zoning

5 years after Sandy, what's been done in NYC, and what still needs doing

By Mimi OConnor |October 30, 2017 - 1:00PM

"Citizen Jane" revisits how Jane Jacobs defeated Robert Moses—and how New Yorkers can fight to protect their neighborhoods

By Virginia K. Smith |April 24, 2017 - 9:59AM

Sell

2017 real estate forecast: The Trump effect, concessions-mania, Bronx hype, the battle for the BQX, and more

… code word softening at the top of the luxury sales and rental markets while everyone in more downtoearth price … election on the horizon So no the next year may be a lot of things but we dont expect it to be boring Below what stories … our citys housing marketover the coming 12 months Photo kl801Flickr … For buyers and sellers its still a tale of two …

By Virginia K. Smith |January 2, 2017 - 11:55AM

Neighborhood Intel

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

… While zoning might sound like a dry issue best left to urban planners in reality this particular realm of policy is anything but dull as anyone whos ever been to a contentious neighborhood rezoning meeting can tell you … shifted to suit the times and what they mean for our current era of booming development and dwindling affordability …

By Virginia K. Smith |November 16, 2016 - 2:59PM