Author: Patrick Spauster

Will Winter Freeze Out NYC’s Open Streets Program?

Sun set on 5th Avenue in Brooklyn, on the last day of this year’s Park Slope Open Street program. In the waning light, children ran after bubbles in the street, vendors sold light up toys, dogs sniffed the ground, and restaurant goers, blankets across their laps, sipped beers with gloved hands. Organizers have opened the… Read more Will Winter Freeze Out NYC’s Open Streets Program?

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Ingrid Gould Ellen Reflects: On a Successful Career, NYC, Social Media, and the Next Generation Working on Housing Policy

Ingrid Gould Ellen has just finished a late lunch: salad with homemade dressing. She’s still sipping a can of plain seltzer water, which she rests on the ground next to her chair as we sit down. Ingrid wears a mask loosely around her neck, the ear straps bound to a long chain that, in brighter… Read more Ingrid Gould Ellen Reflects: On a Successful Career, NYC, Social Media, and the Next Generation Working on Housing Policy

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