New York

Friday Funny: Traffic Hurts Love Life

The unattractive finding comes as part of a study linked with a major exhibition on traffic solutions in New York.

February 17, 2006 - The Village Voice

New York's First Suburbs

The New York Times focuses on the New York metro area; the region will seek federal legislation to assist these declining suburban communities.

February 17, 2006 - The New York Times

New Solution For Old 'Urban Dilemma'

Swift snow removal is a "political necessity" in New York City. Latest technology comes to the rescue.

February 16, 2006 - The Los Angeles Times

Designing Diverse Neighborhoods

Students demonstrate how to create community spaces with sensitivity.

February 7, 2006 - MetropolisMag.com

New York City's Own 50-Year Big Dig

600 feet below Manhattan is one of the biggest urban infrastructure projects in history, yet most city residents do not even know about this 50-year water project.

February 7, 2006 - The New York Times

A Raw Deal For Harlem

A $200-million hotel project, touted as the first major tourist lodging in the neighborhood since 1966, drifts into obscurity amid corruption charges aimed at the developer.

February 6, 2006 - The Village Voice

Gentrification On 86th Street

For years, Lexington and 86th, considered the crossroads of the Upper East Side, has resisted gentrification. But those days are over, as a family squabble has been settled and a major mixed-use development project will replace some 1920s tenements.

February 5, 2006 - The New York Times

Remaking America's First Suburbs

In this op-ed, Bruce Katz and Robert Puentes argue that America's older, inner-ring, first suburbs -- like Nassau County -- must embrace a new vision for remaking themselves.

February 1, 2006 - The New York Times

Remembering Second Avenue

An old timer remembers a center of Yiddish theater in New York from the late 1800s to early 1900s.

February 1, 2006 - New York Press

Lost Property Rights

One man owns a piece of Fort Totten, now a major New York City metro area park; he's just not sure where it is (or who's buried there), complicating matters for the Mayor.

January 31, 2006 - New York Press

Home Depot Meets Hudson Square

The mega-merchandiser of home furnishings is looking to cash in on Lower Manhattan's residential renaissance, with Trinity Church as facilitator.

January 28, 2006 - The Slatin Report

NYC Convention Center's 'Marshall Plan'

After years of false starts, a plan is unveiled to expand New York's Jacob Javits Convention Center.

January 25, 2006 - The Slatin Report

NYC Loses Affordable SROs Due To Illegal Conversions

Illegal conversion of single room occupancy ('efficiency') apartments in NYC threaten one of the few remaining sources of private, affordable housing in the City. Housing advocates attempt to stem the tide, but it's rough going.

January 24, 2006 - The New York Times

Making The City Safe For Bikes

Alec Appelbaum urges New York City to develop a "bike-safe" network.

January 22, 2006 - MetropolisMag.com

Portrait Of A Borough

The New York Press' 'Brooklyn Issue' features commentary from 11 authors on the evolution of each neighborhood in the borough.

January 20, 2006 - New York Press

Ending Traffic 101

The Gotham Gazette outlines a series of traffic reports and policies, analyzing the steps necessary to confront New York's 800,000-a-day car problem.

January 19, 2006 - The Gotham Gazette

New York City Lacking Adequate General Plan?

Stephen A. Hammer argues that Bloomberg should take cues from the London Spatial Development Strategy, which creates a "coherent, long-term vision" for the city.

January 19, 2006 - The Gotham Gazette

Is The First Wave of Gentrification Hitting The South Bronx?

As real estate prices continue to skyrocket, the South Bronx is experiencing a sudden influx of new residents.

January 18, 2006 - The New York Times

The Battle in Brooklyn

New York ACORN's deal with a major private developer to incorporate a higher-than-average number of affordable housing units could provide an unprecedented strategy for collaboration and partnership.

January 18, 2006 - Shelterforce Magazine

A Streetcar Plan For Brooklyn, 25 Years In The Making

The borough hasn't seen a trolley since 1956, but a series of new projects and traffic concerns suggest that a system would be a real possibility.

January 18, 2006 - The New York Times

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