Crain's New York Business

New York has created new zoning rules, now officially under review for approval, that combat the current zoning's sometimes impeding effect on green building.

Amanda Fung reports on NYC Landmarks chair Robert Tierney's legacy, who has preserved more districts than any other in his role. Was this the only way to preserve architecture and economic value of places, as he asserts?

The low-cost method of construction on the residential towers of the Atlantic Yards project would be a first for any structure this tall. Sixty percent of it would be constructed off-site at a 20% cost savings.

The Bronx is slowly shedding its negative image as it boasts a job growth that is outpacing the entire New York City, and the fastest wage increases than any other borough in the city, reports Daniel Massey for Crain's New York Business.

As New Yorkers prepare for city-mandated, publicly-accessible 'report cards' on their buildings' energy use, they're finding fault with the LEED rating system for its lack of attention to actual energy measurement.

Pedestrianized area's in Manhattan's Herald Square and Times Square will remain permanently closed to auto traffic.

New York City's planning commission recently approved a plan to revitalize Coney Island.

A new study shows that New York City is losing is middle class, and quick. However, says one planner, the findings, though detailed, don't give the big picture.

A new study has found that almost 30% of the public space in New York's financial district has limited access or is completely closed to the public.

Julie Menin is president of Wall Street Rising -- their newest project is a downtown information center.

Efforts to reopen buildings in the "Red Zone' -- the fenced-in area around the site of the World Trade Center disaster -- are making progress.