New York Magazine

The Bust of Williamsburg

Sales in Brooklyn are down, and that's made a ghost town out of the recently booming but now busted Williamsburg neighborhood.
15 July 2009 - 7:00am
New York Magazine

The Benevolent Robert Moses of New York's Streets

As New York City prepares to pedestrianize Times Square, New York Magazine profiles Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, who they call "equal parts Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses."
22 May 2009 - 5:00am
New York Magazine

Where's the Weird?

Architectural eccentricity is becoming a rarity in New York, as evidenced by the demolition of the O'Toole Building--a fairly weird building.
19 March 2009 - 6:00am
New York Magazine

Better Streets Called a Top Reason to Love New York

New York Magazine's list of reasons to love New York includes a nod to the city's streets and their recent renovation into pedestrian- and bike-friendly thoroughfares.
17 December 2008 - 5:00am
New York Magazine

From Garbage Hole to Park

Turning a New York landfill into a park may just reorganize the way people think about public parks in America.
30 November 2008 - 1:00pm
New York Magazine

Real Estate Broker Takes Heat in Changing Harlem

Harlem is undergoing a rapid change in terms of demographics and income levels. One real estate broker is at the front of driving this change, and many in the neighborhood are not happy about it. But is this change avoidable?
11 July 2008 - 6:00am
New York Magazine

Gentrification Burnout?

The gentrification of Brooklyn's Red Hook neighborhood was supposed to be inevitable, yet recently, the area has lost its sheen. Has New York's gentrification wave found its highpoint?
13 November 2007 - 10:00am
New York Magazine

Agriculture Goes Vertical And Green

With visions of a reforested America in which food is grown locally year round, vertical farms aim to address many of the problems facing mankind, including global warming, runoff, desertification, water pollution, and rapid urbanization.
10 April 2007 - 6:00am
New York Magazine

The Saga Of The Second Avenue Subway

After plenty of false starts since first being proposed almost 90 years ago, the dream of building a $4 billion subway line under 2nd Avenue in Manhattan is gaining traction again.
31 March 2007 - 7:00am
New York Magazine
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