Dec 18th 2009 3:00PM
There is a "full symphony of pain" in store for New York State in 2010, according to Assemblyman Richard L. Brodsky. And alarm bells certainly sounded this week, with the approval of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's "Doomsday Plan" to slice service routes and nix programs providing schoolchildren with... Continue Reading »
Dec 15th 2009 4:00PM
Is graffiti art or urban blight? That's long been the question in New York City, a graffiti hub since the 1960s, that's recently seen some beloved institutions fall. In 2006, it was announced that 11 Spring Street – a 19th century NoLiTa building whose exterior bore two decades of spray paint and wheat paste... Continue Reading »
Dec 10th 2009 12:00PM
Living near public transportation is traditionally considered a boon. But talk to New Yorkers who live above bus stops, and you'll likely hear horror stories of round-the-clock beeping, braking, rumbling and honking. They're not imagining it. Researchers from Columbia University and the University of Washington found... Continue Reading »
