Pacific Standard / 82 Fourth Avenue, Brooklyn, NY / July 7th / 7pm

For the first six months of 2014, Underwater New York and Trop cross-published Waterfronts, a bi-weekly series of personal essays engaging with the waterways of New York City and Los Angeles. We were thrilled to co-host a reading to celebrate the culmination of the collaboration at Pacific Standard on July 7th, 2014. Steve Mentz, Betsy Bradley, Lisa Kunik, Jess Pastore, Erin Baer and Nicole Haroutunian read their short essays. Pacific Standard represented the LA coast and ordered nautical Heavy Seas beer for the occasion! A full house came out to support the readers, including many UNY contributors. We want to thank our new friends at Trop, Alyssa Vine, Evan Allgood and Tom Dibblee for making the collaboration so successful. Here are a few photos from the event!

Steve Mentz

UNY Founding Editor Nicki Pombier Berger

Lisa Kunik

UNY Editor Helen Georgas

Betsy Bradley

Jess Pastore

Erin Baer

UNY Editor Nicole Haroutunian

On Febuary 22nd, 2013, UNY invited three writers with connections for the Bronx to read original work in conjunction with the exhibition Process and Progress: Drew Manahan, Meta Local Collaborative and the Bronx River Alliance at the Bronx River Art Center. Carolyn Ferrell, Rich Villar, and Allison Amend chose from a fresh list of objects found in the Bronx River--most by local volunteers as they undertook the task to clean it up--to inspire their work. 

In partnership with the Bronx River Alliance, Meta Local Collaborative curated a selection of photos, plans, maps and documents from the Alliance’s archives. These images traced how spaces along the river have changed through the years, revisit past restoration and recreation plans, and consider the river’s present state and plans for its future. In addition, Meta Local showcased work they are developing which focuses on public access to the Bronx River Greenway.

We are thankful that Meta Local Collaborative, aka Elizabeth Hamby and Hatuey Ramos Fermin, invited us to take part!