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‘Incredibly Unlikely to Get Infected From Somebody on the Subway’: Talking Transportation in COVID With ‘Gridlock’ Sam Schwartz

Sam Schwartz is one of New York City’s leading transportation experts, having gotten his start as a cabbie in the 1960s and working his way up to New York City Traffic Commissioner in the 1980s. Some of his initiatives while working for the city...

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‘Beauty, Perseverance And Human Connection’: How Our New Explorer In Chief Envisions His Storytelling Role In The COVID Era
05/12/2020 Arts & Culture

‘Beauty, Perseverance And Human Connection’: How Our New Explorer In Chief Envisions His Storytelling Role In The COVID Era

Josh Katz is the Downtown Alliance’s newly-announced Explorer In Chief. He was awarded the title last week, and has lived in the five boroughs...

Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou On Economic Injustice: ‘People Get Trapped In Cycles Of Poverty Because Of One Bad Decision’
03/03/2020 Miscellaneous

Assembly Member Yuh-Line Niou On Economic Injustice: ‘People Get Trapped In Cycles Of Poverty Because Of One Bad Decision’

Four years ago, at 33 years old, Yuh-Line Niou was first elected to represent New York State's Assembly District 65, comprised of Lower Manhattan as...

Colossal Crystals That Can Be Played Like A Theremin: Five Questions With ‘Oscillation’ Designer Ryan Swanson
02/28/2020 Arts & Culture

Colossal Crystals That Can Be Played Like A Theremin: Five Questions With ‘Oscillation’ Designer Ryan Swanson

Colorful, musical art is coming to the neighborhood via "Oscillation," an interactive exhibit created by Brooklyn-based design firm the Urban Conga....