Reimagining Protest in NYC (and Every City)

On the Media | Feb 10, 2017

As the home of White House North and an energized hub for protest, New York City has taken on heightened political significance on the national stage since the election. What changes can the city make to embrace this new role and make itself more amenable to public gathering?

Vishaan Chakrabarti is an architect, a professor at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, and author of the book A Country of Cities: A Manifesto for an Urban America. He, along with other leaders of architecture firms and local nonprofits, recently published an online letter to New York City's mayor, Bill de Blasio, about ways to make the city more protest-friendly. He talks to Brooke about how cities around the world can cultivate public spaces for civil discourse.

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