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

… pay whatever I need to even if it doesnt make any sense But apartments that are priced appropriately weve been able to … also be a hot topic in 2017 and Bronx Borough president Ruben Diaz Jr tells us that local officials are in talks … attractive and areas farther north like Harlem Washington Heights and Inwood are cheaper than Brooklyn and have the …

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

… In an effort to demystify the world of zoning for New Yorkers the Museum of the City of New York just launched Mastering the Metropolis New … to rise higher without setbacks if they took up less square footage on their lot Buildings with no setbacks and …

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