It’s nearly impossible to talk about Hudson Yards over the phone—or at least, that’s what I’m told by the people who are behind the megaproject. It’s not so much a development, a number of urban ...

As the deadline for a new state budget looms in Albany, one formerly stalled piece of legislation—the pied-à-terre tax, to be levied on second homes in NYC valued at $5 million or higher—is gaining ...

Citi Bike has finally installed a station in upper Manhattan—and it only took a global pandemic. The Lyft-owned bike share company has rolled out a new station near Columbia University Irving Medical ...

Nearly a decade after it was last granted an audience in front of the New York City Council, a bill that seeks to protect small businesses against massive rent hikes was in the spotlight again on ...

When Snøhetta and the Olayan Group announced last fall that they would revamp the Philip Johnson-designed skyscraper at 550 Madison Avenue, the reaction from architecture buffs and preservation-minded ...

The L train will cease to run between Manhattan and Brooklyn for the duration of the 15-month shutdown. Scott Lynch Before every public hearing they’ve held on the subject, New York City Transit ...

Update: On March 20, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a 90-day moratorium on evictions for residential and commercial tenants, meaning no one can be evicted in New York state until at least June 20th.

While new modes of urban transportation—motorized scooters, dockless bike share, and e-bikes—have been rolling out at a rapid clip in U.S. cities, New York City has thus far been slower to adapt. It ...

As part of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s $1.4 billion “Vital Brooklyn” initiative, Jamaica Bay will become home to the largest state park in New York City, spanning 407 acres and offering a myriad of ...

In New York City, the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer. The next big thing that could make income inequality worse? Amazon’s announcement that Long Island City will be the site ...

Renderings courtesy of the New York City Economic Development Cooperation A vision to transform the industrial buildings at Sunset Park’s Bush Terminal into the “center of gravity for local ...