by Bennat Berger | Jan 2, 2018 | Culture, Current Events, Technology, Urban Planning
Technology has brought us countless conveniences. Order an Uber with a few clicks. Tell Alexa you want a pizza. Let Google Assistant direct you to the nearest coffee shop. All that’s nice, isn’t it? But tech can (and is) doing much more important things. One crucial...
by Bennat Berger | Sep 19, 2017 | Technology
Seniors and disabled people have specific living space challenges. Luckily, technology makes things easier. When it comes to safety and accessibility, not all homes are created equal. In fact, a recent New York Times article highlights the difficulties of “aging in...
by Bennat Berger | Aug 17, 2017 | Culture, Technology, Urban Planning
When the City Museum of New York held an exhibition on Manhattan’s layout, they named it the “Greatest Grid” because of the importance of planning in Manhattan’s success. Urban planning as a profession only developed in the 1800s, around the time the Manhattan grid...
by Bennat Berger | Jul 25, 2017 | Culture, Technology, Urban Planning
Obtaining an apartment in New York City has been covered in many movies and TV shows as a triumph to be celebrated, and rightly so. A prime living space can change the entire experience of the city. So once people have a home, they’re reluctant to let it go, even when...
by Bennat Berger | Jul 18, 2017 | Culture, Technology, Urban Planning
The nonprofit art center the Shed will open in Spring 2019 at the High Line next to 15 Hudson Yards, at the edge of the Public Square and Gardens. While it has come under some fire for its price tag, lack of clear programming, and even its original name (the Culture...
by Bennat Berger | May 16, 2017 | Culture, Technology, Urban Planning
Virtually, Amazon is as daunting as the river it shares a name with: by total sales and market capitalization, it’s the largest Internet retailer in the world. Having begun its run in 1994 as a modest online bookstore, the tech giant has expanded rapidly to offer...
