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The contextual base and proposed tower at 250 Water Street in the South Street Seaport. SOM/The Howard Hughes Corporation As part of an integrated plan to redevelop several sites in the South ...
From where to vote to which races are happening, here’s your guide to Election Day in New York. New York City lawmakers renew their push to rename two streets in Bay Ridge that are currently ...
The acronym NIMBY, meaning “not in my backyard,” and its opposite, YIMBY, for “yes in my backyard,” entered the lexicon sometime in the early 1980s. The first NIMBY mention I can find in ...
Stretching 1.45 miles through the Meatpacking District and Chelsea along the west side of Manhattan, the High Line is one of New York’s newest—and most innovative—green spaces. The park is ...
Manhattan may lay claim to one of the most iconic skylines in the world, but across the East River, there aren’t many tall buildings that stand out in Brooklyn—either architecturally, or ...
On May 18, 1976, a tourist named W.J. Schaap, of St. Louis, Missouri, settled his bill at the front desk of the Hotel Commodore and became the final guest to leave the premises. The hotel, a ...
The “tri-line” proposal to reconstruction the BQE was developed by Brooklyn Heights resident Mark Baker. Kameny Design/Taylor Davenport courtesy of Mark Baker A new proposal to reconstruct a ...
See the incredible views from the sky-high observation deck The far west side of Manhattan is on the cusp of major change: This week, the first parts of the Hudson Yards megaproject—the largest ...
This week’s opening of the Hudson Yards megaproject is the culmination of nearly 20 years of work—on the part of city and state officials, developers, and other stakeholders—to create an ...
Grand Central Terminal is one of NYC’s most popular tourist destinations—21.6 million visitors pass through its doors each year—but it’s also a major commuter hub, with 44 platforms spread ...