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…
Posts published in “Urban Areas”
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A look inside the rebranding of MetroTech, an outdated corporate campus from the early 1990s.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
New York: No. 1 Dream City and No. 3 on the Rat List
By Gotham Rex on July 28, 2022
Surveys are all over the place in their views of the city, finding it vibrant and alluring, but also expensive, stressful and badly run. Source: New York Times
Keep Getting Lost? Maybe You Grew Up on the Grid.
By Gotham Rex on March 30, 2022
Childhood environments shape people’s navigational skills, researchers reported. The findings one day may lead to better tests for early dementia. Source: New York Times
Donald H. Elliott, Innovative Urban Planner, Dies at 89
By Gotham Rex on December 27, 2021
He preserved landmarks in New York through creative zoning, involved communities in decision-making and insisted on aesthetic standards for urban design. Source: New York Times
Alexander Garvin, Visionary City Planner, Is Dead at 80
By Gotham Rex on December 20, 2021
Architect, author, Yale academic and City Hall official, he directed the rebuilding of the World Trade Center site and helped plan a New York City Olympics. Source: New York Times
What’s the Future of Outdoor Dining in New York?
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2021
As the city debates a plan to make outdoor dining permanent, vocal opposition is growing in affluent, restaurant-rich neighborhoods like the West Village. Source: New York Times
Covid Didn’t Kill Cities. Why Was That Prophecy So Alluring?
By Gotham Rex on July 12, 2021
A distrust of urban life has persisted in America, finding expression in different ways over time. Source: New York Times