Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Security

Travel Tips for the Plutocracy

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 15, 2006 | 1 Comment

Jeff Marshall avoids onerous airport security by commuting in his own Soviet fighter jet. While Thomas Frank argues on today’s New York Times’ op/ed page that America’s current "orgy of plunder and predation" is a mirror image of 19th century political corruption, the business section offers a fantastic package of travel tips for the frequent fliers that 1896 […]

Protecting Public Space by Banishing People

By Jeff | Jul 12, 2006 | 1 Comment

Here is the latest in Jeff Zupan’s photo series on security barricades and their effect on New York City street life: Penned-in pedestrians on Wall Street across from the New York Stock Exchange(Photo: Jeff Zupan)

Sidewalk Security on Madison Avenue

By Jeff | Jul 7, 2006 | 1 Comment

In his spare time, StreetsBlog’s new contributor, Jeff Zupan from the Regional Plan Association is roaming Manhattan snapping photos of security barricades and their impact on the city’s street life. It’s a big honor to have Jeff publishing here. Concrete barricades protecting a concrete barricade. Madison Avenue in the upper 40’s. (Photo: Jeff Zupan)