The Possibilities of Public Art
A Lehman College art professor created four pieces for public or corporate settings in 2018. One such piece — a mural hanging in a Manhattan public school — was funded as a federal public art project. Read more ›
Walking Manhattan, Block by Block
A new book offers an urban walking guide to Manhattan. The writer walked 721 miles as he explored the borough block by block. Read more ›
Tax the Rich to Aid the Poor: Funding NYC’s Safety Net
New York City has the country’s most generous safety net for poor people, according to an analysis by faculty at CUNY’s Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism. Read more ›
Making and Unmaking Brooklyn
A new book explores the rise of the Maker Movement, along with its hidden labor costs and gentrifying practices. Read more ›
Poetry’s Political Possibilities
If poetry and urban planning sound like strange bedfellows, an English professor instead sees their intrinsic possibilities. Read more ›
Before Miami, NYC Was Home To a Vibrant Cuban Community
Until 1960, New York remained “the most important U.S. city for Cubans,” according to a new book that details the city's bustling Cuban émigré community. Read more ›
Getting the Dirt on Clean Soil in New York City
Urban gardening in New York City can be difficult thanks to lead contamination, but researchers have found a way to promote safe crop growth by using discarded clean soil from construction sites. Read more ›
New York’s Ongoing Recovery Process Following 9/11
For those living in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001, life irrevocably shifted in “both obvious and subtle” ways. Now that nearly two decades have passed, scholars trace myriad recovery efforts and issues in a new edited collection. Read more ›
A Tale of Two Recoveries: The Rockaways After Sandy
Compared to homeowners, New York City’s Housing Authority (NYCHA) tenants faced a vasty different recovery in the Rockaways following Superstorm Sandy. Read more ›