Michele Bogart
@urbaninsideout.bsky.social
xProf: art history, advertising, things NYC. Swimmer, civic cultural advocacy; statue, parks, and advert buff. Author Sculpture in Gotham (Reaktion Books, 2018).
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Vital City | No City for Old Monuments?
What our ultra-progressive mayor should do about contentious statues
www.vitalcitynyc.org
My recommendations to #mayor elect #Mamdani for how to bolster #NewYorkCity image. #monuments #publicart #parks #Urbanism+ www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/no-...
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NPR Ukraine bureau’s dispatch: “Racing to Save a Ukrainian Archaeological Site Exposed by the War” one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5601...
🔊 Listen Now: Racing to Save a Ukrainian Archaeological Site Exposed by the War
State Of The World From NPR on NPR One | 6:36
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November 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
NPR Ukraine bureau’s dispatch: “Racing to Save a Ukrainian Archaeological Site Exposed by the War” one.npr.org/i/nx-s1-5601...
The late Agnes Gund was part of that original committee. They also commissioned the Scott Burden, and more. (I wrote about this history in my book Sculpture in Gotham.)
The work was commissioned through a bona fide process, involving art experts, as a permanent work.
November 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
The late Agnes Gund was part of that original committee. They also commissioned the Scott Burden, and more. (I wrote about this history in my book Sculpture in Gotham.)
A link to an article in local paper discussing the imminent destruction of Ned Smyth’s “Upper Room” at #BatteryParkCity. #publicart #Urbanism+
ebroadsheet.com/upper-limit/
ebroadsheet.com/upper-limit/
Upper Limit - The Broadsheet
Beloved Public Art Piece in Battery Park City Will Be Demolished
ebroadsheet.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:51 PM
A link to an article in local paper discussing the imminent destruction of Ned Smyth’s “Upper Room” at #BatteryParkCity. #publicart #Urbanism+
ebroadsheet.com/upper-limit/
ebroadsheet.com/upper-limit/
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Now this is *very* cool
‘Google Maps’ for Roman roads reveals vast extent of ancient network
archive.ph/UnfvV
#maps #mapping #DH #Rome #archaeology
‘Google Maps’ for Roman roads reveals vast extent of ancient network
archive.ph/UnfvV
#maps #mapping #DH #Rome #archaeology
November 8, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Now this is *very* cool
‘Google Maps’ for Roman roads reveals vast extent of ancient network
archive.ph/UnfvV
#maps #mapping #DH #Rome #archaeology
‘Google Maps’ for Roman roads reveals vast extent of ancient network
archive.ph/UnfvV
#maps #mapping #DH #Rome #archaeology
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Wollf on the Lame Duck Dictator with Dementia.
This Is The Beginning of the End for Trump: Wolff | Inside Trump's Head
YouTube video by The Daily Beast
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Wollf on the Lame Duck Dictator with Dementia.
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America deserves better than JD Vance
Shapiro: He rose to some prominence by writing a book about growing up in Appalachia, where there are a whole lot of people who get SNAP. He made millions of dollars off telling their stories, and then he turned his damn back on those very people he likes to write about and claim as his own.
November 8, 2025 at 12:23 PM
America deserves better than JD Vance
My recommendations to #mayor elect #Mamdani for how to bolster #NewYorkCity image. #monuments #publicart #parks #Urbanism+ www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/no-...
Vital City | No City for Old Monuments?
What our ultra-progressive mayor should do about contentious statues
www.vitalcitynyc.org
November 7, 2025 at 1:03 PM
My recommendations to #mayor elect #Mamdani for how to bolster #NewYorkCity image. #monuments #publicart #parks #Urbanism+ www.vitalcitynyc.org/articles/no-...
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This is bad. It’s like the 2nd most iconic thing in the whole city after that bridge or whatever.
November 6, 2025 at 7:37 PM
This is bad. It’s like the 2nd most iconic thing in the whole city after that bridge or whatever.
This #NormanRockwell scholar concurs with the family. Good for them. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
We're Norman Rockwell's family. Trump's DHS has shamefully misused his work. | Opinion
As Norman Rockwell's family, we know he'd be devastated to see the Department of Homeland Security's unauthorized misuse of his work.
www.usatoday.com
November 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
This #NormanRockwell scholar concurs with the family. Good for them. www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...
