New York City

Democrats in the House Improves Gateway Project's Prospects

The local and regional political leaders with a stake in the Gateway project connecting New York and New Jersey see a little light at end of the tunnel now that Democrats hold a majority in the House of Representatives.

November 11, 2018 - Politico

Leadership Change at the New York MTA

MTA Chair Joe Lhota has resigned after 16 months on the job, announcing his departure just days after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo won reelection.

November 10, 2018 - The Wall Street Journal

Subway Tunnel

MTA Testing its Broken Signals

The Save Safe Seconds program is testing the beleaguered subway system's signal timers.

November 9, 2018 - New York Daily News

New York

Google Planning Massive Expansion in New York City

Google's plan to add 12,000 new workers in the city of New York is the second tech company bonanza for the city this week.

November 8, 2018 - The Wall Street Journal

New York Bus

Report: Congestion Pricing Could Speed Bus Trips

Advocates say New York's plan traffic management plan could raise $1.5 billion while saving express bus commuters hours per week.

November 8, 2018 - Streetsblog New York City

Seattle, Washington

Updated: Two Cities Emerge as Front Runners for Amazon's HQ2

According to leaked information, Northern Virginia, Dallas, and New York City were in the lead in the competition to land the location of the second Amazon headquarters. Now sources report the company will split the HQ2 footprint between two cities.

November 5, 2018 - New York Times

Brownstone brownhome

Report: Investors Bought Two-Thirds of NYC's Affordable Homes in 2017

Investors dominate the affordable homeownership market in New York City.

October 27, 2018 - Crain's New York Business

New York City

New York Voters to Consider Term Limits for Community Board Members

Proposal 3, on November's ballot, aims to bring new diversity to the community board system that advises land use and development decisions around the city.

October 25, 2018 - Curbed New York

CTA Chicago

Chicago and New York: Two Transit Systems, Two Very Different Outcomes

Both cities have aging transit systems in need of major repairs. Chicago’s approach has helped turn the system around while New York is still grappling with its issues.

October 25, 2018 - The New York Times

The New York Wheel Stops Spinning

Actually, the New York Wheel never started spinning, but now the project is permanently dead so it will never get the chance.

October 24, 2018 - Staten Island Advance

Dobbs Ferry

Car Ownership Continues to Rise in New York City

The de Blasio administration says they're committed to the Vision Zero goal of shrinking car ownership, but they don't seem to be doing much to slow its growth.

October 23, 2018 - StreetsBlog NYC

New York Subway

1,000 Trips on 7 Subway Lines: How NYC Plans to Make Up for Loss of the L Train

The New York City Transit Authority has announced how it will compensate for the loss of the direct connection between Brooklyn and manhattan for 15 months starting in April.

October 23, 2018 - Crain's New York Business

Bike Lane New York

How New York’s L Train Shutdown Will Boost Cycling

When the line shuts down for repairs next year, an uptick in cycling is expected. Infrastructure improvements will make this shift easier and could promote biking well into the future.

October 21, 2018 - Curbed New York

Scaffolding

Art May Be Coming to New York City Sidewalk Sheds

Scaffolding and sidewalk sheds being a fixture of life in NYC, the city has decided to let artists do their thing with all that blank canvas.

October 13, 2018 - ArtNet News

MTA Bus

Report: NYC Not Doing Enough to Prioritize Buses

According to a bus advocacy coalition's progress report, New York City hasn't yet delivered on promises to get buses moving faster with comprehensive and well-enforced bus lanes.

October 8, 2018 - NY Daily News

Brooklyn Navy Yard

New Master Plan Envisions Brooklyn Navy Yard as Next-Gen Manufacturing Hub

Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation's master plan for the site is a $2.5 billion bet that high-tech manufacturers can be enticed back to New York, bringing with them the economic heft to transform the whole area.

October 6, 2018 - Curbed New York

Brooklyn Bridge Park

Shift in Direction of New York Resiliency Project Raises Questions

After delays and a groundbreaking that still has not happened, proposed changes to New York’s big resiliency project have not been well received.

October 5, 2018 - Politico

Manhattan Bike Lane

Keeping Construction Sites Clear for Bike Lanes

A proposed law in New York City wants to make sure construction doesn't impede the safe flow of bicycle traffic—the benefit could include better gender representation.

October 4, 2018 - AM New York

High Line

Comptroller Report Errs When Counting Affordable Housing

There's a point to be made about the decline of New York City's affordable housing stock. Instead we'll talk about a badly mistaken report that severely over reported the problem.

September 29, 2018 - The Wall Street Journal

New York Bike Signage

Video Series Highlights the Employees of the New York Department of City Planning

The New York Department of City Planning (DCP) released the first in a series of videos introducing DCP staffers to the world.

September 28, 2018 - NYC Planning

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