The intricacies of New York City’s zoning laws tend to make even the wonkiest of city wonks’ eyes glaze over, but it’s almost impossible to overstate the importance of those byzantine rules and the ...
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 the New York ...
On a sunny afternoon in the middle of May, Eero Saarinen’s soaring Jet Age terminal at JFK Airport is as bustling as it was when it first opened in 1962. Models and dancers dressed in vintage TWA ...
After 70 years of promises, Brooklyn’s newest waterfront park is finally open for visitors. The first section of Shirley Chisholm State Park recently made its official debut on a site that was ...
SHoP Architects and JDS Development Group’s bendy Kips Bay rental towers have unveiled their model apartments—the first look inside the unique First Avenue towers. After years—even decades—of planning ...
Tucked away from the hustle and bustle of Times Square and nearly hidden from view from most tourists, you’ll find the Blue Store & DVD, a sex shop located in the shadow of the 52-story New York Times ...
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 fading ...
A massive project that could reshape Staten Island’s eastern shore will officially move forward. City and state officials—including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Mayor Bill de Blasio, and Congressman Max ...
Philip Dominguez wanted to show me something. We were squeezed into the subway operator’s cab of a test train sitting at the Kings Highway station in Brooklyn. Ahead of us was nothing but perfectly ...
When the Ford Foundation’s 12 stories of mahogany-colored granite, Cor-Ten steel, and transparent glass opened on 42nd Street in 1967, urban observers saw it as a gift. Designed by Kevin Roche John ...
Earlier this month, The Real Deal put out a monster analysis looking at the biggest property owners across the city based on square footage, along with their annual net operating income. Their ...
One sunny afternoon about a year ago, I rendezvoused with two old friends for a beer. Each of us arrived on a CitiBike from our respective neighborhoods. We convened at a newly opened outdoor ...
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