New York
When women don’t feel safe using transit, they use other modes and end up paying the price.
Wired
The official news of Amazon's choices for its second location broke this morning, but hot takes were streaming in all day.
Planetizen
A new report from Trulia reveals the quickly increasing number of neighborhoods in the country that have a median home price touching seven figures.
Curbed
The reported selection of New York and Washington, D.C. as the dual winners of the Amazon HQ2 competition was officially announced this morning. Still, Amazon wasn't done with the surprises.
Planetizen
The long-anticipated Domino Park, located in front of the former Domino Sugar refinery on the East River in Brooklyn, was designed by James Corner Field Operations (JFCO).
The Architect's Newspaper
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.
Politico
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.
The Wall Street Journal
A program financed by Bloomberg Philanthropies will pay homeowners to build accessory dwelling units (ADUs) and rent them to the recently homeless.
The New York Times
The Save Safe Seconds program is testing the beleaguered subway system's signal timers.
New York Daily News
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.
The Wall Street Journal
Advocates say New York's plan traffic management plan could raise $1.5 billion while saving express bus commuters hours per week.
Streetsblog New York City
New York Governor Cuomo has taken heat for his neglect of New York City's subway system and for overspending on splashy projects like the Tappan Zee. His track record on the state's system of roads and highways is also now called into question.
New York Post
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.
New York Times
Storm resilience is a key design element of Hunter’s Point South Park in New York.
CityLab
Data visualizations illustrate the catastrophic consequences of single-digit global temperature increases.
The City Fix
Investors dominate the affordable homeownership market in New York City.
Crain's New York Business
A study of the musical nightlife of New York shows these spaces are an integral part of the city’s urban landscape.
CityLab
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.
Curbed New York
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.
The New York Times
Actually, the New York Wheel never started spinning, but now the project is permanently dead so it will never get the chance.
Staten Island Advance
