Category Archives: The city

Today, white bicycles are used to designate the site of a fatal collision between an automobile and a cyclist. For example, the one in the photo to the right identified the place where a hit-and-run driver mowed down Jen Shao, … Continue reading →

A Jack Daniel’s billboard at the corner of 37th Avenue and 48th Street in Queens (New York), not far from my apartment. In English, it reads: Without borders, but with limits. Drink Responsibly. We’re all Americans. In a clumsy attempt … Continue reading →

New York’s landscape is littered with affirmations of the present social order. The ubiquitous advertising, the monumental skyscrapers, even the inexorable grid-like layout of the city; all this seems to say that power reigns comfortably in the Big Apple. But … Continue reading →

New York has a rich history of revolutionary struggle. Sometimes you need to dig through dusty archives to find traces of it and other times you just need to walk down the street. The plaque depicted above, located at 208 … Continue reading →

The city is full of signs of resistance. Here is a mural in East Harlem, just off Lexington Avenue. Share on Facebook