The ‘City of Yes’ Will Make a Big Manhattan Mess
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.
New York City
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.
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.
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.
Kelp Farming May Help Clean New York’s Polluted Waterways and Fight Climate Change
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.
Should New York City Streets Be Illegal?
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.
In His Plans for New York, Vornado’s Steven Roth Is Channeling Robert Moses
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.
15 Years Later and What Do You Get? A Lot More Cars and a Planet in Flames
08.23.2022
The (renewed) case for congestion pricing in New York City.
The (renewed) case for congestion pricing in New York City.
A Car-Free Brooklyn Bridge Is Possible
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.
New York City Is Failing Its Citizens on the Environment
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.
Bodega Storefronts and the Iconography of the Post-Pandemic City
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.
Situationist Funhouse: Art’s Complicated Role in Redeveloping Cities
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.
Big Real Estate’s Continuing Stranglehold Over New York City
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.
Mapping Improvisation: The Role of Call and Response in Urban Planning
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.
The Shed’s the Thing: How NYC Restaurants Adapted to Covid
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?
My Love/Hate Relationship With New York City
10.12.2021
A photo essay of urban triumphs and horrors.
A photo essay of urban triumphs and horrors.
How Art is Activating New York City’s Struggling Retail Sector
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.
New York City Promises Affordability Through Rezoning But Delivers Gentrification
04.26.2021
The Gaslighting of SoHo, NoHo, and Chinatown.
The Gaslighting of SoHo, NoHo, and Chinatown.
My 15-Minute City: Upper West Side, New York City
04.13.2021
One walk around the neighborhood and he was smitten.
One walk around the neighborhood and he was smitten.
Joan K. Davidson and the Fight for New York
03.15.2021
A talk with Roberta Brades Gratz, author of It’s a Helluva Town.
A talk with Roberta Brades Gratz, author of It’s a Helluva Town.
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