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10-Story Glass Building to Go Up in Meat Packing District
November 25, 2009
The old Meatpacking District will soon be home to a new 10-story glass, mixed-use, retail and commercial building. The structure received the green light from the city to go 24 percent higher than c....
Negotiations Over Lighthouse Project Continue
November 05, 2009
A month after his deadline came and went, the owner of the New York Islanders hockey team is negotiating with town officials over a massive development proposal called The Lighthouse at Long Island. ....
Council Approves MoMA Expansion
October 29, 2009
The City Council has approved the Museum of Modern Art's expansion plans in midtown. The proposal includes a 1,000 foot tall building that will contain museum space, private residences and a hotel. C....
Museum of the Phantom City
October 26, 2009
A heliport on top of Bryant Park? that's just one of New York City "ideas" that were never built. But now you can take a self-guided tour of them, with the help of a new iPhone application called "M....
City Planning Commission Approves Bronx Mall Project
October 20, 2009
The Bloomberg administration's plan to turn a former armory in the Bronx into a shopping mall was approved by the City Planning Commission, eight to four. Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Junior l....
The Lower West Side
The Brian Lehrer Show
October 02, 2009
It wasn't just the WTC site that needs redevelopment.
Sunset Park Rezoning Passes City Council
October 01, 2009
The city council has approved a rezoning plan for Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Opponents say it favors real estate developers and will push low-income families out of the neighborhood. But Council Speaker ....
The End of Suburban Sprawl?
September 29, 2009
Supporters of a proposed development in Nassau County say they’ve found the answer to suburban sprawl: a concentrated mixture of apartments, offices, and retail called the Lighthouse at Long Island....
Lower Manhattan to Get New 2-Mile Waterfront Promenade
August 19, 2009
A stretch of lower Manhattan along the East River is set to get a new, two-mile promenade. The project is meant to transform the waterfront into a more pedestrian and bike-friendly space. City Plann....
Next Phase for Broadway Pedestrian Plazas
August 18, 2009
City transportation officials say they've completed work closing stretches of Broadway to vehicles, and they'll now gather data to assess how traffic's been affected. The preparations started at the....
NYC Gets Federal Stimulus Funds for Housing
August 18, 2009
Mayor Bloomberg and Governor Paterson are trumpeting what they call the nation's first affordable housing developments to be built with federal stimulus funds. Three developments in Harlem, and a fo....
New Public Art Aims to Beautify Downtown
August 17, 2009
Some less than attractive downtown spaces are being spruced up thanks to a public art program. The initiative called "Re: Construction" covers concrete barriers, chain link fences and other eyesores....
Charles Gwathmey
The Leonard Lopate Show
May 01, 1996
Architect
Residents Speak Out Over Brooklyn's Broadway Triangle Plan
August 06, 2009
Emotions were high at a packed public hearing on the rezoning of the Broadway Triangle in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Community organizations and residents say the city's plan to create affordable housin....
Aha Moment: Sassoon and Bauhaus
Studio 360
July 31, 2009
What's the secret to great hair? Architecture. Vidal Sassoon helped define the mod look during London's swinging sixties. The world-famous hairdresser says that the Bauhaus style, more than anything else, inspired his geometric cuts. Produced by Sarah Lilley.
Hearings on Atlantic Yards Development Continue
July 30, 2009
Public hearings on the latest plans for the Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn continue today. At yesterday's hearing, Bob Zuckerman, who's running to represent a City Council district adjacent t....
Suit Challenges Public Benefits of E. Harlem Development
July 27, 2009
A group of property owners is challenging the city's right to take their properties for a housing and retail complex on East 125th Street in Manhattan. The East Harlem Media Entertainment and Cultura....
Port Auth to Move WTC Retaining Wall, Saving $300G a Day
July 24, 2009
The Port Authority says it's found a way to resolve a situation that was costing it some $300,000 a day. The authority was supposed to turn over two building sites at the World Trade Center site to ....
WTC Planners Scout Alt. Location for Performing Arts Center
July 24, 2009
City and state planners are studying a way to get the performing arts center at the World Trade Center site built more quickly. The Lower Manhattan Development Corporation is considering moving the l....
East River Science Park Gains Anchor Tenant
July 22, 2009
Mayor Bloomberg is expected to announce this afternoon that Eli Lilly will become the anchor tenant in the first tower of the East River Science Park. The science park is being built by a private de....
More People But Not Many More Parks
July 13, 2009
The City Council approved a rezoning of a 30-block industrial area of the South Bronx, the eighth such large-scale rezoning in the Bloomberg administration. WNYC's Matthew Schuerman reports that like....
City Approves St. Vincent's Housing Plan
July 08, 2009
The City Landmarks Commission has given the green light to a plan to replace part of the Saint Vincent's Hospital complex with housing. Under the plan, residential towers and townhouses will replace....
Council Hearing Begins on Coney Island Rezoning
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....
MTA Approves New Deal for Atlantic Yards
June 24, 2009
The MTA board overwhelmingly approved a new deal for the Atlantic Yards development in Brooklyn by a 10 to 2 vote. REPORTER: Some board members expressed regret that they were accepting less cash up....
