New York

Bloomberg's Office In Hot Water Over Yankee Stadium Deal

Mayor Bloomberg's office reportedly cut a deal with the Yankees allowing 250 more parking spaces and three additional billboards at their new stadium in exchange for a luxury suite, complete with free food and access to post-season games.

8 January 2009 - 2:00pm

The New York Times

Education Suffers in NY Projects

A new study shows that kids living in subsidized housing in New York do significantly worse on standardized tests than those outside the system. Is it possible to understand the true cause of the problem, and if we do, how do we fix it? Judy Chang reports.

15 December 2008 - 5:00am

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A Plan for Hudson Park

Hudson Park and Boulevard is a new 4-acre system of parks being created in New York. Landscape architects Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates were selected to make their vision reality.

12 December 2008 - 10:00am

The Architect's Newspaper

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Key New York City Council Member Predicts Future for Congestion Pricing

Council Member David Yassky was one of congestion pricing's earliest and most vocal proponents, and he hasn't yet given up on the prospect of charging tolls to drive in Manhattan.

6 June 2008 - 11:00am

The Planning Report

Cash for Transit Drives Hudson Yards Plan

James S. Russell comments on the $1 billion deal to redevelop Hudson Yards, and finds the plan lacking in vision.

6 June 2008 - 8:00am

Bloomberg.com

Latest Culprit of Housing Crisis: Transit Expansion

Falling revenues from real estate taxes could impact transit expansion plans as New York's MTA faces a sharp decline.

24 May 2008 - 9:00am

Trains on the Brooklyn Bridge?

In the early days, trolleys and trains carried 400,000 passengers a day over the Brooklyn Bridge. With continued growth in pedestrian traffic, a former transit commissioner says a rail renaissance might not be so far-fetched.

23 May 2008 - 11:00am

NY1 News