Urban Residue - leftover thoughts from the day
Wednesday, June 7, 2023
The Grand Cavern and the Back Corner
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I got around to visiting the new Gilder Center by Studio Gang at the American Museum of Natural History last weekend, and it's visually ...
Saturday, April 17, 2021
Street Corner Campaign Stop
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A campaign stop on a street corner is a politician's opportunity to connect with voters by speaking directly to them. When you draw a cr...
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Sitting on Public Stairs
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They are a place to rest, to wait for someone you're meeting, to relax and watch the world go by. On a thriving city street, large publi...
Saturday, January 23, 2021
The Narrow Channel
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This is the sort of project that makes people resentful of cyclists. The bike channels installed on newly reconstructed step streets like th...
Saturday, December 5, 2020
The Path of Restoration
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Abandoned places in New York City are becoming increasingly rare. On a recent excursion with my son, I intended to go explore an abandoned ...
Friday, November 6, 2020
Bad Markings
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This shared-use path becomes precariously narrow on the bridge over the Bronx River. It is barely wide enough to comfortably ride; forget tr...
Thursday, August 27, 2020
Policing Graffiti
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When the police remove graffiti, it is not about beautifying the neighborhood. It is not even really about crime, either. It is about contro...
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