Complete overhaul of Washington Square Park (including a perimeter fence and a lock) the scruffy spot with an anything-goes tradition, courtesy of a Parks Department makeover. "They're sanitizing the park, taking away a lot of its charm and freedom," NYTimes | via View full entry
The recovery of tsunami disaster area in Aceh has hardly begun. Is this a sign of the Indonesian government's continued "war" against Acehese separatists? BBC View full entry
This thing is really gaining steam. Is the Ephemeral City the new Edge City? | sfgate (via) | related discussion View full entry
The Dia Center plans to move from its two spaces on West 22nd Street to 820 Washington Street, at Gansevoort Street. The new site is at the entrance to the High Line (via NYtimes) View full entry
London might be on the verge of installing wifi microphones on lamp posts "to monitor noise levels," since "Noisy neighbours have become a scourge of modern life." (via) A similar surveillance application was previously given a different spin at USC: to pinpoint the exact location and instant of... View full entry
A look at Miami and Toronto as an assesment of the West Side Stadium, NYC. NYT View full entry
Forget the national power grid. Small communities are starting to make their own energy from clean, renewable, local sources. Time Mag Europe View full entry
If eight hours go by without news of the WTC, things would be relatively OK. Bloggers are running out of corny things to say. And still the bad news keeps up. Latest latest from the Wall St Journal: "a big chunk of the $4.6 billion in insurance money has been spent." greg View full entry
The effort to raise a 1,776-foot Freedom Tower where the World Trade Center once stood is "losing steam," Sen. Charles Schumer told New York business leaders Tuesday. AP | Latest WTC View full entry
Rumors of muscling Silverstein Out? Add THAT to Rampe's departure, now with more NYT coverage, and all the other obstacles. Plus, commentary from Miss Representation. View full entry
And the floodgates open in Brooklyn - The City approves the rezoning of a 175-block area of Greenpoint and Williamsburg. Hipsters, meet condo towers. | nytimes (map)The plan, which is expected to be approved by the full City Council next week, imposes some novel requirements for developers... View full entry
And someone do a press release when all this is over. With the WTC redevelopment lost in squibbles and squabbles--as if that wasn't enough--LMDC President Kevin Rampe walks out. ( 'It was in the works for a long time.') As Rampe heads off to Bermuda (one of those "insurance" companies), Bloomberg... View full entry
City officials reached agreement today on a plan that would transform the decaying north Brooklyn waterfront, with its relics of Brooklyn's industrial past, into a neighborhood of soaring residential towers with a parklike esplanade along the East River. NYT | Previously View full entry
Los Angeles has released a report on broadband access throughout the city. Several interesting ideas underscored by Muniwireless. Also, read about Comcast's dirty war on municipal broadband View full entry
As the US prison population reaches all time high's, the Nigerian government has just given 17 new contracts for prisons in their region. And while some slum dwellers' dream of housing comes true, the overall world population is seen tripling by 2050. The Bushmen are fighting for their homeland... View full entry
