Will Mayor Eric Adams’ “City of Yes” Be a City for All?
12.16.2024
New York’s massive zoning overhaul has passed. What now?
New York’s massive zoning overhaul has passed. What now?
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To Fund Housing, New York State Should Reinstate the Stock Transfer Tax
11.20.2024
Doing so would raise $14 billion annually for the city.
Doing so would raise $14 billion annually for the city.
Should NYC’s Housing Authority Demolish Public Housing in Manhattan?
11.12.2024
Plans for a phased demolition and rebuilding of the Fulton and Chelsea-Elliott Houses should be viewed with skepticism.
Plans for a phased demolition and rebuilding of the Fulton and Chelsea-Elliott Houses should be viewed with skepticism.
Delays Undermine Promises of Affordable Housing in Brooklyn
11.04.2024
How New York’s rising Area Median Income dashed hopes for the Atlantic Yards megaproject.
How New York’s rising Area Median Income dashed hopes for the Atlantic Yards megaproject.
NYC’s ‘City of Yes’ Proposal Is a Free Pass for Big Real Estate
09.10.2024
It won’t create affordable housing, but instead lead to continued gentrification and displacement.
It won’t create affordable housing, but instead lead to continued gentrification and displacement.
Urban Farming: A Sustainable Pathway Out of Nigeria’s Unfolding Food Crisis
07.24.2024
Havana, Tokyo, and Paris offer successful examples of how it might work.
Havana, Tokyo, and Paris offer successful examples of how it might work.
Jane Jacobs Would Reject NYC’s Proposed “City of Yes”
07.22.2024
YIMBYS get a lot wrong about the legendary citizen planner.
YIMBYS get a lot wrong about the legendary citizen planner.
As Brooklyn Nets’ Value Booms, a Missed Opportunity With the Arena
06.25.2024
A $688 million Koch family (!) investment shows the enormous upside for NBA team owners.
A $688 million Koch family (!) investment shows the enormous upside for NBA team owners.
Declaration of Independence From Sprawl
05.22.2024
Toward the New Urban Place and away from the Industrial Development Complex.
Toward the New Urban Place and away from the Industrial Development Complex.
Developers Are Dangerously in Control of New York City
04.23.2024
Urbanist Roberta Brandes Gratz’s remarks on receiving the Preservation Leadership Award.
Urbanist Roberta Brandes Gratz’s remarks on receiving the Preservation Leadership Award.
What Happened to New York City Public Housing, and How Can We Fix It?
04.04.2024
The former chief architect for NYCHA on what ails the the system.
The former chief architect for NYCHA on what ails the the system.
Social Housing in America: Architects Must Answer the Call
03.12.2024
They have a responsibility to the public to visualize the potential of social housing in America.
They have a responsibility to the public to visualize the potential of social housing in America.
The Making of Pontchartrain Park in New Orleans
03.07.2024
How a pair of wealthy outsiders, Edith and Edgar Stern, helped inspire the first neighborhood development exclusively available to Black middle-class families.
How a pair of wealthy outsiders, Edith and Edgar Stern, helped inspire the first neighborhood development exclusively available to Black middle-class families.
Awesome and Affordable: Making the Case for Great Housing
02.06.2024
A new project in Los Angeles highlights the challenges—and the opportunities.
A new project in Los Angeles highlights the challenges—and the opportunities.
Hope and Squalor: Venezuelan Refugees at Chicago Police Stations
11.21.2023
Nearly 3000 people are living in tents and inside police facilities.
Nearly 3000 people are living in tents and inside police facilities.
Art & Architecture Writers Demand Fair Pay
08.31.2023
Wages for free-lance journalists, covering the built environment, have been stagnant or in decline for years.
Wages for free-lance journalists, covering the built environment, have been stagnant or in decline for years.
Revisiting Brooklyn’s Barclays Center—a Telling Landscape
08.29.2023
The arena and plaza have become notably more commercialized since 2012, while the towers lag in affordability and represent a modular failure.
The arena and plaza have become notably more commercialized since 2012, while the towers lag in affordability and represent a modular failure.
Encounters With Damian: Columbia University’s Homeless Neighbor
07.17.2023
Near and around campus, the juxtaposition between privilege and poverty is glaring.
Near and around campus, the juxtaposition between privilege and poverty is glaring.
What Los Angeles Transit Could Learn From Charlotte
06.12.2023
On accidentally discovering the Queen City’s wonderful light rail system.
On accidentally discovering the Queen City’s wonderful light rail system.
Why Mass Transit in America Disappeared
05.22.2023
A talk with the author of The Great American Transit Disaster: A Century of Austerity, Auto-Centric Planning, and White Flight.
A talk with the author of The Great American Transit Disaster: A Century of Austerity, Auto-Centric Planning, and White Flight.
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