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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....
Car Crashes into Courthouse Steps Injuring Six
April 11, 2008
by Matthew Schuerman
Six people were hurt when a car lost control, jumped a curb and crashed into the steps of a Manhattan courthouse. REPORTER: The car also hit a bagel cart before stopping a few steps up the grand sta....
Lawsuit Filed to Block Randalls Island Project
April 10, 2008
by Matthew Schuerman
Another legal effort has been made to stop the construction of sports fields on Randalls Island. Several public school parents and East Harlem residents filed a lawsuit in State Supreme Court. Marin....
9/11 Memorial Reaches Fundraising Goal
April 10, 2008
by Matthew Schuerman
A donation by one of the World Trade Center's former tenants has finished off the fund-raising drive for the September 11 memorial. The memorial is scheduled to open in 2011. Joe Daniels, presiden....
Congestion Pricing Dies in the Assembly
April 07, 2008
by Matthew Schuerman
In a closed-door meeting of his Democratic members, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says a majority would not support congestion pricing, and he would not bring it to the floor for a vote. WNYC’s ....
Midnight Deadline for Congestion Pricing
April 07, 2008
by Matthew Schuerman
Today is the deadline for the state legislature to approve Mayor Michael Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan and still qualify for a $350 million federal grant. Lawmakers were not called up to Alban....