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Culture
This Woman Is Pretending to Be Poor for Art
The playing poor trend is now an art project. Meet Tania Bruguera, who's becoming an illegal immigrant for a year.
Cities
This Is Why We're Hot: Sun-Absorbing Black Roofs Need a Coat of White Paint
This heatwave would suck less if all our roofs were painted white.
Cities
Kickstarting Urban Renewal with an Underground Park
An underground park in Manhattan is turning to Kickstarter to build the public support it needs to make the pipe dream a reality.
Education
Why Is It So Hard To Put Imagination Back Into Schools?
A national "Imagination Summit" wants to help schools figure out how to bring creativity and innovation to the classroom. Is it really that difficult?
News
NYPD Starts Draconian Crack-Down on Cyclists Riding Outside Bike Lanes
A day after the bike-critical NY Post reported rampant rule flouting by cyclists on one street, the NYPD took action right in that spot.
Cities
Spare Change for Social Change: Can Wasted Subway Fees Be Used for Public Good?
New York subway riders throw out $52 million worth of rides each year. Can MetroChange harvest that value back into the community?
Environment
How Hard Is It to Close a Nuclear Plant?
In New York State, the possible closure of just one nuclear plant shows how complicated shutting one of these monsters down can be.
News
Video: Protesting Bike Lane Tickets with Jackass-Style Civil Disobedience
This guy gets a ticket for not riding in a NYC bike lane. Then, to protest, he crashes his bike full on into anything and everything in a bike lane.
Education
Is the iPad Set to Dominate Public Schools?
New York City just dropped $1.3 million on 2,000 iPads. Should your local school district do the same?
Education
Ten Commencement Speakers You Wish You'd Had
These ten speakers inspired but still kept it real with their audiences, making their graduation speeches memorable years after they were given.
Culture
The Edge of Progress Tour: Solar Sculpture and Urban Farming
As part of GOOD's Edge of Progress Tour, MacKenzie Fegan visits innovators in New York working on urban gardening and solar-powered sculpture.
News
The Good (City) Life: Why New York's Life Expectancy Is the Highest in the Nation
As the age of death rises in New York City, the "urban health penalty" myth is dying.
Lifestyle
Food Studies: The Flax Egg and Other Vegan Baking Tricks
Butter, eggs, refined sugar, and white flour are the top ingredients in most desserts. What's a sweet-toothed, health-oriented vegan to do?
News
GOOD Design Daily: Finalists for New York's "Taxi of Tomorrow"
With the Crown Victoria discontinued, New York City recently asked for designs for the "Taxi of Tomorrow." Oddly, they're all minivans.
Education
New York Public Library Leaving 25,000 Copies of Centennial Book in Public Places
The special centennial book, featuring pieces from Stephen Colbert among others, will be left around New York for people to pick up and share.
Education
Technology and Teachers: The Rise of the Hybrid School
What if tech tools could be used to provide a completely customizable education experience throughout the entire school day?
Culture
The NYPD Stopped Enough Black Men Last Year to Populate Wyoming
New York City's "stop and frisk" program harassed more innocent black and Latino men than ever last year.
Education
Why America's Education System Is Like Apartheid
A new report reveals just how deep the education disparities in New York City really are.
