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Street Vendors Of Art Targeted By New York City Policy Bring Up Questions About First Amendment Rights
If you live or work in Manhattan, you are bound to see people selling things on the street. Winter-wear,
Street Art Hotspot: JR at the Elizabeth Street Garden in Nolita
When we stopped by the Elizabeth Street Garden this weekend, one of our favorite urban havens in New York City,
Daily What?! The Nameless Parks of Brooklyn
A recent post by Matt Green, who is walking every street of NYC, highlighted the phenomenon of nameless parks in
A Look at Long Island City’s New Hunter’s Point South Park Along the East River Waterfront
Mayor Bloomberg cut the ribbon to Long Island City‘s new waterfront park in Hunter’s Point South this morning.
Using NYC’s Park Rescue Toolkit to Return Cincinnati’s Washington Park to the Public
Can the rehabilitation of a great public space restore its surrounding blocks? We know it has in New York City,
Behind the Scenes at the Conversion of Chicago’s Bloomingdale Trail into an Elevated Park
You can get a glimpse of the Bloomingdale Trail, an abandoned railroad line in Chicago, on a Blue Line Train
Getting Into the Roots of Manhattan Through a History of its Famous Trees
There are approximately 2.5 million trees growing throughout the parks and along the streets of New York City. However
10 Statues You Wouldn’t Expect to See in Manhattan’s Public Spaces
New York City wouldn’t be the same without the scores of statues that decorate its many parks, plazas and
Montreal’s Ruelles Vertes: Green Alleyways Help the Environment and Create a Sense of Community
Ruelle Verte between 30th and 31st avenues, Bélanger street and Bellechasse street The lack of parks and greenery is a
The Abandoned Man-Made Islands in NYC: Hoffman and Swinburne Islands
East of Staten Island’s South Beach, two artificial islands called Hoffman Island and Swinburne Island rest undisturbed in the
The NYC That Never Was: What Central Park Could Have Looked Like
One of at least five man-made waterfalls in the park. With its sprawling acres of green, it doesn’t
Postman’s Park: Commemorating Heroic Acts of Self-Sacrifice in London’s Financial Centre
The City of London has many idylls tucked amongst its glass buildings and clogged thoroughfares, empty on weekends and filled
