<![CDATA[London's New York]]>18987598-a189-501f-8c7f-040e4521c566Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:30:04 +0000Captivate.fmCitizenRacecarhttps://artwork.captivate.fm/847b4780-f2ff-4d31-a7e5-e6c7142a116b/original-ff5b2c42be555f6a2df6e2392af20e03.jpgLondon's New YorkCitizenRacecarCitizenRacecarAn opinionated exploration of the greatest city in the world, starring historian, tour guide, and socialist agitator Daniel London.https://www.cohostpodcasting.comfalseepisodichttps://feeds.captivate.fm/londons-new-york/nopodcastEpisode 8: Two Ugly BuildingsEpisode 8: Two Ugly BuildingsWe can learn a lot from great architecture, but what can we learn from architecture that is, frankly, disastrous? In today's episode, Dan and David visit two miserable attempts at majesty: the David M. Dinkins Manhattan Municipal Building and the Surrogate's Courthouse, both on the corner of Centre and Chambers Streets, downtown, and in the process learn some interesting lessons about the ambitions and self-regard of New York in early 20th Century.

]]>We can learn a lot from great architecture, but what can we learn from architecture that is, frankly, disastrous? In today's episode, Dan and David visit two miserable attempts at majesty: the David M. Dinkins Manhattan Municipal Building and the Surrogate's Courthouse, both on the corner of Centre and Chambers Streets, downtown, and in the process learn some interesting lessons about the ambitions and self-regard of New York in early 20th Century.

]]>549bb3f4-ad95-4154-97d1-d37e31271166Tue, 07 May 2019 08:44:00 -050023:19falsefull88<p><span style="color: rgb(29, 29, 31);">We can learn a lot from great architecture, but what can we learn from architecture that is, frankly, disastrous? In today's episode, Dan and David visit two&nbsp;miserable attempts at majesty: the David M. Dinkins Manhattan Municipal Building and the Surrogate's Courthouse, both on the corner of Centre and Chambers Streets, downtown, and in the process learn some interesting lessons about the ambitions and self-regard of New York in early 20th Century.</span></p>CitizenRacecarEpisode 7: Brownstone ManhattanEpisode 7: Brownstone ManhattanWhat says New York City more than a street of Brownstones? It turns out, though, that this most beloved of city housing designs wasn't always so beloved, and they sit right on the front line of one of the most fundamental debates in urban architecture.


Today's episode brought to you by Audible.

]]>What says New York City more than a street of Brownstones? It turns out, though, that this most beloved of city housing designs wasn't always so beloved, and they sit right on the front line of one of the most fundamental debates in urban architecture.


Today's episode brought to you by Audible.

]]>f2744651-27a6-4b05-bb83-2f320df1c2b7Tue, 19 Feb 2019 08:42:00 -050012:15falsefull77<p>What says New York City more than a street of Brownstones? It turns out, though, that this most beloved of city housing designs wasn't always so beloved, and they sit right on the front line of one of the most fundamental debates in urban architecture.</p><p><br></p><p>Today's episode brought to you by Audible.</p>CitizenRacecarEpisode 6: Central ParkEpisode 6: Central ParkThe most famous park in the world? Maybe. Inevitable stop on the Manhattan tourist trail? Absolutely. But Central Park is also an amazing laboratory for a 150-year-old experiment in urban planning and social identity, and the masterpiece of America's first (and probably only) superstar landscape architect. Scenic vistas! Hot dogs! Gentrification! Paternalism! This place really has it all.

]]>The most famous park in the world? Maybe. Inevitable stop on the Manhattan tourist trail? Absolutely. But Central Park is also an amazing laboratory for a 150-year-old experiment in urban planning and social identity, and the masterpiece of America's first (and probably only) superstar landscape architect. Scenic vistas! Hot dogs! Gentrification! Paternalism! This place really has it all.

]]>e02c2693-2ad4-4e17-b519-98caa56aa490Mon, 26 Nov 2018 08:41:00 -050034:38falsefull66<p><span style="color: rgb(29, 29, 31);">The most famous park in the world? Maybe. Inevitable stop on the Manhattan tourist trail? Absolutely. But Central Park is also an amazing laboratory for a 150-year-old experiment in urban planning and social identity, and the masterpiece of America's first (and probably only) superstar landscape architect. Scenic vistas! Hot dogs! Gentrification! Paternalism! This place really has it all.</span></p>CitizenRacecarEpisode 5: Zuccotti ParkEpisode 5: Zuccotti ParkSeven years ago this week, this innocuous-looking downtown courtyard was taken over by Occupy Wall Street, and what resulted was one of the most exciting, chaotic, and controversial public protests ever held in New York. Our own Dan London was there in the thick of it.


