Brooklyn
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An artist, a few hundred bucks, and some paint can change a place
Art blossoms along a bike lane in Brooklyn, changing a bleak stretch of road.
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When the man in the street is your friend
Tom was always there outside the bodega, until he wasn't. And we realized what we had lost.
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Teen-repellent device removed in Washington, but teens still not welcome in many public places
Whether you do it with a Mosquito or with old-fashioned security guards, the routine dispersal of teenagers does raise issues about the nature of public space -- the vital essence of a dynamic and productive city.
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In the empty lots of Flatbush, students see possibility [VIDEO]
Middle school kids from Brooklyn turn a spotlight on their neighborhood's vacant lots.
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Why I heart the Park Slope Food Co-Op
Brooklyn's Park Slope Food Co-op is a unique grocery store in which the shopper/members do most of the work. Like a great metropolis, on some level it shouldn't function. But it does -- spectacularly.
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My Intentional Life: Things Get Messy
Gabriel and Hunny wrestle with one of the most divisive issues of communal living: housekeeping. Will the roommates find a way to clean up without breaking up?
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My Intentional Life: Crash Pad
Gabriel is moving into a building where he and his new roommates are taking a crack at a more intentional lifestyle. But is this place ready for them?
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New Agtivist: Urban farmer Annie Novak aims sky high
From her rooftop perch at Eagle Street Farm, urban farmer Annie Novak is on a mission to inspire New Yorkers to grow, cook, and eat good food. She shares what motivates her and what advice she offers for potential farmers in Grist's "Feeding the City" series.
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My Intentional Life: My Unsustainable Life
Last week, we met Gabriel and his roommates. This week, he gets dumped. Heartbroken, he bikes across Europe in search of answers to life's questions.
