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Beyond The Building

What Is A 15-Minute City and How It’s Coming to NYC

Lindsey Rae Gjording -
The 15-minute city is a decentralized urban planning concept popping up all over the world, from Portland to Paris- with New York next in...
Local News

Local Law 97: A Controversial Environmental Fix

Vivian Tejada -
New York City officials are eager to move forward with a legislative measure that promises to hold business owners accountable for their contribution to...
Local News

New York Plans to Involuntarily Hospitalize Mentally Ill People Despite Challenges

Tyler Williams -
Mayor Eric Adams recently announced a new citywide policy that will allow city workers and law enforcement officials to involuntarily hospitalize people with mental...
PropTech

How to Use ZoLa: NYC’s Zoning and Land Use Interactive Map

Russell Poole -
There are many rules and regulations in NYC, and finding out the rules for specific zones can be hard to know. Lucky for New...
Local News

The Beef Between Urban Planners and Real Estate Developers in NYC

Vivian Tejada -
As Manhattan is overtaken by spacious luxury condos, tensions rise between urban planners and developers in the City. Despite working in similar fields, city planners...
Beyond The Building

Redlining and Its Impact on New York City

Lindsey Rae Gjording -
Redlining was a discriminatory housing practice popularized in the 1930s in response to housing shortages across the United States. While officially banned in 1968,...
Beyond The Building

The History of the Iconic NYC Fire Escape 

Josiah Turner -
If you look up at any given moment walking down a New York City street, you’re likely to be greeted with a familiar site:...
Local News

NYC Ranks an Overall GPA of C on ASCE’s Infrastructure Report Card

Vivian Tejada -
The American Society of Civil Engineers ranked NYC infrastructure mediocre at best across 11 categories, largely due to lack of funding. According to the ASCE,...
Affordable Housing

Why NYC’s Pandemic Plans to Convert Hotels Into Affordable Housing Failed

Tyler Williams -
CitySignal previously reported on the former Park Savoy Hotel, which was originally supposed to reopen as Billionaire Row’s first homeless shelter in 2018. However,...
Affordable Housing

Council Member Cabán Approves 1,400 Unit Development in Queens

Tyler Williams -
Hallets North, a proposed 1,400-unit development that plans to deliver three towers and a public esplanade, received a tepid nod of approval from councilmember...
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