Monday’s Headlines: A Predictable Tragedy Edition
In kicking its redesign of "Canal Street East" to 2027, Mamdani's DOT chose political ease over safety.
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New Rendering Revealed for 135-27 Sapphire Street in Lindenwood, Queens
A new rendering has been revealed for 135-27 Sapphire Street, a proposed six-story residential building within the Jewel Streets neighborhood of Lindenwood, Queens.
‘They were aces’: Rescue Company 2 remembers seven lost on 9/11, honors heroic bus driver who got them to Ground Zero
Members of FDNY Rescue Company 2 gathered Friday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Sept.
Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Relocates HQ to 9K SF at 119 West 125th Street
The nonprofit Upper Manhattan Empowerment Zone Development Corporation (UMEZ) is moving its nonprofit headquarters to 119 West 125th Street in Harlem, Commercial Observer has learned.
Daily Links: Brooklyn Rents Continue to Rise as Inventory, Signed New Leases Drop
In the News New York’s Biggest Film Fans Wolf Down Hot Dogs in Bushwick [NYT] OK, So This Is How You Run a Brooklyn Restaurant [NYT] Woman Stabbed in Jay St.-Metrotech Subway Station [NYDN] John Dewey Middle School…
Where Has Construction Automation Been Successful?
Construction is famously labor intensive: direct labor makes up close to 50% of the cost of constructing a new single-family home in the US, compared to around 6 to 8% of the cost of manufacturing a car.
CM Marte: Pedestrianizing Lower Manhattan Is A Fitting Memorial To Sept. 11
Pedestrianizing FiDi, or making it a "Low-Traffic Neighborhood," would be a model for the world, says the area's Council member.
More than 2,300 schools are less than a quarter-mile from NYC’s 50 ‘Boulevards of Death’: advocates
The 50 most dangerous arterial roads in New York City are collectively within a quarter-mile of over 2,300 schools and child care centers, according to a new report from a pair of street safety advocacy groups.
MTA Flips the Switch from Electric Buses Back to Natural Gas
With its long-planned shift to a zero-emissions bus fleet slowed by underperforming electric technology, the MTA plans to order 650 new coaches that rely on compressed natural gas.
Brooklyn man gets life without parole for killing sneaker seller in $25,000 deal
A Crown Heights man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for killing a Georgia man during a high-end sneaker transaction in Red Hook, then setting his body and rental car on fire and lying to investigators about…
Hochul Pitches IBX Transit-Oriented Housing ‘Dream’
"This will be the embodiment of the dream to have more transit-oriented development," the governor said.
Hurry up and wait: MTA chair says IBX won’t begin moving riders for at least five years, even as design phase speeds up
The Interborough Express (IBX) — a new light rail line between Brooklyn and Queens — will take at least five years to complete, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber said this week.
Pedestrian Killed, Two Others Maimed By Truck Driver On Deadly Canal Street
Cops said a "person of interest" was taken into custody.
New Renderings Show Modern Glass and Steel Design for Outdoor IBX Stations
by Ethan Stark-Miller, amNY Brooklyn and Queens transit riders can finally see the MTA’s vision for its Interborough Express light rail project coming into focus, according to Governor Kathy Hochul and the MTA.
Teen shot to death outside a Brooklyn restaurant: cops
The NYPD is on the hunt for the gunman who shot a teen to death on a Brooklyn street Wednesday night.
‘Like It Happened All Over Again’: MTA Worker’s Death on Tracks Highlights Job Dangers
The death of a rookie transit worker who was struck by a New York City subway train last week transported Jeffrey Fleming back to the most terrifying moment of his career.
OPINION: A Brooklyn Dad Reflects on Five Years of Safe Streets Advocacy
Becoming a dad inspired Greenpointer Chris Roberti to push for street changes to make the area around his home and his kids' school safer, he writes.
Thursday’s Headlines: A Streets New Year Edition
The city will pedestrianize parts of Borough Park for Rosh Hashanah for the first time.
Bike Lane On Northern Blvd. Would Increase Safety Two Times Over: Activists
Queens leaders say a bike lane would improve safety on both the six-lane commercial roadway and the parallel Paseo Park.
Hochul, MTA unveil new IBX renderings, say project is moving faster than expected
Brooklyn and Queens transit riders can finally see the MTA's vision for its Interborough Express light rail project coming into focus, according to Gov.
Daily Links: Fines Start for Garbage Set Out Without Official City Bins
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Upstate New York’s Biggest Cities Are Building for Bikes
Buffalo, Rochester, Syracuse, and Albany are starting to invest in safer streets for cyclists, advocates say.
Mamdani DOT Lays Groundwork for Low-Traffic Neighborhood Around Greenpoint School
Parents hope "long overdue" traffic diverters will keep cut-through traffic off Driggs Avenue and away from P.S.
Vive La Sécurité! Paris-Style Gated School Street Coming To Tribeca
Mayor Mamdani is starting the school year off in safe fashion by slapping a permanent gate on a Tribeca car-free school street, a true French treat.
Wednesday’s Headlines: More Helmet Discourse Edition
The War on Cars podcast weighed into the helmet discourse that Mayor Mamdani ignited last month.
Mann Group Buys Luxury Apartments at 130 Hope Street in Williamsburg
Clipper Equity’s hopes have been realized in the sale of a luxury rental building at 130 Hope Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, Commercial Observer has learned.
HARTLEY KNOW HIM: Meet the Prolific Anti-Bike Lane Lawyer Who Can’t Get a Win
Mayor Mamdani's bike lane projects keep running into the same foe: a retirement-aged Manhattan lawyer and convicted securities fraudster who has sued NYC DOT five times in three boroughs, to little success.
MTA Worker Struck and Killed by Bronx Subway Train During Overnight Construction
A rookie transit worker was fatally struck by a D train late Thursday night in The Bronx while setting up flags to warn of a construction project ahead, city and union officials said.
Developer Ailanthus Files Plans to Build 400 Apartments at 424 Hoyt Street in Gowanus
Residential towers grow in Brooklyn. Affordable and mixed-income housing developer Ailanthus has filed a rezoning application with the New York City Department of City Planning to build a 17-story, 175-foot-tall…
‘Time for Warnings Is Over’: Fines for NYC Bin-Less Buildings Land After Labor Day
After Labor Day weekend, New York City will no longer allow piles of black trash bags to sit on street curbs — attracting rats and befouling sidewalks — outside residential buildings with up to nine units.