Government
Coney Island's Invisible Towers
Neil deMause |
The Bloomberg administration has rolled the dice on a major rezoning and costly infrastructure upgrades in Coney Island. Will the hoped-for development ever appear?
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
America's Cities Shaped (and Mishaped) by Rules
Emily Talen |
Zoning laws, building codes and other regulations can seem like bureaucratic obscurities. But, says this author, they have a powerful—and often negative—impact on urban areas.
Health and Environment
For Some Landlords, It's Not Easy Going Green
Patrick Arden |
If New York is to meet PlanNYC’s goals, apartment buildings must get greener. While property owners and tenants both benefit from more efficient systems, getting them up and running takes a different kind of green.
Affordable Housing
Industrial, Homeless Policies Clash in East New York
Nida Najar |
A plan to build subsidized housing in a zone reserved for manufacturing businesses pits efforts to reduce the shelter population against hopes of saving industrial New York.
Housing and Homelessness
Who's Afraid of NYU? School's Neighbors Air Gripes
Chris Giblin |
In its push to expand, the school faces residual distrust from earlier development projects. We visited two recent university construction sites to see what it’s like to be NYU’s next-door neighbor.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn: A Developing Story
Jamila Pringle |
Atlantic Yards may have generated the most heat, but it’s just one of several ambitious development ideas that took shape in the borough over the past decade.
Brooklyn
Brooklyn's Arena Is Coming. What's Coming Next?
Neil deMause |
In a matter of months the Nets will be playing ball at the corner of Flatbush and Atlantic, as envisioned more than eight years ago by developer Bruce Ratner. But the rest of Atlantic Yards’ promise has yet to be fulfilled. Given the deep disagreement the project prompted, what does that mean for Brooklyn?
Brooklyn
Nets Arrive, Questions Remain At Atlantic Yards
Neil deMause |
The Nets are coming to Brooklyn with a 15-man roster and a tip-off in fall 2012. Traffic, jobs, housing and economic activity are coming, too, but no one is sure precisely how much or exactly when.
Brooklyn
Traffic, Noise & Hope: Atlantic Yards Still Elicits Mixed Views
Candace Amos |
Opponents of Atlantic Yards feel vindicated by the challenges facing the development. Business owners in the area express a mix of concern and optimism.
Atlantic Yards (2012)
Opinions Harden Over Atlantic Yards Housing
Darren Sands |
The dramatic slow-down in housing construction at the Brooklyn site is fodder for opponents of the project. But supporters believe the development will still make good on its commitments.
