Urban Omnibus
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The Culture of Citymaking
The Null Hypothesis It’s easy to be a visionary when the alternative is an ash heap. A casino megaproject promised for Queens reveals the persistent failures of imagination driving “development” and its discontents. Tide and Current Over more than 20 years, an artist ferrying passengers through New York’s waterways in small boats has shared a unique vantage on an always-changing island city. Shelf Life Locations, Locations, Locations Location scouts have shaped representations of New York for decades. Now, changes to the film industry and the built environment both threaten a carefully…
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