponsoring Tour de Fashion, a bike share program that makes a fleet of 30 bicycles available to the public for free 90-minute rides around town. (
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Theodore Brown | Sep 3rd, 2011 | Topic: Governance, Economy, Built Environment | Region: East Coast, South | Cities: New York |
Hurricane Irene was predicted to be once-in-a-generation bad. Cities were evacuated and panic was widespread. The nation kept an especially focused eye on New York’s preparations in a city that has seen less than a dozen major storms since 1821. (
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Smart Growth America | Jul 15th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Governance, Built Environment | Region: West Coast | Cities: Los Angeles |
This weekend’s construction on Route 405 in LA is predicted to be so disastrous that news outlets have dubbed it “Carmageddon.” Public officials have all said essentially the same thing: “Just stay home.” JetBlue says: “Fly Burbank to Long Beach for $4.
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Mary Jones | Jul 2nd, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Built Environment | Region: East Coast | Cities: New York |
Brooklyn Bridge Park has been a community goal since the mid-1980s when the Port Authority property ceased its shipping operations on the site. Today’s park is the result of dedicated advocacy and planning by community members, elected officials and civic organizations. (
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Theodore Brown | Jun 24th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Bike sharing is a fledgling concept in the United States and has the tendency to be scattershot geographically. Chicago, Minneapolis, and Des Moines have programs in the Midwest while shares in Miami, Boston, and Washington, D.C. dot the coastlines.
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Joe Peach | Jun 16th, 2011 | Topic: Infrastructure, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: New York |
Frustrated after receiving a $50 fine for riding his bicycle outside of the designated bicycle lane, Casey Neistat decided to turn over a new leaf and follow the rules of the road, crashing into all manner of obstacles in the process. (
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Have trouble memorizing your city’s transit system? Now you can put it on your arm. (keep reading…)
A decade after 9/11, Muslims in New York face new levels of discrimination. The revelation last year that thousands of NYPD officers-in-training viewed an intensely anti-Islamic video raised new questions about the city’s fear culture, and how it continuous to alienate and inflame Muslim communities. (keep reading…)
The High Line is one of New York City’s most innovative uses of public space in recent memory. But a major developer attached to the project gave city officials some generous—and very illegal—gifts. While those who took the bribe were punished, the company that offered it up got off scott-free. (keep reading…)
Parsons The New School for Design rolls out new academic programs that do away with the traditional dichotomy of theory versus practice. (keep reading…)
During this year’s Fashion Week all New Yorkers get a front-row seat - a bicycle seat, that is. From September 8-15, the Fashion Center BID is sponsoring Tour de Fashion, a bike share program that makes a fleet of 30 bicycles available to the public for free 90-minute rides around town. (keep reading…)
Hurricane Irene was predicted to be once-in-a-generation bad. Cities were evacuated and panic was widespread. The nation kept an especially focused eye on New York’s preparations in a city that has seen less than a dozen major storms since 1821. (keep reading…)
This weekend’s construction on Route 405 in LA is predicted to be so disastrous that news outlets have dubbed it “Carmageddon.” Public officials have all said essentially the same thing: “Just stay home.” JetBlue says: “Fly Burbank to Long Beach for $4. (keep reading…)
Brooklyn Bridge Park has been a community goal since the mid-1980s when the Port Authority property ceased its shipping operations on the site. Today’s park is the result of dedicated advocacy and planning by community members, elected officials and civic organizations. (keep reading…)
Bike sharing is a fledgling concept in the United States and has the tendency to be scattershot geographically. Chicago, Minneapolis, and Des Moines have programs in the Midwest while shares in Miami, Boston, and Washington, D.C. dot the coastlines. (keep reading…)
Frustrated after receiving a $50 fine for riding his bicycle outside of the designated bicycle lane, Casey Neistat decided to turn over a new leaf and follow the rules of the road, crashing into all manner of obstacles in the process. (keep reading…)
