New York City
NYC Mayor Mamdani’s First Executive Orders Focus on Tenant Protections, Reverse Adams Orders
A Mamdani order revokes all executive orders issued by former mayor Eric Adams, including one that created a city office focused on cryptocurrency.
Average Manhattan Rent Topped $5,400 This Year
The borough’s vacancy rate is just aboe 2 percent.
New NYC Law Gives Nonprofits a Leg up on Certain Property Purchases
Mission-driven groups will get an early chance to make offers on properties that can be rehabilitated and preserved as affordable.
What Actually Got Built Under Eric Adams’ ‘Pro-Housing’ Administration
The outgoing mayor claims credit for hundreds of thousands of new homes. The truth is more complicated.
Staten Island Resists ‘City of Yes’ Zoning Reforms
One year after New York City approved major zoning changes, some residents continue to fight increased density.
New York MTA Installs ‘Smart’ Fare Gates to Stop Turnstile Hoppers
New fare gates use sensors and higher panels to prevent people from passing without paying, but the tech had a “bumpy rollout” on its first day.
NYC’s Prospect Park is Getting a $68 Million ‘Bluebelt’
The city plans to upgrade the park’s drainage infrastructure to channel more stormwater into its lake and other drainage ponds and reduce flooding risk.
NYC Congestion Pricing Cut Air Pollution by 22% in 6 Months
The program reduced vehicle entries into the toll zone by 11 percent.
NYC's New Atlantic Yards Plan Would Bring Taller Towers and Raise Income Limits
The area around Barclays Center could get 10,000 new housing units, with those deemed affordable available to households making as much as $200,000.
See Downtown Brooklyn’s Dramatic Complete Streets Transformation
A streetscape redesign spearheaded by the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership has quickly made many of Brooklyn’s streets unrecognizable.
Judge Orders Removal of Queens Bike Lane on One of NYC’s Most Dangerous Corridors
A group of local businesses and a school sued the city, arguing that NYCDOT didn’t follow appropriate procedures and failed to address safety concerns before going ahead with the project.
NYC Launches Citywide Secure Bike Parking Network
The new parking hubs will span 500 locations and offer an alternative to taking bikes on crowded transit or up multi-story apartment stairs.
3DUnderground Project Maps NYC’s Subterranean Infrastructure
A new digital platform is aimed at helping agencies better understand the city’s underground assets and more effectively plan projects.
How a NYC Teen is Helping Chinese Seniors Navigate the Affordable Housing System
For low-income seniors with limited English and tech proficiency, navigating New York City's affordable housing systems is a challenge. To help, we must think beyond affordability.
Listen to Tom Hanks’ Song That's an Ode to the New York Subway
The actor penned a song praising the 7 train.
Report Offers Tools for a More Affordable NYC
The activist organization Transportation Alternatives offers detailed recommendations for more efficient and affordable transportation to New York City's Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
Upzoning Could Bring 15K New Homes to Queens
A rezoning plan for Long Island City opens up prime waterfront land for residential development, but some critics say new housing could be prone to flooding and should be built farther inland.
Janette Sadik-Khan has Some Advice for Zohran Mamdani
The former NYC transportation commissioner says Mamdani’s streets plan is ambitious, but not impossible.
NYC Voters Reject ‘Unofficial’ City Council Vetos of Housing Projects
Voters approves multiple housing measures that streamline development permitting and shift approval to the City Planning Commission.
A ‘Happy Accident’ Made This 183-Unit Luxury NY Building Affordable Housing
After an apartment building failed to sell its units at market rate, it was sold to a nonprofit that rents the units exclusively to housing voucher recipients.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
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