Glenn McAnanama
Lifelong New York City resident, except for a year in Copenhagen during college. Both experiences have taught me a lot about good (and bad) urban design. I grew up in Staten Island and also lived in Astoria Queens for 5 years. Now I live in Manhattan where I founded Upper Green Side (www.uppergreenside.org), a local environmental group on the Upper East & West Sides of Manhattan.
Recent Posts
Where to Park a Vespa in NYC?
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While the city is awash in places to park cars on the street and there is some provision for cyclists to park on sidewalks in some places, deciding where to park a Vespa is a difficult choice. Leave it on the street (like the photo above) where some automobile driver will inevitably hit it while trying to […]
Eyes On the Dog Run
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Talk about "eyes on the street," there is a group of New York City residents who patrol the city’s streets and parks at all hours of the day and night, everyday. They are the city’s dog owners and dog walkers. And they are under attack. The boom in New York dog ownership owes itself in large […]