On the Job! The NYPD Mounted Unit is an elite unit that officers must apply for. All Mounted Officers have to be police officers first who then pass a test and then go through an interview process. There are 40,000 personnel in the NYPD and only 75 Mounted Officers. The Mounted Unit dates back to 1871 when the first Mounted Officers had served in the Civil War Cavalry. The officers uniforms reflect that tradition..
Coney Island, Brooklyn NY
Governor's Island NY Governor’s Island has become something of a play place for the city’s design inclined. This years challenge was for designers to envision installations that provide at least 50 visitors a shaded retreat with a net-zero ecological footprint. The artists and architects must also consider the entire life cycle of the materials to be used in their proposals. This is one of 2 winning entries; Organic Growth by Izaskun Chinchilla Architects
