As part of the outdoor art celebration, 40 works are installed in parks and plazas throughout the five boroughs.
As part of the outdoor art celebration, 40 works will be installed in parks and plazas throughout the five boroughs.
Correction: June 5, 2000, Monday A Public Lives profile on Friday about Jean Parker Phifer, president of the New York City Art Commission, misstated the number of unauthorized flagpoles installed in parks and at war memorials by the Parks Commissioner, Henry J. Stern.
A Public Lives profile on Friday about Jean Parker Phifer, president of the New York City Art Commission, misstated the number of unauthorized flagpoles installed in parks and at war memorials by the Parks Commissioner, Henry J. Stern.
Over the past few months, Daan Roosegaarde has been meeting with the mayor of Beijing to talk through his plan for "electronic vacuum cleaners" to be installed in parks across the city, to suck smog from the skies.
Many traffic experts think that speed bumps, for example, should be installed in parking lots only, and that speed humps or speed tables are less jarring to drivers on the open road.
Since then, the bottled water industry argued that the ban was unfair and eliminated a healthy beverage option, even though hydration stations with free water were installed in parks.
With help of a special app on your smartphone, drivers can receive data from sensors installed in parking spaces, telling them where the closest free spot is.
The stations will be installed in parking lots at retailers that partner with NRG, including Walgreens and Best Buy, and in the lots of large corporate and school campuses along Houston's major thoroughfares.
Barcelona has installed in-ground parking sensors and launched connected public transportation as part of its Smart City strategy.
So what better art to install in City Hall Park than the geometrically inclined works of Sol LeWitt?
