New York City

Staten Island Ferry

State Legislation to Pressure New York City for Property Tax Reform

New York City's property tax system is a growing source of political consternation, and now state legislators have entered the fray.

March 27, 2017 - SI Live

Brooklyn Program a Leader in 'Microgrid' Electricity Generation

About 50 property owners in the trendiest of New York boroughs have launched a fledgling solar microgrid—sometimes called distributed or peer-to-peer generation. Someday, such arrangements could put a huge dent in the utility industry.

March 17, 2017 - The New York Times

Anti-Terrorism

'See Something, Say Something' Train Ads Tweaked in New York

New York trouble adds subversive quotes to the "If You See Something Say Something" signs in the New York Subway.

March 14, 2017 - Hyperallergic

Manhole Steam

Local Opposition Prevails in Battle Over Subway Emergency Ventilation Plant in New York

Neighborhood opposition kills an infrastructure pipe dream in New York City.

March 13, 2017 - DNAInfo

Manhattan

To Inspire New Development, New York Rethinking its Shadow-Predicting Formula

The New York Department of City Planning is considering changes to a formula used to model the shadows cast by potential developments as part of its Midtown East rezoning plan.

March 11, 2017 - Crain's New York Business

San Francisco

S.F.'s Transbay Transit Center: Grand Central Station of the West, or Billion Dollar Bus Station?

The developers of San Francisco’s Transbay Transit Center say it has the potential to change travel patterns in the region and land use in the neighborhood, as did New York City’s Grand Central Terminal. How realistic is this promise?

March 6, 2017 - Linda Day

Lincoln Tunnel

Are Tiles Falling in Manhattan Tunnels?

In advance of unveiling his infrastructure plan on Tuesday night, President Trump pointed to the hazards posed by "missing tiles" in two New York City tunnels and wondered aloud how many had fallen on motorists. Answer: none.

March 3, 2017 - amNew York

Theaters

Fits and Starts for New York City's Special Districts

There has been a lot of breaking news originating from both the Garment District and the Theater District in New York City this week.

March 2, 2017 - Crain's New York Business

Newtown Creek

New York City's Kosciuszko Bridge Getting Demolished

Traffic-plagued Kosciuszko will soon be replaced, and some commuters are celebrating its demise.

March 1, 2017 - Gothamist

New York Subway

A Tool to Show the Effects of Transit Closures

The NYC Transit Explorer from Sidewalk Labs shows how much transit service New Yorkers stand to lose when the L Train shuts down for 18 months.

February 26, 2017 - Sidewalk Talk

MTA Bus

In New York: No Bus Ridership Without Congestion Relief

Bus ridership has dropped for many years in New York City, but much of the bleeding is concentrated in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Could the congestion problems of the central city be the reason for the declining use of bus transit?

February 22, 2017 - StreetsBlog NYC

High Line

Debating the Legacy of the High Line

A new debate has emerged, starting from a source very close to the project, about the effects of the High Line in New York City.

February 22, 2017 - CityLab

Designers Propose New Development Model for NYC's Gentrifying Industrial Districts

From warehouse to art studio to luxury loft: the SoHo model of industrial-zone gentrification has become familiar around the world. A team of New York-based designers developed a proposal for spreading the benefits of economic growth in these areas.

February 21, 2017 - Soft City

New York Street

Mayor Bill de Blasio Would Fix Congestion Without Tolling Drivers

An expected congestion plan from Mayor Bill de Blasio won't include the tolling scheme proposed by the Move NY plan.

February 17, 2017 - AM New York

de Blasio Administration

Mayor de Blasio Raises the Stakes on Housing Affordability

Mayor Bill de Blasio's recent State of the City address broke with tradition and voiced an impassioned plea regarding to housing affordability.

February 16, 2017 - Politico New York

New York Housing

NYC Housing Authority Announces Ambitious Climate Plan

New York plans to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions from public housing.

February 11, 2017 - Next City

Housing

Critics: NYC Zoning Promotes Segregation, Inequality

The editors of a new book on displacement in New York argue that the city's historical record of exclusionary zoning carries over into the present. Urbanist concepts in vogue today simply rehash old divides.

February 8, 2017 - CityLab

New York Department of Sanitation

A Booming Brooklyn Seen from the Back of a Garbage Truck

New York continues to grow, and as the city changes, so does its garbage.

February 8, 2017 - The New York Times

Farebox

Op-Ed: Brooklyn-to-Queens Streetcar Won't Pay for Itself

Who thinks the Brooklyn-to-Queens (BQX) would pay for itself? Someone whose paycheck depends on it, Neil deMause argues.

February 7, 2017 - The Village Voice

Hudson River

Gov. Cuomo's Ethics Reform Proposal Has Many Critics

Governor Andrew Cuomo, continuing a spree of infrastructure related initiatives, has proposed legislation that would expand his oversight of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

January 30, 2017 - Politico New York

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