02.20.2025
The problem is that City of Yes was an open call to build with no requirements that lost affordable units be replaced.
The problem is that City of Yes was an open call to build with no requirements that lost affordable units be replaced.
12.23.2024
The city is rolling out an ambitious effort to divert organic waste from landfills. Is it set up for success?
The city is rolling out an ambitious effort to divert organic waste from landfills. Is it set up for success?
11.01.2024
City council is expected to vote on the controversial proposal soon.
City council is expected to vote on the controversial proposal soon.
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.
07.22.2024
YIMBYS get a lot wrong about the legendary citizen planner.
YIMBYS get a lot wrong about the legendary citizen planner.
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.
03.27.2023
The seaweed found in Newtown Creek, Gowanus Bay, and the East River could suck up carbon and pollutants, bolstering marine ecosystems.
The seaweed found in Newtown Creek, Gowanus Bay, and the East River could suck up carbon and pollutants, bolstering marine ecosystems.
03.07.2023
The city is falling woefully short of its Vision Zero goals.
The city is falling woefully short of its Vision Zero goals.
09.12.2022
Declaring the area around Penn Station “blighted” is a cynical ploy.
Declaring the area around Penn Station “blighted” is a cynical ploy.
08.23.2022
The (renewed) case for congestion pricing in New York City.
The (renewed) case for congestion pricing in New York City.
05.31.2022
And it would easily be more popular than the High Line.
And it would easily be more popular than the High Line.
05.10.2022
Some proposals to turn the city around for a more sustainable future.
Some proposals to turn the city around for a more sustainable future.
04.25.2022
The signs point to our collective desire to move on, even officially.
The signs point to our collective desire to move on, even officially.
04.19.2022
A talk with author Stephen Zacks about his new book on the artist G.H. Havagimyan.
A talk with author Stephen Zacks about his new book on the artist G.H. Havagimyan.
02.14.2022
The problem isn’t an inability to build housing, but an inability to build the kind of housing the city actually needs.
The problem isn’t an inability to build housing, but an inability to build the kind of housing the city actually needs.
01.04.2022
How the Battle of the Grid played out in New Orleans and New York.
How the Battle of the Grid played out in New Orleans and New York.
10.28.2021
Do they represent revitalized city streets or add to congestion, noise, and garbage?
Do they represent revitalized city streets or add to congestion, noise, and garbage?
10.12.2021
A photo essay of urban triumphs and horrors.
A photo essay of urban triumphs and horrors.
10.04.2021
A number of cultural venues have popped up to animate the empty storefronts.
A number of cultural venues have popped up to animate the empty storefronts.
04.26.2021
The Gaslighting of SoHo, NoHo, and Chinatown.
The Gaslighting of SoHo, NoHo, and Chinatown.
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