During the last construction boom the New York cityscape changed radically. There are new buildings, new parks, new landmarks and a lot of unfinished condos. The financial crisis has powered down the cranes, and WNYC is taking advantage of this moment to look around and examine how much the city has changed, and where it's heading next.
This is a video diary from Michael Van Valkenburgh, the landscape architect who is behind the Brooklyn Bridge Park . There's a whole lot more from Michael and other architects on our website:
