5 fascinating facts we learned at the Museum of the City of New York's new exhibit on zoning

… shifted to suit the times and what they mean for our current era of booming development and dwindling affordability … time these buildings provide an interesting precursor to current zoning requirements which often require builders of … affluent predominantly white areas Mandatory Inclusionary Housing which creates socalled 8020 buidings is also a big …

By Virginia K. Smith |November 16, 2016 - 2:59PM
Robert Caro on the enduring legacy of Robert Moses

… On one placard Caro reflects on interviewing Moses in his home where he saw him framed by the causeway and park that … resulted in enormous swaths of the cityand its surrounding suburbsremaining dependent on car travel The interviewer … by making it impossible for poorer nondrivers to reach the suburbsand the parks and facilities Moses built there  Moses …

By Alanna Schubach |February 19, 2016 - 12:59PM
De Blasio's big rezoning plan: what you need to know now

… to create and preserve hundreds of thousands of affordable housing units citywide But since the city released early … and a wider variety of designseven in neighborhoods that currently have special height limits meant to preserve … and design requirements A lot of neighborhood activists arent exactly thrilled about them Many neighborhoods like the …

By Virginia K. Smith |April 7, 2015 - 8:59AM