Flurries

Sticking close to home amid the cold and snow.

Today - of snow (slow motion, then as it actually fell), on the Jardin.

Yesterday - of pepper (on a lovely salad), of ricotta salad (on a rigatoni with eggplant), of cocoa (on a very good tiramisu), of powdered sugar (over house biscotti), at Masseria East for Restaurant Week.

15-minute cities https://sponsored.bloomberg.com/article/taking-cities-to-the-next-level?utm_medium=social&utm_id=customcontent-Schindler&utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=Business-Paid&utm_content=US-Ad1&fbclid=IwAR2qTUbEpvNc6dLx9QmoOatoPlT8GWPEg0GG6jRA_PvGsIcm7TYEKOEdN0U_aem_AVngYKWRtA7gANcaOWGFX88s4-fUnC9i2vSPr8WJTNHCPK8-l-kLIkDCW50ReP-X1TvHKYN46eQate-kMsEf_NTn

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The Growers, Bakers and Beekeepers Embracing the Terroir of American Cities

Long celebrated in France, the concept of place-specific tastes is spurring the revitalization of neighborhoods and communities.

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/t-magazine/food/terroir-american-cities.html?smid=em-share

Perpetual Stew https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/nyregion/bushwick-brooklyn-perpetual-stew.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

The Bittersweet Tale of a Diner, a Toy Shop and a Changing New York

One is expanding. One is closing. But not all is lost.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/nyregion/coronavirus-veselka-nyc.html?smid=em-share

What if Local and Diverse Is Better Than Networked and Global? Helena Norberg-Hodge has been arguing for localism since the 1970s, but the pandemic is making the Australian activist-scholar’s ideas more relevant than ever. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/09/world/australia/norberg-hodge-local-organic-australia.html?smid=em-share

New York as a Biking City? It Could Happen. And It Should. A new report proposes 425 miles of interconnected bike lanes across the five boroughs. Another sees new car-free bridges into Manhattan from Queens, Brooklyn and New Jersey. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/arts/bike-bridges-new-york.html?smid=em-share

I’ve Seen a Future Without Cars, and It’s Amazing Why do American cities waste so much space on cars? https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/09/opinion/ban-cars-manhattan-cities.html?smid=em-share

The New Generation of Self-Created Utopias

As so-called intentional communities proliferate across the country, a subset of Americans is discovering the value of opting out of contemporary society.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/16/t-magazine/intentional-communities.html

Cities Worldwide Are Reimagining Their Relationship With Cars

Cars changed the way we move. They also led to toxic levels of air pollution in many cities. Now, under pressure from their citizens, city officials are experimenting with new ways to reimagine the role of cars.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/11/14/climate/car-ban-air-pollution.html

3 Far-Flung Cities Offer Clues to Unsnarling Manhattan’s Streets

As New York considers congestion pricing, the systems used in London, Singapore and Stockholm could provide a valuable road map.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/26/nyregion/congestion-pricing-new-york.html