Rendering of revised 250 Water Street tower, courtesy of Howard Hughes Corporation and SOM Approval Process Moves Forward for 250 Water Street More than two decades after it was first proposed, the construction of a controversial skyscraper at 250 Water Street in... News 05 Jan 2022 | 10:58
Rendering of Boat Basin plan, via NYC Parks Department CB7 Opposes Boat Basin Revisions Members of Community Board 7 still oppose several aspects of the $90 million plan that will transform the 79th Street Boat... News 09 Dec 2021 | 02:47
Rendering of entrance to Blood Center, courtesy of Ennead. City Council Approves Blood Center Plan The City Council, brushing aside the objections of its member from the Upper East Side, overwhelmingly approved the New York... News 24 Nov 2021 | 06:45
Photo courtesy of Council Member Ben Kallos Kallos: ‘This Wasn’t Really About Blood’ Ben Kallos still wants to talk to the New York Blood Center. “I am still reaching out to them asking them to come to the table,”... News 18 Nov 2021 | 06:57
Street-level rendering of revised Blood Center, courtesy of Ennead. Blood Center: The Political Tide Turns The New York Blood Center lopped 116 feet off the new tower it is proposing to build on the East Side and that turned the... News 12 Nov 2021 | 11:49
Governor Kathy Hochul unveils commuter-first vision for Penn Station and surrounding neighborhood on Nov. 3, 2021. Photo: Don Pollard / Office of Governor Kathy Hochul ( Don Pollard) Hochul: ‘It’s Time for a New Penn Station’ Governor Kathy Hochul didn’t so much scale down Andrew Cuomo’s plan for redeveloping Penn Station and its neighborhood as... News 07 Nov 2021 | 12:29
Blood Center rendering, via the office of George M. Janes. City Planning Commission Approves Blood Center Project The controversial proposal to build a 340-foot life sciences laboratory and office tower on the current site of The New York... News 23 Sep 2021 | 03:30
Blood Center rendering, via the office of George M. Janes. A Late Push for the Blood Center Since the New York Blood Center first announced plans to build a 334-foot life sciences hub – dubbed Center East – at its... News 10 Sep 2021 | 06:12
Memorial Lights, Sept. 11, 2020. Photo: Florin C, via Flickr Downtown: 20 Years After 9/11 Two decades ago, our world changed on Tuesday, September 11th with the largest terrorist attack on American soil at the heart... News 30 Aug 2021 | 08:44
Rendering of revised 250 Water Street tower, courtesy of Howard Hughes Corporation and SOM Community Board Votes Against Seaport Project The members of Community Board 1 sent a strong message of opposition against the Howard Hughes Corporation’s plan to build... News 02 Aug 2021 | 08:52
New York Blood Center tower protest, Sunday, May 23, 2021, on the Upper East Side. Photo: Diane Bondareff ‘Stop the Tower’ Community Board 8 took action on Tuesday, May 25 against the New York Blood Center’s divisive plan to build a 334-foot life... News 28 May 2021 | 10:29
Rendering of revised 250 Water Street tower, courtesy of Howard Hughes Corporation and SOM Seaport Coalition Files Lawsuit Against LPC The Landmarks Preservation Commission is facing litigation that claims it violated the city’s Landmarks Law when it approved... News 20 May 2021 | 09:40
Rendering of revised 250 Water Street tower. View from the Brooklyn Bridge promenade. Rendering courtesy of Howard Hughes Corporation and SOM LPC: Seaport Project ‘Heading in Right Direction’ Last week, the Landmarks Preservation Commission once again declined to take action on a divisive proposal from the Howard... News 11 Apr 2021 | 01:55
Rendering of revised 250 Water Street tower. View from the Brooklyn Bridge promenade. Rendering courtesy of Howard Hughes Corporation and SOM A New Seaport Design Last week, the Howard Hughes Corporation presented its revised design – one that is reduced in height and bulk – for a proposal... News 15 Mar 2021 | 01:17
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
