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		Disecting the 2031 Plan...but on the other two locations Taking a look at Governor's Island and the Brooklyn campus by sesamebun Even though most of the discussion about... more
		The Unique Experience of Radius in New York Looking at my personal web of location, memory, and growth by Biz As a writer, New York City has been both my muse and my source of writer's block. I fall in and out of inspiration, stress, chaotic bustle and love with this place. The one thing that it never fails to do, though, is surprise. For the past four years, I have fluctuated, grown and evolved so much within the Manhattan island,... more
		Sorkin's Educational Derive Impressed with his knowledge of his home by alizaba When reading Michael Sorkin's Twenty Minutes in Manhattan, I became immersed in his personal sense of place, specifically in regard to the... more
		74 Grand Street How the Landmark Preservation Commission worked to maintain the charm of a Soho building by asif The preservation of historic New York is something that I have discussed in length in some of my other classes, particularly in a class called “Shaping the Urban Environment”. Before taking this class, I had not realized to what great extent the city goes to preserve buildings and districts that have architectural... more
		New York is Alright But I may be done here. by Woles The plan was never really to come to New York City, but now I am kind of stuck here. Originally I wanted to head out West, Northwest, far away from my home in Rhode Island to try out someplace new with these four years I have been allotted for college. I liked punk rock and wasn't eating meat and it was 2008 and Portland... more
		New York Love Busking Adventures by Tae Most of my time outside of buildings in New York City is spent in the subway stations, not because I travel a lot, but because they’re my performance stages. Busking, as I’ll heretofore refer to it (did I use “heretofore” correctly?), is the performance of music or other entertainment in public places,... more
		Leaving and Returning to Saint Marks How past, present, and future resognate the same sense of place by Batman I sit, write and reflect from the confines of the legendary Yaffa Café. A great 24 hour restaurant and coffee shop on 97 St. Marks Place, this dim-lit café has become a place of study and contemplation at some of the most peculiar hours of the night for me this year. While I never received one of... more
		Saying Bonjour Strangers in New York by frances New York is a moving city. Its streets propel you, sweep you up and carry you with its wind. It strips you of your self control, and demands that you sing along to its song. I was sitting at a café on the corner of Second Avenue and Seventh Street the other morning, getting a bite to eat and a... more
		Becoming A New Yorker The city you grow to love by Mina E.B. White lists three different New Yorks, the third is “the New York of the person who was born somewhere else and came to New York in quest of something. Of these three trembling cities the greatest is the last-the city of final destination, the city that is a goal.” (698) I came to New York from Istanbul,... more
		My New York Finding a Sense of Place in the NYU Community by Clare Great writers have often written about their New York; whether it is their apartment, a favorite restaurant, or a view of the city, there are so many incredible writings of one of a kind glimpses into the great city we live in. Whenever I come across one of these writings, I try to imagine what my New York would be,... more
		Learning to Love New York Reflecting on my time first spent living in NYC and how my feelings about the city have changed by asif I can still remember my first trip to New York City. I was five years old, and it was around Christmas time. My mother and grandmother took me for a weekend trip to see the Radio City Christmas Spectacular. I still have fairly clear memories of sitting in the lobby of the Plaza hotel before walking over to FAO Schwartz in my... more
		Streets of New York The streets of New York and how they influenced me by sesamebun I realize that throughout my life, I spent a lot of time on the streets or that I spent a lot of time in places that surround those streets. I find that life around certain streets influences us later in life. I tend to make subconscious (or could it be conscious?) decisions to go to certain places that serve as a... more
		My New York Reflecting on some of the places that make this city so special to me… by msquared It is difficult to compare New York to any other city in the world because it has a distinct character and personality that is entirely its own. I do not remember my first trip to New York, as I was very young at the time. Instead, I just remember always loving this city and when I think about it that way, it is really... more
		New York, I Love You, But You're Bringing Me Down Reconciling with the city by leila The past few months have found me thinking about the West Coast, the farthest possible I could get in the U.S. from New York City. It's genuinely just me playing devil's advocate on myself. I think of the alternate life I could live with nonstop sunshine in California, or gorgeous mountain ranges in... more
		New York City Through the Eyes of a Caribbean Immigrant Immigrating to and living in New York City by Tonya If someone ever asked me the question: Where did I first begin my experience of New York? My answer would be the time at which my mother said that we were moving to the United States, specifically New York. For a ten year living in the Caribbean, the United States through the lens of New York City was formulated through years... more
		OST Cafe A coffee shop with a hint of warmth by Ism2021 OST Café is a small café on the northwest corner of E12th St and Avenue A, right in Alphabet City. It is my favorite coffee shop and one of the most convenient, since it is right between my apartment and class. It has an odd beige coloring scheme that is oddly comforting and makes it stand out from the... more
		Jane Jacobs, The Rock Star Leaders as Performers by Tae It's really inspiring to see leaders in action (or to read about these events at which they spoke). I've recently been on this strange YouTube binge of inspirational speech videos, and the stories of Jane Jacobs in Wrestling With Moses have been matching the energy. Personally, I don't have much experience in... more
		Washington Square Perfect In an effort to preserve, can something be made too perfect? by Daniel I've had a difficult time coming up with a topic for this post because the final chapters of Wrestling with Moses and our collective memory of the Jacobs-Moses showdown seems to have such a simple set of messages. Jane Jacobs was right, and Robert Moses was wrong. ... more
		The City from an East Coaster's standpoint by BigEcho I moved to New York City when I was seventeen to attend New York University. I am an East Coaster, born in the city but moved to Pennsylvania when I was one. My grandparents live on 36th and park, my father went to highschool in the city, and my family has basically stayed in and around the city for my entire... more
		Contesting Names in Memphis, Tennessee What would Jane Jacobs say about the renaming of the Confederate Park? by Tonya While reading Wrestling with Moses: How Jane Jacobs Took On New York’s Master Builder and Transformed the American Cityby Anthony Flint, I came across an article in the New York Times paper on April 8 2013 entitled... more