Manhattan has roughly 1.6 million residents, and the island swells to 4 million during the week, counting commuters and tourists. By 2030, it will gain at least another 220,000 residents—but what if, over the objections of Mayor Steve Cuozzo's Brain In A Jar (this is The Future, people), we built ziggurats over the roads and just crammed as many people as we could from river to river. The Times asked a group of infrastructure experts and city planners for the answer: 65 million. more ›

The Queens Museum of Art invited collaborators to propose ideas for new islands in the city's rivers, for a site-specific art infiltration into their amazing Panorama. It's called "Fifteen Islands for Robert Moses." Today they give us Dunkin Island, created by Larry M. Bogad. This fictional creation would be 100-yards in diameter and located right off Battery Park, containing a round bulls-eye at the center... but you wouldn't want the water taxi service dropping you off there. more ›