June 16, 2014 / Comments Off on Launch of UrbanReviewer.org / 596 Acres
OFFICIAL LAUNCH: urbanreviewer.org URBAN REVIEWER: A New Tool Examining the Legacy of Urban Renewal in NYC Reviewing Past Urban Plans > Discovering Present Impact > Supporting Future Actions Brooklyn, New York – June 17, 2014 – Urban Reviewer is New [...]
June 12, 2014 / Comments Off on Report Back from the Vacant Acres Symposium: Advocates From All Over the World! / 596 Acres
On April 22nd and 23rd, 596 Acres and the Tishman Environment and Design Center at the New School co-hosted the first ever Vacant Acres Symposium, bringing together knowledgeable and passionate (and badass!) urban vacant land advocates from around the [...]
June 9, 2014 / Comments Off on 596 Acres Testimony In Support of NYC OpenFOIL Law / 596 Acres
There’s a great bill making its way through NYC City Council that would require the Department of Citywide Administrative Services to create a streamlined and centralized system through which people can request to see government documents: an OpenFOIL bill. [...]