Seed bombs, the “tree lady of Brooklyn,” and the roots of urban gardening. Subscribe and turn on notifications (🔔 ) so you don’t miss any videos: New York City looked a lot different in the 1960s and 1970s. A sharp economic decline and white flight meant there was mass disinvestment and urban decay, particularly in… Continue reading How radical gardeners took back New York City
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The lost neighborhood under New York's Central Park
Before Central Park was built, a historically black community was destroyed. Help our reporting on hidden histories. Submit a story idea here: If you’ve been to New York, you’ve probably visited Central Park. But there’s a part of its story you won’t see. It’s a story that goes back to the 1820s, when that part… Continue reading The lost neighborhood under New York's Central Park