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

… backand wonagainst the allpowerful midcentury city planner Robert Moses Jane Jacobs is a legend among many New Yorkers … was important is that some cities are harkening back to Robert Moses adds producer Robert Hammond pointing to Moses uniform style of planning …

By Virginia K. Smith |April 24, 2017 - 9:59AM
2017 real estate forecast: The Trump effect, concessions-mania, Bronx hype, the battle for the BQX, and more

… 2016 was a wild ride to put it gently And lets rip this BandAid … code word softening at the top of the luxury sales and rental markets while everyone in more downtoearth price brackets continued to battle …

By Virginia K. Smith |January 2, 2017 - 11:55AM
5 fascinating facts we learned at the Museum of the City of New York's new exhibit on zoning

… the world of zoning for New Yorkers the Museum of the City of New York just launched  Mastering the Metropolis New … and dwindling affordability Below five things we learned when we stopped by the museum last week for a sneak … public image and the sake of services for their residents … NYC tried to save its industrial neighborhoods to no avail … …

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

… The city planner Robert Moses looms large over New Yorks landscape and the … continue to influence the flow and pace of life here And Robert Caros biography The Power Broker Robert Moses and the … light rail line down the center Therell be little apartment houses near each exit and the people who want to go into New …

By Alanna Schubach |February 19, 2016 - 12:59PM