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

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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

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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

… code word softening at the top of the luxury sales and rental markets while everyone in more downtoearth price … who has taken over Midtown a flood of concessions in the rental market the neverending fight for affordable housing … a boom of new development inventory There are so many different markets in Manhattan its very bifurcated says Compass …

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

… 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 … anyway since those companies wanted more space and cheaper rents and New York couldnt compete in that regard Hence the …

By Virginia K. Smith |November 16, 2016 - 2:59PM
De Blasio's big rezoning plan: what you need to know now

… 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 … Williamsburg waterfront Once one building charges higher rent everyone wants to get in on the game says Solano who …

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