Public Spaces

Urban anthropologist Katrina Johnston-Zimmerman argues that in order for cities to be “human-centered,” white urbanists need to actively be anti-racist.

His announcement comes after he decried an attempt by demonstrators to remove a statue of Andrew Jackson that sits across from the White House.

The Amy Cooper video in Central Park has brought attention to how the great outdoors can be far from great for Black people.

With the resumption of outdoor dining, the town's mayor said that open alcohol consumption is over.

Mayor Jim Kenney signed the law allowing their use on July 3, 2019.

The health department says that while the teens were there, they attended large parties in nearby Rehoboth that may have exposed more than 100 partygoers to the virus.

Camping will be limited to tent-style camping while all other forms of overnight use will remain closed.

Spray parks have become popular places for people to cool off in the summer. But fears over the coronavirus mean that some cities are re-evaluating whether to keep them open.

Philadelphia officials promise to install more fences and signs after demands from community leaders.

There’s no single blueprint for making these public spaces public again, no agreed-on best practices for sanitizing materials. Libraries learn as they go.

This week: NJ's plans to reopen, the tenure and resignation of PA House Speaker Mike Turzai, and the role of murals in social movements.

Some argue Christopher Columbus should not be revered due to his brutality against indigenous people in the Americas.

More than $1 million in state grants are on the way to Jersey Shore municipalities and counties to fund litter cleaning efforts, state officials said.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney used a legal loophole in the statue’s maintenance agreement.

“We know that the removal of this mural does not erase painful memories and are deeply apologetic for the amount of grief it has caused,” Mural Arts said.