New York

How New York Has Changed

In some ways New York hasn't changed much since September 11. But economic and emotional impacts are still clear.

March 14, 2002 - The Christian Science Monitor

Plans For Buffalo's Tallest Building

Plans submitted for mixed-use development in Buffalo, NY, include a 50-story residential structure.

March 14, 2002 - The Buffalo News

Models For Harlem's Revitalization

Harlem has been heralded as the last great fontier of Manhattan real estate.

March 14, 2002 - REIS

Car-sharing Picks Up Speed In U.S. Cities

Car-sharing, already successful in the Europe, is slowly gaining acceptance. The service is now being offered in the nation's "largest, densest city" -- New York.

March 7, 2002 - The New York Times

NY Developer Silverstein Profiled

The Wall Street Journal profiles Larry Silverstein, the New York developer who owned the WTC, and is central in the rebuilding effort.

March 6, 2002 - Wall St. Journal

AIA Award-Winning Architect Presents 9-11 Memorial Design

American Institute of Architects Gold Medal winner Tadao Ando revealed his vision for 9-11 memorial at the site of the World Trade Center in New York.

March 4, 2002 - The Washington Post

Continuity And Architecture

Herbert Muschamp explains why some of the best new architecture in New York is created by foreign architects and not architects from the U.S.

February 27, 2002 - The New York Times

New York Subway Cars Go High Tech

New York's next-generation L train is a technological marvel.

February 26, 2002 - ABC News

Do Skyscrapers Have A Future?

Experts ranging from Jane Jacobs to William Pedersen weigh in on tall buildings in the next millennium.

February 26, 2002 - The Village Voice

NYC Mayor Considers Tolls For East River Bridges

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg is considering placing tolls on bridges on the East River to help with the city's troubled finances.

February 20, 2002 - The New York Times

Classically Spatial: The Morgan Library Addition

Herbert Muschamp reviews Renzo Piano's design for the addition to the Morgan Library in New York.

February 13, 2002 - The New York Times

Urban Planner Joins Lower Manhattan Rebuilding Effort

Urban planner Alexander Garvin will join the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation as vice president for planning, design and development.

February 12, 2002 - The New York Times

New York's Mayor Takes The Subway

New York's Millionaire 'MetroCard Mayor' Bloomberg takes the subway. Now if only his commissioners would also.

February 12, 2002 - Newsday

Harlem, 2002

Harlem is being rebuilt, parcel by parcel. A new Harlem is in the making -- but some entrepreneurs are frustrated.

February 11, 2002 - The New York Times

Garvin Backs Mixed Use At WTC

Well-know planner Alexander Garvin, named to lead lower Manhattan's redevelopment, backs a mixed use plan.

February 11, 2002 - Newsday

Redeveloping The Rockaway Peninsula

City officials announce a new plan to develop a 308 acre neighborhood in Southeast Queens.

February 6, 2002 - The New York Times

The Twin Towers Broader Legacy

New York's Twin Towers were part of an economic development deal that left a broad legacy in metropolitan New York.

February 6, 2002 - California Planning and Development Report

Architects Envision The Future For WTC Site

Noted architects envision the future of the World Trade Center site.

February 4, 2002 - The Washington Post

Architectural Landmark To Be Partly Demolished

The Bronx Developmental Center, considered to be a "masterpiece of Modernism." Architects and historians are concerned about plans to partly demolish and expand the complex.

February 2, 2002 - The New York Times

Project To Transform Former Plant Into Housing

$30 million renovation of ex-Trico plant aims to bring more residents to downtown Buffalo.

February 1, 2002 - The Buffalo News

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