I have occasionally been asked for advice from people who are moving to New York City for the first time and looking for apartments, so I thought I would share my advice (which I have accrued from renting here for almost twenty years). Feel free to share your lessons learned too! I refuse to give […]
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EVENT: 5/17/2013 Civic Horticulture Conference in Philly
What: The Cultural Landscape Foundation and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society are hosting Civic Horticulture When: Friday, May 17th, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Where: University of the Arts, Gershman Hall, Levitt Auditorium: 401 South Broad Street (corner of Broad & Pine St) in Philadelphia, PA For Whom: This should be of interest to […]
EVENT: 5/4/2013 OpenUrban Map-a-thon
What: OpenUrban is hosting an urban development map-a-thon as part of the New Museum’s Ideas City Festival When: Saturday, May 4th, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. Where: The New School, 66 W. 12th Street (Orozco Room, 7th Floor), New York, NY For Whom: This should be of interest to urban planners, urban designers, architects, community mapping […]
Monday, yet again…
Last week was awful. So I found it particularly challenging to come up with a topic for today. I am hoping at least one of these shorter topics might be of interest depending on your desire to think about last week or not… The West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion has apparently sparked some controversy over […]
Communities’ Role in Disaster Management
One of the things that has not gotten enough attention in post-Sandy New York City (in my opinion) is community level disaster management strategies. Most people rely on the government’s response, but there is a lot that communities can do to help themselves and help responders. When dealing with disasters, the police, firemen, and EMTs […]
EVENT: 4/3/2013 Freedom of Information in the Drone Age
What: Freedom of Information Day 2013: “Freedom of Information in the Drone Age” When: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 at 6:00 p.m. Where: Science, Industry and Business Library (SIBL) of The New York Public Library, 188 Madison Avenue For Whom: This should be of interest to fans of open government, history buffs, and researchers From the NYPL […]
EVENT: 5/11/13 Bike the Branches
What: Bike the Branches (Registration is now open!) When: Saturday, May 11 (Rain Date: Sat., May 18), 2013 10am – 5pm : Bike Ride 5pm – 7pm : Finish Line Celebration Where: All 60 Branches (choose your own route), ending at Central Library For Whom: Bikers, Brooklynites & Library Lovers of all ages Cost: Adults $20 […]
Thoughts on home and women…
This past weekend I visited my grandmother, who is in her mid-90′s. She is a pretty amazing lady, but seeing someone you love age is never easy. The trip got me thinking about grandmas and home and women… and the news was generous in providing related reading material (and I couldn’t ignore the cosmic confluence […]
EVENT: 3/1/13 – 3/9/13 Occupy Data Hackathon and Exhibit
What: Occupy Data Hackathon and Exhibit (focus will be on Occupy Sandy Data) Cost: Free (please register to attend Hackathon) When: Hackathon: Mar 1, 2013 to Mar 2, 2013, 12:00pm-6:00pm each day Exhibit open to the public: Mar 5, 2013 to Mar 9, 2013, Tue-Thu 12-7pm and Fri-Sat 12-6pm Where: The James Gallery The Graduate Center, […]
Accessibility and Transit
There was a recent article in City Limits: Disabled Say Non-Mayoral Agencies Also Fail, which is definitely worth taking a look at. It brought up a number of thoughts about how transportation and emergency planning work. This particular paragraph stuck with me for a bit… The MTA argues that upgrading New York’s ancient subway system necessarily […]
