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NYC Zoning Reform: Where Will It Have an Impact?
The zoning reform package dubbed ‘City of Yes’ will likely yield uneven results, with many of the lowest-density neighborhoods exempted from new regulations.
A New Pitch to Fix Penn Station: Move Madison Square Garden
Expanding the train station, the busiest in the nation, is a pressing issue because construction has just begun on a $16 ...
Readers sound off on films shot in NYC, Dem opposition and a hit song’s slur
The March 2 editorial “Gene Hackman’s greatest co-star” lists various Hackman films lensed in the Big Apple, declaring the ...
It's the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby and New York is ready to party, old sport
A hundred years after The Great Gatsby shone a light on extravagant Long Island mansions and secret speakeasies, the spirit ...
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New York is slowly getting rid of its immigrants
EL PAÍS visits some of the city’s hotels that have been converted into shelters for undocumented people. Elon Musk is ...
Architect who transformed an abandoned railway into High Line park dies
An architect who transformed an abandoned railway into New York City’s popular High Line park has died. Ricardo Scofidio was 89 and was among the first architects to win a MacArthur Foundation “genius ...
‘Skyline-gate’: Group’s invite for Kraft fundraiser includes graphic of Manhattan, not Boston
The invitation, which included a graphic of a skyline with buildings resembling the Chrysler and Empire State buildings, was ...
The shape of a skyline, &c.
On a war of old; the identity of Jimmy Lai; Judge Webster vs. Kash Patel; patriotism vs. jingoism; and more.
Huh? Fundraiser invite for Boston mayoral candidate shows NYC skyline
A fundraising invite for Boston mayoral candidate Josh Kraft mistakenly features New York City's skyline. Kraft’s campaign ...
Video shows family members jump to escape huge tree as it falls across NYC sidewalk
Video captured the moment a large tree almost fell on top of three family members who were walking on a sidewalk in Brooklyn, New York. Surveillance footage obtained by USA TODAY captured the incident ...