Vacant Spaces NY

A visual documentation of the post-recession and pandemic-era landscape of New York City, focusing on the potential of unused urban fabric. The book catalogs empty storefronts and underutilized spaces using incomplete data to visualize the scale of urban vacancy. It presents case studies for converting commercial voids into housing or social services, explicitly addressing the housing crisis and retail density shifts. Features hand-applied stickers, ultra-thin calendared paper, and fluorescent spot color (Pantone 805).