In this episode Dan goes back to Zuccotti to remember how it became, for a moment, the most radical place in America.


]]>Seven years ago this week, this innocuous-looking downtown courtyard was taken over by Occupy Wall Street, and what resulted was one of the most exciting, chaotic, and controversial public protests ever held in New York. Our own Dan London was there in the thick of it.


In this episode Dan goes back to Zuccotti to remember how it became, for a moment, the most radical place in America.


]]>1504ed59-b59e-4a22-a1c2-03221ac3aacaWed, 19 Sep 2018 08:38:00 -050028:18falsefull55<p>Seven years ago this week, this innocuous-looking downtown courtyard was taken over by Occupy Wall Street, and what resulted was one of the most&nbsp;exciting, chaotic, and controversial public protests ever held in New York. Our own Dan London was there in the thick of it.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode Dan goes back to Zuccotti to remember how&nbsp;it became,&nbsp;for a moment, the most radical place in America.</p><p><br></p>CitizenRacecarEpisode 4: Sunnyside GardensEpisode 4: Sunnyside GardensDan and David explore a largely unknown quasi-suburban corner of Queens - Sunnyside Gardens, a place so downright pleasant, it might be revolutionary.

]]>Dan and David explore a largely unknown quasi-suburban corner of Queens - Sunnyside Gardens, a place so downright pleasant, it might be revolutionary.

]]>8c2e0d6b-bf03-4b1b-bd57-4a73ad89146aThu, 09 Aug 2018 08:36:00 -050031:47falsefull44<p><span style="color: rgb(29, 29, 31);">Dan and David explore a largely unknown quasi-suburban corner of Queens - Sunnyside Gardens, a place so downright pleasant, it might be revolutionary.</span></p>CitizenRacecarEpisode 3: Roosevelt IslandEpisode 3: Roosevelt IslandA strange and unique spit of land in the middle of the East River, where we talk about the history of charity and looking to the future of the past.

]]>A strange and unique spit of land in the middle of the East River, where we talk about the history of charity and looking to the future of the past.

]]>7f1f4675-afdc-446d-937e-60e19e6c953bTue, 24 Jul 2018 08:33:00 -050022:14falsefull33<p><span style="color: rgb(29, 29, 31);">A strange and unique spit of land in the middle of the East River, where we talk about the history of charity and looking to the future of the past.</span></p>CitizenRacecarEpisode 2: Lenny’s GraveEpisode 2: Lenny’s GraveWe trek to Green-Wood Cemetery to find the final resting place of one of the all-time most quintessential New Yorkers, and talk about the the power (and limitations) of his quest to use the performing arts as a force for social progress.

]]>We trek to Green-Wood Cemetery to find the final resting place of one of the all-time most quintessential New Yorkers, and talk about the the power (and limitations) of his quest to use the performing arts as a force for social progress.

]]>02382825-27ba-41ce-91cb-056c9aca40d2Mon, 09 Jul 2018 08:31:00 -050027:46falsefull22<p><span style="color: rgb(29, 29, 31);">We trek to Green-Wood Cemetery to find the final resting place of one of the all-time most quintessential New Yorkers, and talk about the the power (and limitations) of his quest to use the performing arts as a force for social progress.</span></p>CitizenRacecarEpisode 1: The Cathedral of St. John the DivineEpisode 1: The Cathedral of St. John the DivineOur very first episode takes us uptown to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and the strange pleasures of buildings designed to make you feel unimportant.

]]>Our very first episode takes us uptown to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and the strange pleasures of buildings designed to make you feel unimportant.

]]>478cc987-8610-429a-a21b-0740b8f7ae45Wed, 20 Jun 2018 08:28:00 -050023:24falsefull11<p><span style="color: rgb(29, 29, 31);">Our very first episode takes us uptown to the Cathedral of St. John the Divine and the strange pleasures of buildings designed to make you feel unimportant.</span></p>CitizenRacecar