Could Sleepy Red Hook Really Be Transformed Into a Giant Mass of Skyscrapers?
It's bold. Bring the subway to Red Hook and build a forest of skyscrapers there. That's the vision e...
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Express F Train Tradeoffs: Shorten Commutes in Brownstone Belt or Southern Brooklyn?
Express F train service will begin again starting this summer, Councilman David G. Greenfield announ...
Should New Yorkers Pay an Extra Mansion Tax to Fund Affordable Housing?
Should home buyers pay an additional city tax when they buy high-end properties in the five boroughs...
Should the Brooklyn, Manhattan and Williamsburg Bridges Have Tolls?
A plan to fix New York City’s gridlock problem has made its way to Albany. If approved, it could m...
East New York: To Rezone or Not Rezone?
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal to upzone East New York is not moving easily through the Unifor...
How Safe Is Dumbo’s York Street Subway Stop With Only One Exit?
There's only one way in and one way out at the York Street F train stop in Dumbo, much to the disp...
Charter School vs. Public School: What’s Best?
In October, more than 15,000 people attended a pro-charter-school rally in Cadman Plaza Park. More...
Community Gardens vs. Affordable Housing: What’s Better for City-Owned Sites?
Last week, the Mayor announced that nine city-owned community garden sites -- four of them in Broo...
Does Gentrification Help the Poor? NYCHA Residents Weigh In
NYCHA-run Louis Heaton Pink Houses in East New York The poor do not benefit from gentrification, ac...
Cuomo vs. de Blasio: Should New York State or City Increase MTA Funding?
Cypress Hills J Station, arguably the most decrepit station in Brooklyn The New York City Transit s...
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