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CUNY Graduate Center @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

What can a Brooklyn diner teach us about public space, belonging, and power? Alumna @gabriellebv.bsky.social walked two neighborhoods for 20 years to find out www.gc.cuny.edu/news/citys-s... @buscada.bsky.social

Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani and her book “The Cities We Need: Essential Stories of Everyday Places"

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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

"Refreshing, moving, and true-to-life. This book sets a new bar for holistic urban research." @placesjournal.bsky.social includes "The Cities We Need" on their summer bookshelf: placesjournal.org/article/book... @gabriellebv.bsky.social

Hands holding a copy of "The Cities We Need: Essential Stories of Everyday Places" by Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani. The cover is dark with with a black-and-white photograph of two people in a diner setting at the center.

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Karen Kubey @karenkubey.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

For @placesjournal.bsky.social I reviewed The Cites We Need by @gabriellebv.bsky.social ( @buscada.bsky.social ) This book sets a new bar for holistic urban research. As the author asks the reader, “What stories would you tell?” @mitpress.bsky.social bit.ly/Kubey_Places...

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Bookshelf: Summer 2025 | Book Reviews in Places Journal

A seasonal offering of brief reviews of recent books on architecture, landscapes, cities, and related subjects.

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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Join authors Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani and Prithi Kanakamedala on Oct. 15th at the New York Public Library for a conversation about what it means to build freedom and belonging in place. Link for details and registry: www.nypl.org/events/progr... @prithik.bsky.social @gabriellebv.bsky.social

The cover of Gabrille Bendiner-Viani's "The Cities We Need: Essential Stories of Everyday Places" next to Prithi Kanakamedala's "Brooklynites."

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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Cities@Tufts welcomes author Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani this Wednesday, Oct. 29th, for a virtual talk! @gabriellebv.bsky.social will make visible how seemingly unimportant places can lay the foundation for a functional interconnected society, so necessary for public health & social justice. Register:

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The Cities We Need: Essential Stories of Everyday Places

Join Cities@Tufts as we welcome Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani on Wednesday, 10/29 at noon ET!

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Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani @gabriellebv.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Honored to have my alma mater @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social interview me about my new book out now from @mitpress.bsky.social !

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PS2 @CUNY Center for the Humanities @cunygcps2.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

“Where would you take someone on a guided tour of your neighborhood?” asks @gabriellebv.bsky.social in Cities We Need @mitpress.bsky.social Thank you for inviting @liberalstudiesgc.bsky.social students to share spaces in the @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social building that hold meaning for them 🏢

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Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani @gabriellebv.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Sneak peeks inside my new book, The Cities We Need: Essential Stories of Everyday Places, as well as podcasts, press, pictures and more, all here: buscada.com/projects/the... Out now from @mitpress.bsky.social , wherever you get your books.

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The Cities We Need – Buscada

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PS2 @CUNY Center for the Humanities @cunygcps2.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

a visually satisfying reading list 💜📚 Special Topics in Public Scholarship @liberalstudiesgc.bsky.social @thegraduatecenter.bsky.social @prithik.bsky.social 📚Kaitlyn Greenidge,Sady Sullivan, Maggie Schreiner,Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani, @hughryan.bsky.social •guest lect Lauraberth Lima, Walis Johnson

Book spines of several books including Libertie by Kaitlyn Greenidge, City Amplified Anthology with essays by Aady Sullivan and Maggie Schreiner, Women’s House of Detention by Hugh Ryan, Cities We Need by Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani, and Brooklynites by Prithi Kanakamedala stacked on a desk

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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Everyday spaces—often overlooked—play a critical role in shaping our personal identities and fostering meaningful connections. Gabrielle Bendiner-Viani illuminates what makes urban life special and the importance of preserving these spaces in her book, "The Cities We Need." buff.ly/3ZrKYqs

A person holding a book open to a two page image spread of a Met Foods location.

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