All posts tagged New York City
Observed: Memorial Kiosk
Observed: Urban Umbrella in Court Square
Construction creates new rips in the urban form with Protectus dolium (Orange Barrels) or Protectus conus (Common Cone) often found at the jobsite. Local laws require a sidewalk shed (also known as bridge) constructed for the duration of the work. The Urban Umbrella has come to Court Square. The duration which sometimes lasts for a…
Observed: Open Streets – A Failure
NYC Open Streets continue to be a failure.
Observed: Outdoor Street Dining (sedeo strata)
Observed: the many versions of sedeo strata (streetwise dining) which have emerged into the last few weeks in NYC.
Social distancing: let the sidewalks be your guide
It now seems that most of the world will be in some form of social distancing as a prelude to full quarantine or isolation in order to flatten the infection curve for COVID-19. California went shelter in place last week and New York is going on “pause” on Sunday. And it now seems like anyone…
Observed: Carrum silva
Observed: Carrum silva, a lesser cousin to the Common Bin.
Observed: Scabby the Rat
One of my favorite things found on the street – mostly found in NYC but also in major union cities – is Scabby the Rat. Inflated outside construction sites or outside the offices of companies which the union has an issue with, Scabby sits there for a day, then goes home. There are also at…
NY Times Real Estate drawings
I have always loved the New York Times real estate section drawings which serve as filler amongst the luxury condo advertisements. These typological diagrams are quite nice, and show how much can be communicated using so little work.