GeneralGothamist
MTA to move forward with Second Ave subway work, despite Trump's push to kill the project
A portion of the Second Avenue subway that was dug out in East Harlem in the 1970s. That project was canceled amid the city's financial crisis. The MTA plans to get approval for a $1.1 billion contract from the agency's board next week. But officials said if a judge rules against the agency in a law
1mo agoby Stephen Nessen
Rental Market6sqft
NYC begins redesign of Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen
Ninth Avenue in Hell’s Kitchen will join a growing number of Manhattan corridors slated for redesigns, the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Thursday. The project will immediately begin along a stretch from West 34th to West 50th Streets, where pedestrian space will be expanded, th
1mo agoby Aaron Ginsburg
Rental Market6sqft
Prospect Park’s east side is getting a protected bike lane, pedestrian plaza
A connected bike lane around the entire perimeter of Prospect Park is closer to becoming a reality. The city on Friday broke ground on a $15.5 million project aimed at enhancing the eastern edge of the Brooklyn park along Ocean and Parkside Avenues, from Empire Boulevard to Parade Place. The project
1mo agoby Devin Gannon
GeneralGothamist
Extra Extra: Is there anyone in your family tree who could score you a Canadian passport?
Because people are digging through ancestry records to get backup passports, here are your afternoon links: Calvin Tomkins dies at 100, nice apartment in The Dakota for sale, "Bachelorette" guys react to the big news and more. [ more › ]
1mo agoby James Ramsay
GeneralThe City
NYPD Still Slapping Street Vendors With Criminal Charges Despite Council Law Requiring Civil Charges
NYPD officers have hit street vendors in Manhattan and Brooklyn with at least seven criminal summonses for vending since a new law went into effect 10 days ago that’s supposed to eliminate such charges. The seven summonses reported to the Street Vendor Project appear to be an early indication that t
1mo agoby Gwynne Hogan
GeneralGothamist
Citing affordability, NY Gov. Hochul looks to punt climate rules
Gov. Kathy Hochul has made affordability the centerpiece of re-election campaign. Hochul laid out a handful of significant changes she’s urging lawmakers to make to the state’s landmark 2019 climate law. [ more › ]
1mo agoby Jon Campbell
Tenant RightsCity Limits
Opinion: Hochul Must Rescue New York Transit Riders From a Wider Cross Bronx Expressway
"The governor should finally reorient the state’s transportation policy around reducing vehicle miles traveled and giving all New Yorkers better, safer, more affordable options to get around and get ahead." The post Opinion: Hochul Must Rescue New York Transit Riders From a Wider Cross Bronx Express
1mo agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
Rental Market6sqft
MTA to replace more than 2,000 NYC subway cars, largest order in agency history
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is seeking a manufacturer to deliver 2,390 new subway cars, the largest order in the transit system’s history. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the request for proposals (RFP) on Friday, which calls for a base order of 1,140 R262 cars to replace the R62 and R62A
1mo agoby Aaron Ginsburg
GeneralGothamist
NJ attorney general sues to block ICE from moving forward with Roxbury detention center
Protesters demonstrated Saturday against a planned ICE detention center in Roxbury, NJ The lawsuit ratchets up the bitter fight over a 1,500-person site in a deep-red part of the Garden State. [ more › ]
1mo agoby Mike Hayes
Rental MarketBrownstoner
A Windsor Terrace Wood Frame and More to See, Starting at $968K
Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Gravesend, and Marine Park. They range in price from $968,000 to $3.995 million. 420 8th Street 16… Read More > The post A Windsor Terrace Wood Frame and More to See, Starting at $968K appeared first on Bro
1mo agoby Susan De Vries
Rental Market6sqft
New Museum opens OMA-designed expansion
After two years, the New Museum will reopen its doors this weekend, as its long-awaited $82 million expansion is finally complete. The seven-story, 60,000-square-foot addition, designed by OMA’s Shohei Shigematsu and Rem Koolhaas in collaboration with Cooper Robertson, one of the few projects combin
1mo agoby Aaron Ginsburg
GeneralGothamist
Who is Taylor Brown, NYC's highest-ranking openly trans official?
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani signs an Executive Order establishing the Mayor's Office of LGBTQIA+ Affairs and appoints Taylor Brown as Director at the Brooklyn Community Pride Center on Friday, March 13, 2026. The civil rights attorney brings a background in LGBTQ+ legal fights and personal ex
1mo agoby Giulia Heyward
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Landmarks Commission Gives Green Light to Fort Greene Church Tower
The Central United Methodist Church, on Hanson Place in Fort Greene, will likely see major transformation after the Landmarks Preservation Commission approved plans for a 285-foot apartment tower rising from its base. At a Tuesday meeting, commissioners unanimously signed off on the revised plans fo
1mo agoby Anna Bradley-Smith
Rental MarketBrownstoner
After Years of Delays, Work at Gowanus Green Might Move Forward
by Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper After two years of delays and disputes, the developers of the Gowanus Green — the massive affordable housing development set to be built atop one of the most toxic sites in Gowanus — appear to see a light at the end of a long, sludgy tunnel. The… Read More > The p
1mo agoby Brooklyn Paper
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Daily Links: Organizers Say Coney Island Mermaid Parade at Risk Without Funding
In the News MTA Aims to Replace Thousands of Aging 1980s Subway Cars [NYT] Read More > The post Daily Links: Organizers Say Coney Island Mermaid Parade at Risk Without Funding appeared first on Brownstoner.
1mo agoby Anna Bradley-Smith
GeneralGothamist
Construction to kick off on bike lane upgrades next to Prospect Park
Changes coming to the east side of Prospect Park will keep cyclists from tangling with pedestrians and motorists in areas like this one. Mayor Zohran Mamdani has made moves to expedite the installation of new bike lanes across the city, many of which were sidelined under his predecessor Eric Adams.
1mo agoby Liam Quigley
GeneralThe City
Amid Budget Crunch, Mamdani Keeps Water Charges That May Lead to Higher Bills
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is continuing a part of his predecessor’s budgeting legacy: using New Yorkers’ water bills as a piggy bank for the city budget. The Mamdani administration is following a pattern set under former Mayor Eric Adams by calling for the collection of $313 million in charges imposed on
1mo agoby Samantha Maldonado
Rental Market6sqft
Hamptons oceanfront estate owned by late diamond dealer lists for $45M
An oceanfront Hamptons estate once owned by a diamond magnate has hit the market for $45 million. As first reported by the New York Post, the home at 15 Dune Road in Bridgehampton was built by the late Ara Arslanian, a Belgian-American diamond dealer who bought the property in the early 1980s and di
1mo agoby Aaron Ginsburg
GeneralGothamist
Jersey City to end 'fixed posts' for police, launch new data sharing
Michael Griffin, a member of the Jersey City Council, said police will be more engaged with communities with the end of fixed-post patrols. The new mayor, with a new public safety director, touted the reforms as ways to build community trust. [ more › ]
1mo agoby Michael Sol Warren
Rental Market6sqft
Live in perpetual sunlight in this $5M contemporary Crown Heights townhouse
This new-construction two-family townhouse at 819 Dean Street at the convergence of Prospect Heights, Clinton Hill, and Crown Heights has 4,615 square feet of indoor living space, too many outdoor areas to count, and sunlight in every direction. Instantly recognizable on a classic Brooklyn block, th
1mo agoby Michelle Cohen
