Urban Omnibus

3 weeks ago | urbanomnibus.net | Ekemini Ekpo

Amy Ching-Yan Lam’s Property Journal is what it sounds like: a 13-month diary recorded through the lens of property.

2 months ago | urbanomnibus.net | Jess Myers

Before beginning in earnest, I must begin by acknowledging my acquaintances, colleagues, exes, partners of various sorts, Delta Comfort Plus seatmates, and you, especially, my dearest Ida. I have not followed any of your advice to “please, please, for the love of god, shut the f**k up about this movie.” I acknowledge you, fellow travelers. But an acknowledgement, I’m afraid, is not an apology. I take up my evangelist mantle to speak to you of love.

Oct 31, 2024 | urbanomnibus.net | Camilo José Vergara

For more than 50 years, Camilo José Vergara, sui generis sociologist and urban documentarian, has been attending to the environments, esthetics, and lifeways of poor neighborhoods in cities across the United States. In New York City, keeping a close eye on “the hood” requires a lot of commuting, both on the subway and by public bus.

Oct 2, 2024 | urbanomnibus.net | Noah Fischer

It’s the year 2044 and “the vibes are great,” according to a resident of a new cooperative housing trust in Queens, quoted in an article headlined “Why Housing is No Longer a Good Investment.” AOC is President, democratic socialists Emily Gallagher and Sandy Nurse run New York State and City, respectively, and the city is entering a period of housing abundance that was unimaginable just two decades earlier.

Jul 18, 2024 | urbanomnibus.net | Abigail Montes |Mariana Mogilevich |Joey de Jesus |Hatuey Ramos-Fermín

Thanksgiving brings the Macy’s Parade down Broadway, Labor Day is for the West Indian Day Carnival on Flatbush, Halloween brings costumed processions down a number of neighborhood main streets, and it seems every Sunday sees an ethnic parade to Fifth Avenue. But the third weekend in June brings a parade most unlike the others.