She studied the impact of noise on health and classroom learning and helped impose stricter regulations in New York City. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “Urban Areas”
N.Y.C. Casino Bids Promise an Economic Boom. The Reality Might Differ.
By Gotham Rex on November 11, 2025
As the number of gambling houses has grown across the United States, they are no longer the tourism magnets that they used to be, experts say. Source: New York Times
The NYC Transportation Crew Helping Preserve Its Cobblestone Streets
By Gotham Rex on November 8, 2025
Meet the specialty bricklayers helping to preserve a quaint remnant of New York City’s early days. Source: New York Times
Trump Says $16 Billion Hudson River Tunnel Project Is ‘Terminated’
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2025
It was not immediately clear what the president meant and whether the project, known as Gateway, had already been stripped of federal funding. Source: New York Times
New York City Is Full of Green Space. You Just Have to Find It.
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2025
The city’s millions of residents are crammed together, competing for space to live, play, work and rest. Source: New York Times
NO2 Emissions in Can Undo Some Benefits of City Trees, Study Finds
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2024
A chemical reaction involving emissions from cars and buildings can negate their environmental benefits. New research shows what big cities can do about it. Source: New York Times
What Does Queens Need More, a New Park or a New Train Line?
By Gotham Rex on November 26, 2022
A derelict rail line is being reimagined as a linear park, like Manhattan’s High Line. But in a borough that lacks both green space and transportation, locals wonder whether its best use would be the original one. Source: New York…
Is Homeownership Slipping Even Further Out of Reach for New Yorkers?
By Gotham Rex on November 24, 2022
In a city of renters, the turbulent pandemic housing market is making it harder than ever to buy a home. Source: New York Times
Why Are We Still Obsessed With Robert Moses?
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2022
David Hare’s sold-out play about the brutal planning czar coaxes us toward a reappraisal — maybe. Source: New York Times
New York City Reaches Deal to Build Soccer Stadium in Queens
By Gotham Rex on November 15, 2022
The New York City Football Club will pay roughly $780 million to build the stadium in Willets Point in Queens as part of a project that will include housing and a hotel. Source: New York Times
MetroTech, the Office Park in Brooklyn, Gets a $50 Million Renovation
By Gotham Rex on October 17, 2022
A look inside the rebranding of MetroTech, an outdated corporate campus from the early 1990s. Source: New York Times
New NYC Congestion Pricing Tolls May Lower Demand For Yellow Cabs
By Gotham Rex on October 11, 2022
The tolling program could push up fares and shrink taxi demand, the M.T.A. says. Cabdrivers are also seeking their own fare hike of up to 23 percent. Source: New York Times
Coyotes Came to New York City, but Not For Our Pizza
By Gotham Rex on October 4, 2022
The canine species seems to prefer the tastes of its homes in the wild over the movable feasts left behind by humans. Source: New York Times
Why ‘Open Streets’ in New York City Were Reduced by 63 Miles
By Gotham Rex on August 11, 2022
The program, which was made permanent last year, gave New Yorkers more public spaces, but is retreating in many areas. Community advocates hope to stop that slide. Source: New York Times
Can a Neighborhood Be Instagrammed to Death?
By Gotham Rex on August 5, 2022
The return of tourism to New York has brought crowds back to one of the most popular selfie spots on earth. People who live there aren’t feeling #grateful. Source: New York Times