‘The Unfinished Metropolis’: Reinventing the Great American Downtown
This article is adapted from Benjamin Schneider’s new book, The Unfinished Metropolis: Igniting the City-Building Revolution (Island Press,…
Top NY Court Tosses Bias Challenge to City’s Gifted Schools
New York’s highest court threw out a lawsuit alleging broad discrimination against Black and Latino students in admissions…
Andrew Cuomo Legal Bills Over Sex Harassment, Covid Paid by NY Taxes
Behind the scenes of Andrew Cuomo’s campaign to become New York City’s next mayor, the former governor is…
After Bronx Public Housing Collapse, HUD Laid Off Its Building Inspectors
A gas explosion in a public housing project in the Bronx caused the chimney of the 20-story building…
At 200, the Erie Canal Delivers Change to Upstate New York
In the 1820s, crews digging the Erie Canal through New York State discovered a seam of fine-grained red…