Local food fail: NYC paves ove...

May 14, 2013 by

Here’s the best way to start a visit to New York City’s New Amsterdam Market:

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New York City launches LEAF ta...

Apr 25, 2013 by

New York City wants 1/3 electric taxis by 2020

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Don’t Park Your Backup G...

Jan 15, 2013 by

Developers can sell space above grade for good money..

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An industrial shop in Philadel...

Dec 28, 2012 by

It’s a brawny yet delicate thing,…

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New York’s energy-efficiency s...

Dec 27, 2012 by

Here’s a tip for Manhattan building owners looking to build as energy-efficiently as possible: …

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A Month After Hurricane Sandy,...

Dec 7, 2012 by

When Hurricane Sandy hit, Occupy put on work gloves…

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How One GOP Plutocrat Helped M...

Dec 1, 2012 by

Homelessness in New York has skyrocketed, thanks in part to years of conservative policy predicated on right-wing ideology.

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While we dither on spending to...

Nov 26, 2012 by

Earlier today, the office of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced the anticipated economic impact of superstorm Sandy.

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What New York Can to Protect I...

Nov 11, 2012 by

The devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy is now forcing officials to consider spending billions of dollars on storm protection…

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Hundreds of thousands still wi...

Nov 9, 2012 by

The New York transit authority’s success getting the subways back online..

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‘Magic’: How New York dried ou...

Nov 9, 2012 by

On a normal day, New York’s subway system is magical.

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How Occupy Sandy’s Relie...

Nov 8, 2012 by

Occupy Sandy evolved rapidly in the wake of the hurricane, all without a formal organization: just people helping people.

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Wind turbines: Wrong for Sandy...

Nov 8, 2012 by

Robert Bryce, a guy who works at the conservative Manhattan Institute and who wrote an even-handed book…

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New York City cancels marathon...

Nov 3, 2012 by

As we mentioned this morning, the city of New York has been split on whether or not to go forward with the annual New York Marathon this Sunday.

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My attempt to get through Manh...

Nov 2, 2012 by

From where I live, on the Upper (upper) West Side of Manhattan..

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The sound of silence: Why Bloo...

Nov 2, 2012 by

Manhattan’s trademark is its busyness, its height, its scale….

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The Power Outage Didn’t ...

Nov 1, 2012 by

The line wasn’t between those with electricity and those without, but between those who had recourse and those who didn’t

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Residents of New York Face a H...

Nov 1, 2012 by

Contradictions abound in NYC —

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New York City’s urban farms ga...

Nov 1, 2012 by

Yesterday, we brought you the sad story of the Brooklyn Grange’s lost beehives.

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Outrage In The Powerless Zone:...

Nov 1, 2012 by

Mayor Bloomberg said last night that we’ve come to “the end of the downside” of Hurricane Sandy

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In Downtown Manhattan, People ...

Nov 1, 2012 by

As the temperature drops and days go by, Manhattanites are weary of Sandy’s ravages.

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Hurricane Sandy changes the tr...

Nov 1, 2012 by

The profession of design is about to drastically change.

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New York City’s latest massive...

Oct 31, 2012 by

The smartest thing we did when we got our apartment in Manhattan was the thing we thought about the least…

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At long last, New York City co...

Oct 31, 2012 by

This morning, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers head in to work for the first time since last Friday…

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The Weather Reminds Us Why We ...

Oct 30, 2012 by

In less than 140 characters, he is summarizing what we have to do to build a resilient transportation network.

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If New York’s carbon emissions...

Oct 29, 2012 by

It’s pretty hard to visualize air pollution.

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Shark-Jumping New York Condo i...

Oct 22, 2012 by

Five years ago I complained about Herzog and de Meuron’s design for 56 Leonard St. in the Tribeca district of New York City…

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N.Y.C. could solve congestion ...

Oct 19, 2012 by

The Bloomberg administration wants to allow more office towers to be built around Grand Central Station.

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Occupy the Pipeline Shuts Down...

Oct 17, 2012 by

Concerns over fracking have received high profile attention in recent months..

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Urban living: Good for the pla...

Sep 29, 2012 by

A few weeks ago, I flew from the wide open spaces of Grand Junction, Colo., to New York, the city I now call home.

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