Mount Sinai wants to close Beth Israel for good in July, 2024, but will start outsourcing some procedures including elective cardiac surgies starting this month. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Mount Sinai Draws Heat At First Public Hearing Over Plans to Shut Beth Israel in July Mount Sinai held its first town hall on its controversial decision unveiled in October to shutter Beth Israel Hospital come... News 04 Dec 2023 | 01:40
Manhattan Borough President at a recent hearing. Photo: Emily Higginbotham Brewer holds SoHo/NoHo hearing After a four hour plus meeting where residents expressed their discontent with the proposed upzoning of SoHo/NoHo, the project... News 30 Aug 2021 | 12:19
Soho street scene. Photo: Bex Walton, via Flickr CB2 Rejects Soho/Noho Upzoning A proposed plan that would uproot and transform SoHo/NoHo is now in the hands of Borough President Gale Brewer as Community... News 02 Aug 2021 | 09:12
The Lucerne Hotel. Photo: Alexis Gelber Shelters Closing - and Opening - on the West Side A controversial Upper West Side shelter and one that has been there for nearly two decades are leaving the community. While... News 07 Jun 2021 | 08:33
Soho street scene. Photo: Bex Walton, via Flickr City Planning Declines to Certify Soho/Noho Rezoning As community groups filed a lawsuit against plans to rezone Soho/Noho last month, things swung in their direction last week... News 09 May 2021 | 10:05
Wollman Rink in Central Park. Photo: Shinya Suzuki, via Flickr A Fight for Wollman Rink As the city canceled all contracts with the Trump Organization in the wake of the Jan. 6 riot in Washington, a local nonprofit... News 18 Apr 2021 | 09:28
Image: Kohn Pedersen Fox / Urban Design Forum A Plan for Open Streets As NYC slowly recovers from the pandemic, a coalition of over 80 advocacy groups and nonprofit organizations recently laid... News 24 Mar 2021 | 10:37
State Senator Liz Krueger (center). Photo courtesy of Office of State Senator Liz Krueger Decriminalizing Sex Work Sex workers experience high levels of violence, often aren’t protected by rape shield laws, and law enforcement and judges... News 01 Feb 2021 | 04:08
Halal truck downtown. Photo: Eden, Janine and Jim, via Flickr Taking it to the Streets As the cap on food vendor permits has not changed since the 1980s and many vendors operate illegally, NYC is hoping to change... News 25 Jan 2021 | 11:08
Rendering of a new Port Authority Bus Terminal, courtesy of The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Expansion Plans NYC is set to embark on two major expansion projects that will transform transportation and create more open space in Lower... News 25 Jan 2021 | 10:39
Rendering of UES safe haven shelter by Goddard Riverside. Safe Haven Shelter Coming to UES As shelters are often overcrowded and some people choose the streets instead, safe haven shelters provide privacy and comfort.... News 24 Jan 2021 | 12:40
Bike parking in Union Square. Photo: Julian Nathan Calls for More Bike Parking With bicycling booming, traffic fatalities increasing and bike theft up by more than 27 percent, an advocacy group and elected... News 10 Jan 2021 | 06:55
At the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Urban Outreach Center. Photo courtesy of Council Member Ben Kallos Supermarket-Style Food Pantry Opens on the UES COVID-19 has exacerbated food insecurities everywhere and people are hurting. Some are going to bed hungry and choosing rent... News 14 Dec 2020 | 10:17
Exterior on Lexington Ave. Photo courtesy of Kitchen Arts & Letters Famous Bookstore Fighting to Stay Alive A staple on the Upper East Side for nearly 40 years, Kitchen Arts & Letters, like many other businesses, has struggled to... News 05 Oct 2020 | 11:23
Overall Vision for Governors Island. Rendering: WXY architecture + urban design/bloomimages Climate Research Center Coming to Governors Island The Trust for Governors Island recently unveiled plans to develop a center for climate solutions, which could create 8,000... News 01 Oct 2020 | 01:31
