Thank you for joining us at NYCxDESIGN! Take a look back at some of the installations and exhibits that were on display. 

Thank you for joining us @nycxdesign, take a look back at a few of the installations and exhibits that were throughout the city!

New York City is famous for its public transit system: the MTA has more stations than any other metro system in the world, has almost twice as many miles of track as any other North American system, and ridership is triple the next five largest American cities (Chicago, Washington, Boston, San Francisco, Philadelphia) combined. The recently launched NYC Ferry is surpassing all ridership expectations, and Citibike lets people traverse the city on two wheels.

Food travels via train, ship, plane, and truck en route to the Hunts Point Food Distribution Center, home to over 155 public and private wholesalers, including the New Fulton Fish Market, Hunts Point Terminal Produce Market, and the Cooperative Meat Market #FultonFresh

Starting August 29th, NYC Ferry will connect New Yorkers from Astoria, Roosevelt Island, and Long Island City to Manhattan.

2nd grade students from Bay Ridge’s PS 170 The Ralph A. Fabrizo School and PS 102 The Bayview School took a ride aboard one of the NYC Ferry vessels they helped name, "Lunch Box". They even received commemorative lunch boxes. :-)    

All aboard! The first NYC Ferry boat, “Lunchbox”, was named by Bay Ridge’s P.S. 170 2nd graders. 

The first Citywide Ferry boat is officially on its way to New York City! 

Sea testing the first Citywide Ferry boat before it leaves for NYC.

New York City: Unemployment is at the lowest it’s been in years, while wages are up in all five boroughs.

Read more: http://bit.ly/2lVZD9O 

Mayor Bill de Blasio was joined by leaders from New York City’s fashion, film and television industries to announce the City’s $136 million commitment in a ‘Made in New York’ Campus at Bush Terminal. The underutilized Sunset Park buildings will be transformed into a hub for garment manufacturing and film and television production, and support more than 1,500 permanent jobs.

Learn more at: https://www.nycedc.com/project/brooklyn-queens-connector-bqx

How does New York City get its food? We explore food distribution and resiliency in a new study: http://edc.nyc/foodflow

The historic Sea View Hospital opened in 1913 and focused on treating tuberculosis patients with fresh air, rest and a nutritious diet−the only prescribed treatments at the time. The hospital was also the site of the first clinical trials for hydrazides treatments, which ultimately led to the cure of the disease. The hospital gradually ceased operations in the late 1950’s, after the cure was discovered: http://bit.ly/SeaViewHealthyCommunity

Thanksgiving by the numbers.