In conjunction with a new exhibition, Jane Jacobs and the Future of New York, eight walking tours will take participants to places associated with Jane Jacobs’ life and work and to communities that illustrate her planning principles — or call them into question.
Battery Park City: A New Neighborhood Rises
The planners of Battery Park City knew all about Jane Jacobs. But can a successful New York neighborhood be created from scratch?
Leader: Francis Morrone, architectural historian.
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Council Member Julie Menin claims she has the votes to be the next Speaker, but Bronx Council Member Amanda Farías has shown a lot more interest in livable streets issues.
Class struggle. Infirm secondary superheroes. Suicidal sheep. It’s all in Jonathan Lethem's new collection of short stories, "A Different Kind of Tension." Here's one — featuring class struggle with cars!
Some yahoo in Montreal said that whatever bike lanes cost, they're too expensive! Well, no they're not.
Good-bye, streeteries, we hardly knew ye. Plus other news.
Yes, let's give thanks. But let us also not forget why we're so lucky. Plus other news for your holiday day off.
The DOT is contemplating two options for the 1.3 mile-long linear park in Jackson Heights. Which would you choose?
