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Ground Breaks on New Brooklyn Waterfront Park

by Matthew Schuerman

July 07, 2009

The city has broken ground on the first of three new waterfront parks in North Brooklyn. Bushwick-Inlet Park will eventually stretch six blocks along the East River. Mayor Bloomberg says the first bl....

WTC Developer Threatens Arbitration

by Matthew Schuerman

July 06, 2009

And it looks like another stalemate could be in the offing, and that's over the dispute over who'll pay for what at the World Trade Center site. Developer Larry Silverstein has filed an official noti....

New Surcharges Raise Tax on Car Rentals

by Matthew Schuerman

July 02, 2009

That car you're renting for a holiday getaway this weekend is going to cost you much, much more. That's because new state surcharges went into effect yesterday that boosts the tax on car rentals to ....

City Council Presses Officials on Coney Island Plan

by Matthew Schuerman

July 02, 2009

City Council members grilled city officials about their development proposal for Coney Island, especially on their plans to force property owners out. Mayor Bloomberg wants to replace privately-owne....

Council Hearing Begins on Coney Island Rezoning

by Matthew Schuerman

July 01, 2009

It's going to be a long haul. One of Mayor Bloomberg's more controversial rezoning plans goes before the City Council for a public hearing today. The Bloomberg administration wants to rezone about 2....

Court of Appeals to Hear Atlantic Yards Case

by Matthew Schuerman

June 30, 2009

The state's highest court has announced it will hear arguments on the use of eminent domain at Atlantic Yards in October. The Court of Appeals says it'll review a lower court decision made last month....

Carpenters Union Agrees on Pay Cuts

by Matthew Schuerman

June 26, 2009

Thousands of the city's unionized construction workers have agreed to accept lower wages for the promise of more work. The latest concession goes further than a labor agreement from last month that f....

MTA Board Hears Pros and Cons on Atlantic Yards

by Matthew Schuerman

June 24, 2009

More than 40 people gave the board of the MTA board their two cents worth on the Atlantic Yards project at a meeting yesterday. But WNYC's Mathew Schuerman reports that many of its supporters have fi....

MTA to Vote on New Atlantic Yards Plan

by Matthew Schuerman

June 24, 2009

The MTA board is expected to vote this morning on a new payment schedule for the developer of the Atlantic Yards project in Brooklyn. The Empire State Development Corporation yesterday moved to allo....

Quick Progress Digging Number 7 Extension Line

by Matthew Schuerman

June 22, 2009

Some of the toughest parts in big public works projects come when government agencies, each with their own turf, have to work together. To celebrate one collaboration that's worked out well, the MTA ....

New Agreement Expected on Atlantic Yards Project

by Matthew Schuerman

June 22, 2009

The MTA is expected to unveil a new agreement to sell the development rights above one of its rail yards in Brooklyn. In 2005, Real estate developer Bruce Ratner promised to pay the MTA $100 million ....

MTA Says Number 7 Tunnel 'Seems' to be On Time

by Matthew Schuerman

June 19, 2009

Contractors finished excavating a cavern underneath the Port Authority Bus Terminal in six months. The job was supposed to take up to three years. But Chief Engineer Joe Trainor says they have to be....

Approval for New Coney Island Plan Expected

by Matthew Schuerman

June 17, 2009

The City Planning Commission is expected to approve the administration's rezoning proposal for Coney Island this morning. It would create a city-owned amusement park in an area where privately owned ....

Frank Gehry Out of Rest of Yards Too

by Matthew Schuerman

June 09, 2009

Days after marquee architect Frank Gehry was dropped as the architect of a new Brooklyn Nets Basketball arena, WNYC has learned the architect won't be involved in other parts of the complex either. ....

Park in the Sky Opens This Week

by Matthew Schuerman

June 08, 2009

The first portion of the High Line Park will open to the public tomorrow. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman has more. REPORTER: The High Line will be a public park. But it's uniqueness has attracted a lot of....

In Biking Begins Responsibilities

by Matthew Schuerman

June 07, 2009

New York City has doubled the number of bike lanes since 2006, while the number of bicyclists commuting to work has risen 35 percent in the past year alone. But the rising popularity of bikes doesnâ€....

Developer Replaces Architect of NJ Nets Arena

by Matthew Schuerman

June 05, 2009

After months of speculation, developer Bruce Ratner has replaced Frank Gehry as the architect for the new basketball arena in Brooklyn. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman has more. REPORTER: Ratner used Gehry....

VEEP and NY Business Owners Say Stimulus Money Is Working

by Matthew Schuerman

June 03, 2009

Vice President Joe Biden was in town for a roundtable at Pace University yesterday WNYC's Matthew Schuerman says it was designed to promote the federal stimulus plan and how it's helping New Yorkers.....

VP Biden Promotes Stimulus at Pace University

by Matthew Schuerman

June 02, 2009

Vice President Joe Biden came to Pace University in Lower Manhattan today to promote the federal stimulus package. He says the package may have had little direct effect on the economy in the first 10....

State Lawmakers Hold Hearing on Atlantic Yards

by Matthew Schuerman

May 30, 2009

State lawmakers have held a hearing on the Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn, even though the project was approved three years ago. As WNYC's Matthew Schuerman reports, Friday's gathering was a ....