MID-TOWN: For a change, activity can seen at the long-barren Midtown Crossing II site. Stopping by over the weekend, we were told by the crew that the site is being used as a filming location for the "Green Hornet." Location scouts, if you need to know where to find some more dirt lots, we can gladly tell you where to go. [Curbed Staff]
DOWNTOWN: This Wednesday at Sci-Arc's Kappe Library, a talk with Indian urbanist Prathima Manohar, Founder and Editor in Chief, The Urban Vision. Things kick off at 1pm: "The discussion will include a comparison of urban development in Mumbai and Los Angeles, focusing on the re-densification of sprawling cities, the challenges of implementing mass transit in established urban zones, and the effects of megacities on climate change." [Curbed InBox]