What Would Happen if You Walked All of New York's Shoreline?

"“Cooked up by a group of artists called Works on Water and by New York's Department of City Planning, the project was meant to help New Yorkers understand that we inhabit an island city, an urban archipelago with roughly 520 miles of shoreline.”"

"“She called it "Citizen Bridge" and was raising money by selling T-shirts that said Citizen in bold white type. (After Donald Trump started, in Nowacek's words, "weaponizing the idea of citizenship," she referred to the project simply as "The Bridge.")”"

"“Indeed, she spent several years working on the project full-time, writing grant proposals and giving lectures and putting up a Kickstarter page to support it. Along the way, she ran into other artists interested in working in and around the water and formed the group Works on Water.”"

"“The experimental organization began hosting a triennial "dedicated to artworks, performances, conversations, workshops and site-specific experiences that explore diverse artistic investigation of water in the urban environment."”"

An eight-mile walk along Queens’ coastline formed part of a larger effort to help New Yorkers understand New York City as an island city with about 520 miles of shoreline. The walk was organized by Works on Water and the Department of City Planning. The initiative grew from a conceptual footbridge project across the Buttermilk Channel, originally called “Citizen Bridge,” later referred to as “The Bridge” after concerns about “weaponizing the idea of citizenship.” The bridge effort required years of grant writing, lectures, and fundraising, and it helped catalyze Works on Water. The group hosts a triennial featuring artworks, performances, conversations, workshops, and site-specific experiences focused on water in the urban environment.

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