A Way Out of No Way
Contact with life’s sharper edges guides artist Guadalupe Maravilla’s quest to assist the most vulnerable New Yorkers. The post A Way Out of No Way appeared first on Urban Omnibus.
View ArticlePower on Wheels
How a Pakistani Rastafarian DJ in Germany came to lead a 25,000-member-strong New York City taxi workers union The post Power on Wheels appeared first on Urban Omnibus.
View ArticleLife Beyond Line Items
To get the city we deserve, New Yorkers must be active participants in its governance. What spaces and methods can help us build democratic muscle and demand moral budgets? The post Life Beyond Line...
View ArticleThe Sport That Asks Nothing of Us
In Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx, the cricket pitch is a commonwealth. The post The Sport That Asks Nothing of Us appeared first on Urban Omnibus.
View ArticleThe Invisible Arch
Public art proposals are a highly contested terrain. But the processes for the commissions themselves escape scrutiny. The post The Invisible Arch appeared first on Urban Omnibus.
View ArticlePermanent Resident
The new Queens headquarters of Make the Road New York is designed as a beacon for its working-class, immigrant community. The story of the building closely tracks larger struggles to make a stable,...
View ArticleThe World is About to Turn
In the weekly Jericho Walk, New Sanctuary Coalition and allies confront a site of darkness and fear for many immigrants, and make sure that friends are not alone in their journey. The post The World is...
View ArticleNeither Here Nor There
Globally connected and stubbornly self-contained, Flushing, Queens, has never conformed to conventional planning wisdom. In the post-pandemic realm of digital dissociation and global isolation, is it...
View ArticleFeral Monument
Beloved for their innocence and feared as vectors of disease, pigeons are a divisive and constant presence in New York City. A monumental statue atop the High Line urges us to consider how our feral...
View ArticleFull House
Stories of making home and community care from co-ops and lofts to adjoined brick houses and wood paneled basements The post Full House appeared first on Urban Omnibus.
View ArticleBus Time
Slow moving and overstuffed, the public bus is also a space of communion, curiosity, and solidarity for residents on the city's margins. The post Bus Time appeared first on Urban Omnibus.
View Article《地方創生與維護- 華埠的人、地方和文化表徵》
紐約華埠的地方營造方案早已提倡修建一座雕塑拱門。然而這種被發明的傳統能否反映出華埠如今的社交與文化生活的多樣性？ The post 《地方創生與維護- 華埠的人、地方和文化表徵》 appeared first on Urban Omnibus.
View Article《地方创生与维护- 华埠的人、地方和文化表征》
纽约华埠的地方营造方案早已提倡修建一座雕塑拱门。然而这种被發明的傳統能否反映出华埠如今的社交与文化生活的多样性？ The post 《地方创生与维护- 华埠的人、地方和文化表征》 appeared first on Urban Omnibus.
View ArticleWhat’s in a Gateway?
Plans for Chinatown placemaking have long called for a sculptural archway. Can this invented tradition reflect the diversity of social and cultural life in Chinatown today? The post What’s in a...
View ArticleLong Island is Bugging Me
A disquisition into the urban/suburban and human/insect divides, and how people might come together when their surroundings are planned to keep them apart. The post Long Island is Bugging Me appeared...
View ArticleBehind the Curtain
Massage parlor storefronts along New York City streets are an invitation to wellbeing . . . and suspicion. Red Canary Song reframes these spaces for intimate bodywork in terms of care, healing, and...
View ArticleMake Yourself at Home
Three researchers explore how queer, Black, and undocumented communities subvert and transcend dominant norms and forms of housing in New York City. The post Make Yourself at Home appeared first on...
View ArticleQueens Close Up
A half century of immigration has continuously layered new urban forms on an otherwise unremarkable landscape. The post Queens Close Up appeared first on Urban Omnibus.
View ArticleAccounting for Community
What kind of bank can help secure New York neighborhoods' future? The same small banks that have been doing it all along. The post Accounting for Community appeared first on Urban Omnibus.
View ArticleBuilding Worlds In-Between
Navigating multiple identities, homes, and professional cultures, where can Black urbanists locate an authentic, creative practice? The post Building Worlds In-Between appeared first on Urban Omnibus.
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