Streetfilms: The New Madison Square
Taking advantage of the beautiful mid-week weather, the Streetfilms crew headed over to Madison Square to find scores of New Yorkers enjoying a newly transformed public space. They also managed to catch up with the city staffers and community folks who made it happen. Writes Clarence:
I’ve started to forget what an ugly nightmare that nexus of Broadway
& 23rd used to look like. Chances are you have too, so here is a
reminder of the great work NYC DOT has done there. Take a gander, then
go out in your community or city and spread the word that well designed
public spaces work.
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