Mario Ulloa

in the City of New York

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Through this video we try to explore the identity of Two Bridges as a neighborhood. We interviewed Victor Papa, president of the Two Bridges neighborhood council, with the goal of understanding how this neighborhood developed and discover the uniqueness of this area. We selected Victor because he was someone that has been involved with the neighborhood all his life. He talked about the multicultural demographics, the NYCHA housing, the waterfront and the many projects that are being developed in it. We interviewed the residents of the neighborhood to understand their views of the area and the waterfront. We show the project wondering if this changes in the waterfront will create an identity in the neighborhood.

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HIGHLANDS - Cypress Hills Cemetery, by Mario Ulloa

Large parts of New York City have a risk of flooding. Cypress Hills Cemetery provides a unique opportunity for different uses of this highland area of the city. After careful study, we can see an effort to transform the cemetery area into a tourist destination. But what if this area could also allow for new development to occur that may house people affected by tropical storms, like Hurricane Sandy four years ago?

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WORK IN PROGRESS

“Cypress Hills provides a perfect balance of luxurious landscaping, funerary art and sculpture, and a final resting place for some of America’s most notable figures”. Due to its topography the Cemetery has conserve itself as an open space in New York City. Measuring the air quality and noise pollution of the site will show the commons value of ecology.

Taken from: Images of America. Cypress Hills Cemetery. Stephen C. Duer and Allan B. Smith

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Cypress Hills National Cemetery URBAN APPARATUS

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Two bridges

(between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges)

Working in a neighborhood where most part of the land is zoned as residential (not much mixture of uses) and the place is basically formed with multiple public housing projects gives the site a different feeling than the rest of Manhattan.  Showing the existing physical conditions, the lack of connection with the waterfront and the opportunities that this might bring for people in the community is what interests me of this site.

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Nishchal Interview - RNYU

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Cypress Hills National Cemetery

Notable burials who have made their mark on history through their achievements in fine arts

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RUNY (via Vimeo)

Huaxia Wu/ Mario Ulloa/ Nishchal Agarwal

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Two bridges (between the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges)

- Residential neighborhood created to resolve racial conflicts

- Rent control and subsidize housing

- Behind the elevated FDR Drive.

- No connection to the waterfront

photo: new-yorkphotography.blogspot.com

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Two Bridges - NYC

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“Cypress Hills cemetery was founded in a place with hills, dells and lakes, where people can enjoy the quietness of the traditional rural cemetery” cypresshillscemetery.org

- Ecology

Built environment (Roadbed, building footprints)

Natural environment (Contours, water tristate)

- Culture

Public and private spaces surrounding the site (Building footprints selected by bldg. class)

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Cognitive map of New York City based on the places I visited on June, 10th and 11th.

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Cypress Hills National Cemetery & others

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Barriers on buildings make it hard for people to get closer to the building