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News Articles by Matthew Schuerman

Execs get Peek at Nets Arena Luxury Boxes

May 15, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The Nets begin selling luxury boxes to their arena at Atlantic Yards tonight, and they are hitting the Brooklyn connection hard. They created a promotional video that will be shown to about 130 busin....

Report: Turf Isn't Dangerous

May 15, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Artificial turf fields can get very hot, but are unlikely to pose other health risks - that's according to a draft report for the Health Department. This comes during a nationwide debate over the m....

MTA Restarts Negotiation Process With Bidders

May 14, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Now that the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's billion-dollar deal with Tishman Speyer has collapsed, the agency is negotiating with the other original bidders to find another buyer for the West....

Hudson Rail Yards Deal Dead

May 13, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Two days of negotiations failed to salvage the $1 billion deal to develop the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Hudson Rail Yards on the Far West Side. Developer Tishman Speyer says it's withd....

Attempts to Revive West Side Development Deal Fail

May 13, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The deal to develop the West Side rail yards really is dead. Tishman Speyer has just announced that it is withdrawing from the $1 billion agreement that it tentatively reached in March. The Metropol....

Height Limits In Store for Lower East Side Rezoning

May 12, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Tall, narrow hotels with names like THOR and Blue have sprouted up recently on the Lower East Side, but the Bloomberg administration is striking back. A rezoning proposal that would cap building hei....

West Side Rail Yards Development Plan Collapses

May 09, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority says its agreement with a company to develop the West Side Rail Yards has collapsed. But the developer says it still wants to keep the sale together. WNYC's....

St. Vincent's Redevelopment Plan Rejected

May 06, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers will have to revamp its plan to tear down nine buildings in the heart of Greenwich Village; replace them with housing and use the proceeds to modernize its faci....

Atlantic Yards Loses Green Roof for Arena, 2016 Completion Date

May 06, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Forest City Ratner, the company developing the 22 acres over Brooklyn's Atlantic railyards, says it needs two more years to finish the massive arena and high rise project. It's pushing back its comp....

Ratner Extends End Date for Atlantic Yards Project

May 05, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Developer Bruce Ratner is giving himself two more years to finish the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn, from 2016,to 2018, because he's having trouble acquiring the land for the massive project. ....

City Looks to Ease Traffic Woes

April 28, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Tonight, the Transportation Commissioner gives a major speech outlining the city's plan. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman has this preview. It was a year ago, right after unveiling congestion pricing, that....

Building Permit Numbers Drop Sharply

April 25, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

In a sign that the real estate market is slowing, the number of building permits issued to contractors took a precipitous drop. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman reports. The Census bureau reports that the n....

Calls For More Aggressive Buildings Commish

April 23, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The city's Buildings Commissioner, Patricia Lancaster has stepped down after more than six years in that post. While Mayor Bloomberg praised her service, her resignation comes after a series of fata....

Building Commissioner Resigns

April 22, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The city's buildings commissioner has resigned a day after Mayor Bloomberg criticized her agency's performance. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman reports. Patricia Lancaster served Mayor Bloomberg loyally fo....

Willets Point Redevelopment Undergoes Review

April 21, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

For the past four years, Mayor Bloomberg has talked about transforming the Willets Point area of Queens. Today, the City Planning Commission is expected to start the seven-month clock that governs th....

Bronx Little League Team Hopes to Compete

April 20, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Little league games are starting this month. Teams in the Fordham-Bedford league in the Bronx are having their opening day next Saturday. One team that hopes to play this year doesn't know if it can ....

Congestion Pricing Not Dead, City Says

April 18, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

Congestion pricing may not be dead yet. City Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan spoke at a conference sponsored by the non-profit Regional Plan Association, says the proposals defeated t....

Harlem Re-Zoning Wins Approval in Subcommittee

April 15, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The hotly-contested proposed re-zoning of Harlem's 125th Street won the approval of a city council subcommittee, after a local councilwoman got the Bloomberg Administration to make big changes. REPO....

Port Authority Wants to Take On Moynihan Station Project

April 15, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The head of the Port Authority, Anthony Coscia, says his agency wants to help finance or take over the troubled Moynihan Station project. Speaking at a Crain's New York breakfast, Coscia says the ex....

MTA to Use Energy Generated by Wind and Tidal Power

April 14, 2008

by Matthew Schuerman

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority will use power generated by the East River and winds off of the Rockaway peninsula in the coming years to reduce its carbon footprint. Officials said today a....

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