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rendering of a proposed park in Sunnyside Yard in NYC

Sunny Days Ahead?

Master plan for Sunnyside Yard megadevelopment places affordable housing front and center

March 3, 2020

A render of a streetcar waiting at a platform.

NYC launches new website outlining timeline and process for the BQX streetcar

January 14, 2020

Interior of an Amazon packing warehouse

Cost and Cost and Cost versus Benefit

New York’s original offer for Amazon HQ2 included an extra $800 million

January 10, 2020

A gray building with glass cut-aways in Hunters Point

[Updated] Hunters Point Library facing maintenance issues after opening

October 28, 2019

Aerial photo of the Long Island City site considered by Amazon

Plans for ex-Amazon site in Queens aim to move forward with the community in mind

September 26, 2019

Close up image of concrete towers with observation platforms, seen through uncovered tent structure that makes up the New York State Pavilion

Lights, Camera, Action!

The concrete towers of the New York State Pavilion are ready for restoration

September 13, 2019

Photo of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gesturing in front of building to a crowd

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez helps launch green affordable housing complex in Queens

May 30, 2019

Photo of rows upon rows of cardboard boxes being packed in a warehouse

Mapping the Amazon

Amazon may have canceled its NYC headquarters, but its footprint is everywhere

April 17, 2019

Photo of Meeting art installation

Just the Scaffolding

Queens towers interrupt the view at MoMA PS1’s James Turrell installation

January 30, 2019

Prime Benefits?

New York’s proposal for Amazon’s HQ2 is much worse than we thought

December 13, 2018

Long Island City and Manhattan from Sunnyside, one of the neighborhoods expected to face rent increases if the HQ2 plans bear out.

Look on the Sunnyside

Amazon to split HQ2 between New York and Virginia, but can they handle it?

November 6, 2018

Rendering of Snøhetta's Far Rockaway Library

Snøhetta to design a sunset-hued library in Far Rockaway, Queens

September 24, 2018