New York

A plan to close New York's off-track betting parlors could erase one of the last vestiges of the gritty city of the past.

February 22, 2008 - The New York Times

It wasn’t long ago that if someone who lived downtown mentioned needing to make a trip to the corner of Frederick Douglass Boulevard and 118th Street, you could assume they were not making the trip to buy groceries.

February 22, 2008 - The New York Times

New York City has made a controversial decision to shut down a Latin American public market -- one of the last of a dying breed of public markets in the city.

February 19, 2008 - The New York Times

A look at how the city's sustainability initiative, PlaNYC, is leading to greener streets in more ways than one.

February 17, 2008 - Streetsblog

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg's plan to build or preserve 165,000 units of affordable housing by 2013 is moving forward, but some have concerns about how the plan will be affected by a diving housing market.

February 14, 2008 - The New York Times

Surveillance cameras are expected to be installed in the public parks of New York City.

February 12, 2008 - New York Post

February 11, 2008 - Josh Stephens

Senior citizens account for a disproportional amount of pedestrian fatalities and injuries in New York City. As a result, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has made plans to focus on improving mobility and safety for the city's over-60 population.

February 7, 2008 - The Gotham Gazette

Heavily armed police officers will now be joining the ranks of daily commuters in New York's Subway system as part of a new counter-terrorism effort funded by federal transportation grants.

February 4, 2008 - The New York Times

Levittown, Long Island has undertaken a green makeover, complete with individualized energy audits that enable improvements to reduce each home's carbon footprint by 20%. But greening the houses doesn't make for a green neighborhood.

February 4, 2008 - Time

New York's Traffic Congestion Mitigation Commission has approved the city's congestion pricing plans. It will head to the City Council next.

February 1, 2008 - The New York Times

The safety benefits of modern roundabouts are beyond question, according to both New York State DOT and FHWA, so why is it so hard to convince a skeptical public? N.Y officials are undeterred as they pursue their 'modern' roundabout program.

January 29, 2008 - Associated Press via San Francisco Chronicle

Many rural prisons have become a mainstay for the economies of the small communities where they are located, and closing them can prove devastating to the local economy, creating long-term problems far beyond the loss of prison jobs.

January 28, 2008 - The New York Times

A private developer has proposed the world's longest highway tunnel, running more than 16 miles under the Long Island Sound in New York.

January 28, 2008 - Associated Press

New York City parks officials have announced plans to generate extra revenue by selling off naming rights for some of the city's public park attractions.

January 25, 2008 - New York Post

Streetfilms presents this brief video montage of cars infringing on the rights of pedestrians.

January 20, 2008 - Streetsblog

A 24-second stop-motion animation illustrating a chicane, an inexpensive and effective way to get drivers to slow down on your neighborhood street.

January 19, 2008 - Streetsblog

This video from Streetfilms looks at the bike boxes painted on New York's streets and explain how to use them.

January 11, 2008 - Streetsblog

This article form The New York Times looks at the success of Times Square and talks with real estate experts about whether this success is really such a good thing.

January 10, 2008 - The New York Times

Gothamist talks with Ted Kheel, the man behind a private study examining how adjusting New York's congestion pricing system could make transit free in the city.

January 10, 2008 - Gothamist