Sidewalk Gardens of New York

Sidewalk Gardens of New York

â€œNew York City looks nothingâ€”nothingâ€”like it did just a decade and a half ago. Itâ€™s a place of newly gorgeous waterfront promenades, of trees, tall grasses and blooming flowers on patches of land and peninsulas of concrete and even stretches of rail tracks that were blighted or blank before.â€
â€”Frank Bruni, The New York Times

â€œBetsy Pinover Schiffâ€™s unerring eye and spectacular photographs tell the story of a city, and how its pre-Dorothy and Oz, colorless and downtrodden existence has been redone as if by wizardry in glorious Technicolor.â€
â€”Adrian Benepe, former Parks Commissioner of New York CityÂ

Betsy Pinover Schiff has been photographing urban plantings and chronicling the â€œgreeningâ€ of the city for more than two decades. Once limited to private spaces and elite neighborhoods, these plantings now proliferate throughout the five boroughs.

Sidewalk Gardens of New York reveals the transformation of the â€œcity of concrete and glassâ€ into one of the greenest and most richly planted urban centers in America. Nature and architecture combine in ways that will surprise even the most seasoned New Yorkers.

Featured are tree beds, planters, hanging baskets, and medians that mitigate the frenzy of the street; plazas and pocket parks that offer respite to pedestrians, building plantings that create a welcoming transition between public and private; community gardens; and parks, both the iconic and the newly planted along the waterfront in Brooklyn, Queens, and Lower Manhattan.
Country USA
Brand The Monacelli Press
Manufacturer The Monacelli Press
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 150
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2016-09-13
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781580934640

Country	USA
Brand	The Monacelli Press
Manufacturer	The Monacelli Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	150
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2016-09-13
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781580934640

Sidewalk Gardens of New York

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