November 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
San Francisco votes to remove fountain, for reasons of public safety, that it shouldn’t have allowed to deteriorate in the first place. Removal of controversial fountain from S.F.’s Embarcadero Plaza formally approved - San Francisco Chronicle
November 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
San Francisco votes to remove fountain, for reasons of public safety, that it shouldn’t have allowed to deteriorate in the first place. Removal of controversial fountain from S.F.’s Embarcadero Plaza formally approved - San Francisco Chronicle
Mamdani transition team. www.transition2025.com#team
A New Era for NYC
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is ready to work to make New York safe and affordable for all of its residents.
www.transition2025.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Mamdani transition team. www.transition2025.com#team
Oy vey. Trump Adds Ugly Gold Sign So No One Misses ‘The Oval Office’ - New York Magazine
November 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Oy vey. Trump Adds Ugly Gold Sign So No One Misses ‘The Oval Office’ - New York Magazine
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Urbanism+
Please check out the interesting nuances at our map with filters to look at groups: www.electionatlas.nyc/maps.html#!N...
NYC Election Atlas - Maps
www.electionatlas.nyc
November 5, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Urbanism+
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Donald Trump, lame duck dictator.
November 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Donald Trump, lame duck dictator.
Hearing is this pm. My guess is that it’s a done deal, and once it’s gone, it’s gone. They’re not going to fix it up and bring it back. Turning water off was kind of the death knell. But fountains also huge challenge maintenance-wise. San Francisco Chronicle, October 31, 2025. #Urbanism+ #publicart
November 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Hearing is this pm. My guess is that it’s a done deal, and once it’s gone, it’s gone. They’re not going to fix it up and bring it back. Turning water off was kind of the death knell. But fountains also huge challenge maintenance-wise. San Francisco Chronicle, October 31, 2025. #Urbanism+ #publicart
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I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers: back page edition.
November 1, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I’m gonna go get the papers, get the papers: back page edition.
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You can see the exposed asbestos while relieving yourself in this bathroom.
So Trump has posted about 20 photos of the refurbished Lincoln Bathroom, which should satisfy the needs of the unemployed and hungry. In addition to looking pretty crummy, I have some questions about this toilet, which will have a great view of the new ballroom and vice versa.
October 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
You can see the exposed asbestos while relieving yourself in this bathroom.
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Morning Spew for Night Owls—Another freakish rain record broken and other links to start your Halloween.
Another Freakish Rain Record Broken
Two people died in flooded basements, while the mayor was, well. And other links to start your day.
hellgatenyc.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Morning Spew for Night Owls—Another freakish rain record broken and other links to start your Halloween.
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November 1, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Voters are deciding on a proposal to bypass the City Council on planned developments in the neighborhoods that have built the least. They include swaths of eastern Queens and southern Brooklyn.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/29/a...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/29/a...
These Council Districts Produced Zero Affordable Homes This Year
Voters are deciding on a proposal to bypass the City Council on planned developments in the neighborhoods that have built the least. They include swaths of eastern Queens and southern Brooklyn.
www.thecity.nyc
October 29, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Voters are deciding on a proposal to bypass the City Council on planned developments in the neighborhoods that have built the least. They include swaths of eastern Queens and southern Brooklyn.
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/29/a...
www.thecity.nyc/2025/10/29/a...
Joining this chorus. #migraine www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
Opinion | Your Headache Is Serious. Science Should Take It Seriously.
www.nytimes.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Joining this chorus. #migraine www.nytimes.com/2025/10/29/o...
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Everything else around there has been undermined, why
would OUR House be any different than OUR country?
To the destructors, that is.
Peace
MBM
would OUR House be any different than OUR country?
To the destructors, that is.
Peace
MBM
Statement from American Institute of Architects regarding destruction of the #WhiteHouse #EastWing #landmarkpreservation www.aia.org/about-aia/pr...
AIA Condemns Demolition of the White House East Wing and Calls for Transparency in Public Architecture
The demolition of the East Wing without full public engagement or clarity undermines the very process that the design and preservation professions developed
www.aia.org
October 28, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Everything else around there has been undermined, why
would OUR House be any different than OUR country?
To the destructors, that is.
Peace
MBM
would OUR House be any different than OUR country?
To the destructors, that is.
Peace
MBM