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April 17, 2012
City Elaborates on Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Midtown Knock 'Em Down Plan
Yesterday, the Voice wrote on reports that Mayor Mike wants to speed up rezoning schemes near Grand Central Terminal, so that out-of-date, short buildings can be replaced with modern towers. The Mayor's idea would run from East 39th Street to East 59th Street, between Third and Fifth Avenues -- and ... More >>
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March 4, 2012
The New York Of The Future? Say Hello to 'LoLo'
And another hundred people just got off of the train? Try another two hundred thousand. An article printed in the Sunday New York Times -- which poses in its headline the daunting question: "How Many People Can Manhattan Hold?" -- explains that the Department of City Planning's Population Division e ... More >>
Blogs
February 3, 2012
Resistance is Futile: UWS Shopkeepers Fight (Inevitable) Domination from Chains
New York continues its onward march toward looking just like the rest of America. From the New York Times: "The proliferation of chain stores, banks and pharmacies in the past decade or so has robbed many neighborhoods of the quirky one-of-a-kind shops that give those places their distinct ... More >>
Blogs
December 29, 2011
Yes, There Are Still Fewer Men Than Women in New York City. So What?
It's that time of year when we dredge up old stats and check them again! And in so doing, we can confirm, via Census data and the New York Post, that women outnumber men in the city "by 52.5 to 47.5 percent," translating to 410,045 more women then men overall, and nearly 10 percent more women than m ... More >>
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November 2, 2011
Life Under Occupation
The demonstration wears thin for those who call Wall Street home.
Blogs
October 21, 2011
Will Zuccotti Park Help the Real Estate Board of New York Change POP Access Hours?
The Real Estate Board of New York, a powerful developers' trade association, is trying to get the city to change a 1975 law requiring privately-owned public spaces to be open 24/7. REBNY hasn't yet submitted a proposal to the city, but following reports of REBNY's plans, there's been somethin ... More >>
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July 19, 2010
New York City Likes Old People After All
New York City is hoping to improve the lives of elderly residents by doing things like increasing street crossing times at major intersections by four seconds (do this at Delancey Street, please!), operating school buses for grocery store runs, and just making NYC a kinder, gentler place, th ... More >>
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August 21, 2009
Groups Sues Planners to Stop Sunset Park Rezoning
Our ever-busy city planners are eager to rezone Sunset Park. To hear them tell it, the rezoning is benign, aiming "to preserve neighborhood character and scale by placing height limits throughout the area, allowing for new development where appropriate at a height and scale that is in keeping ... More >>
Blogs
January 21, 2009
Astroland Sign Comes Down
Coney landmarks continue to be dismantled. Here's Dietrich's Flickr image of workers taking down the Astroland sign on Monday (h/t Gowanus Lounge). Yesterday the Department of City Planning began its review of the Coney Island Rezoning Plan, including a "Wonder Wheel Way Elevation" and a six-block ... More >>
Blogs
September 24, 2008
Bill Opening Workplaces to Bikes is a Lock, Says Sponsor
Coney landmarks continue to be dismantled. Here's Dietrich's Flickr image of workers taking down the Astroland sign on Monday (h/t Gowanus Lounge). Yesterday the Department of City Planning began its review of the Coney Island Rezoning Plan, including a "Wonder Wheel Way Elevation" and a six-block ... More >>
News
May 20, 2008
Lower East Side Rezone Sparks Border War in Chinatown
Out of patience and out of order over city's 'racist' rezoning plan
Blogs
November 8, 2007
Bloomberg Unveils Coney Redevelopment Plan
Out of patience and out of order over city's 'racist' rezoning plan
News
May 22, 2007
On the Outs in Brooklyn
The city's complicity behind the borough's soaring eviction rate
NYC Life
January 2, 2007
Close-Up on Gowanus, Brooklyn
The city's complicity behind the borough's soaring eviction rate
NYC Life
July 25, 2006
Life in the Footprint
Voices of the fading community in the shadow of the Atlantic Yards
News
March 7, 2006
Two Stadiums. No Waiting.
Yanks and Mets plans leave little room for public debate
Blogs
December 21, 2005
Bike the Strike: Tips, Pools, Etc.
Yanks and Mets plans leave little room for public debate
News
June 28, 2005
Poor Excuse
Rezoning plan for Brooklyn's fourth avenue forces lower-income neighbors out
News
June 7, 2005
The Hucksters
The people who tried to sell you the world's most expensive stadium
NYC Life
October 5, 2004
God Bless América
Talk of Bush, Kerry, and Mexicans—the fastest-growing group in town
NYC Life
December 2, 2003
NY Mirror
Talk of Bush, Kerry, and Mexicans—the fastest-growing group in town
News
January 7, 2003
Bye Bye Bowery
Work to Start on Loisaida Luxury Units
News
February 12, 2002
Rebuilding at Ground Zero
Will Any of the Possibilities Really Be Considered?
News
November 28, 2000
Beating the Odds
A Bosnian War Vet in Astoria Drums Away Tragedy One-Handed
News
September 1, 1998
Porn Free
The city's war on sex shops has nothing to do with morality and everything to do with development. Especially around Times Square.
News
July 28, 1998
Act II: The Siege
Battle Over Theater Zone Nears Final Scenes

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