New York

Urban Cool Eclipsed By Country Living

According to New York fashion, clothing styles now favor country living over gritty urban reality.

February 19, 2001 - International Herald Tribune

When Billboards Go Too Far

A new electronic billboard in New York's Herald Square promoting a tech company causes audible gasps from New Yorkers.

February 16, 2001 - Business 2.0

Urban Planning Has Lessons For Business

The bustling urban streets of New York in the 1960s could be a template for the modern office and workplace.

February 12, 2001 - The Guardian Unlimited

From Dump To Wetlands In Jersey City

The National Geographic chronicles the conversion of a dump to a thriving wetlands just minutes from New York.

February 8, 2001 - National Geographic

Industrial Ecology Of Manhattan

Manhattan has led the way in the shift from unused industrial facilities to multimedia and new media centers.

February 6, 2001 - REIS

Retailer Drops Plans For Giant Store

Facing intense opposition from residents, retailer Ikea dropped plans for a giant store in a suburb of New York City.

February 2, 2001 - The San Diego Union-Tribune

Superfund Refinancing: How Clean is Clean?

Next month almost 800 sites across New York awaiting cleanup will be left without funding.

January 31, 2001 - Albany Capital District Business Review

HUD Launches Affordable Housing Campaign

Hundreds of homes in New York City targeted byunscrupulous lenders and not-for-profits will be rehabilitated by HUD and sold to reputable community-based, not-for-profits and moderate-incomehomebuyers.

January 18, 2001 - HUD News

Group Embraces Arson To Oppose Sprawl

The radical Earth Liberation Front is evidently using arson to oppose sprawl.

January 17, 2001 - The Washington Post

Anti-sprawl Terrorists Take Action

Fighting sprawl with arson -- eco-terrorism takes on sprawl.

January 14, 2001 - MSNBC

New York's Biotech Cluster

Governor Pataki has proposed funding three high-technology "Centers of Excellence," in upstate New York.

January 12, 2001 - Center For An Urban Future

Views Of Utopia

The search for the perfect community -- Utopia --is chronicled in acomprehensive exhibit at the New York Public Library.

January 12, 2001 - New York Public Library

Using Landmarks To Control Development

Homeowners in the Queens borough of New York City want the neighborhood to be designated a historic district to control development.

January 11, 2001 - CNN

Urban Sprawl Terrorists

A vigilante anti-urban sprawl group has claimed responsibility for vandalism of three luxury homes on Long Island.

January 4, 2001 - The New York Times

Goodbye To Garden Apartments

Does the need for housing in New York spell the end of the gardens in garden apartments

December 30, 2000 - The New York Times

Rust Belt's Clout Crumbles Further

The Rust Belt lost a crucial component of its political clout, as the Census Bureau released the first numbers from its 2000 census.

December 29, 2000 - The Buffalo News

Efforts to Restrict Sprawl Find New Resistance

Habitat for Humanity affiliates in Arizona and Colorado tangle with new anti-growth measures that drive up prices for available land.

December 27, 2000 - The New York Times

Of Huge Signs, Lamentations And Rezoning

New York City places new restrictions on outdoor signs.

December 21, 2000 - The New York Times

Port Authority Bus Terminal Is A Transit Landmark

The Port Authority Bus Terminal, taken for granted today, took years of struggle.

December 18, 2000 - New Jersey Online

Robert Moses Born This Day In 1888

The NY Times, in its "On This Day" section, provides a link to the obituary for Robert Moses, a major influence on the shape of our cities.

December 18, 2000 - The New York Times

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