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Riverside Park opens new section with playgrounds, volleyball, lawns, and more
Photo courtesy of the Riverside Park Conservancy Yesterday, the fifth phase of Riverside Park South opened to the public. The 4.6-acre area stretches from West 65th to 68th Streets and includes new...
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Mist garden from 1964 World’s Fair restored at Flushing Meadows Corona Park
Photos by Daniel Avila/NYC Parks When the World’s Fair descended upon Flushing Meadows Corona Park in 1964-1965, one of the big attractions was the Unisphere. And leading up to this 140-foot-tall...
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Can Times Square ever be completely car-free?
Rendering courtesy of 3deluxe It’s been over ten years since cars were first banned in some sections of Times Square. Is it time for additional street closures along bustling Broadway? In a new design...
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Mixed-use proposal for Long Island City would have a residential village, a...
All renderings by CAZA First spotted by CityRealty, this mixed-use proposal for the Long Island City waterfront is part futuristic, part industrial, and part sustainable. The architects at...
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See the 1,600-foot tower proposed for the Grand Hyatt site next to Grand Central
42nd Street looking west. Copyright Miysis SPRL / Courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill In another small way, the city is saying goodbye to Donald Trump. Renderings have been released for a...
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Plan for massive towers and public beach in Williamsburg moves ahead with new...
All renderings courtesy of James Corner Field Operations and BIG- Bjarke Ingels Group The proposal to construct two mixed-use skyscrapers and a public beach on the North Brooklyn waterfront is moving...
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Hudson River tow pound at Pier 76 to open as a public park in June
All photos courtesy of NY State Parks on Flickr A former New York City Police Department tow-pound on the Hudson River will open as a public park this summer, more than 20 years after the state...
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See the new $7M park coming to the Williamsburg waterfront
Rendering courtesy of NYC Parks Construction officially kicked off this month at a new section of the Bushwick Inlet Park in Williamsburg. The long-awaited two-acre green space, dubbed 50 Kent, is...
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$348M restoration of Riverside Park is part of largest investment in 90 years
Photo of Riverside Park by Momos on Wikimedia The city announced this week plans to provide $348 million in funding for the rehabilitation of major infrastructure in Riverside Park, marking one of the...
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Macy’s unveils $235M plan for public space and subway accessibility with new...
Renderings by FXCollaborative It’s been two years since Macy’s first floated the idea of building a 700-950 foot office tower atop its Herald Square flagship, and it looks like the plan is getting...
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A self-filtering floating pool is officially coming to the East River
+ POOL, designed by Family New York & PLAYLAB, INC. Rendering by Luxigon A plan to build a swimming pool on the East River is finally moving forward after being in the works for over a decade. In...
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$90M project to renovate deteriorating docks at 79th Street Boat Basin moves...
Photo by Jim Henderson on Wikimedia The city is moving forward on restoring the Upper West Side’s 79th Street Boat Basin as a waterfront resource for the community. In December 2019, the Parks...
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See NYC’s Flower District transformed with public courtyards, outdoor...
All renderings courtesy of SeeThree and ODA When the coronavirus pandemic hit New York City last spring, the city launched a successful effort to give pedestrians safe outdoor space through its”Open...
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See the elevated pedestrian pathway that will connect the High Line to...
High Line Moynihan Connector, spur connection, © SOM, JCFO | Miysis Governor Kathy Hochul has unveiled designs for a 1,200-foot-long elevated pedestrian pathway that will connect the High Line to the...
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Six blocks of Broadway will become Manhattan’s largest shared street as part...
Mayor Bill de Blasio and DOT Commissioner Hank Gutman cut the ribbon on new open space on Broadway in the Flatiron District on Monday, October 25, 2021. Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office....
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City Council approves massive Grand Hyatt redevelopment project at 175 Park...
Rendering by Ekoomedia, Inc. / Courtesy of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill The New York City Council voted on Wednesday to allow the proposed development at the site currently occupied by the Grand...
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See NYC’s sweeping master plan that promises climate resilience for Lower...
Image credit: NYCEDC New York City has taken an important step toward protecting one of the country’s largest central business districts from the costly and destructive effects of climate change. The...
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New plans announced for Park Avenue traffic median redesign
Photo by midweekpost via Wikimedia commons. New York City Council Member Keith Powers announced this week the next steps in a plan to bring new life to Midtown’s Park Avenue traffic medians. The...
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NYC borough presidents call on Adams to plant one million new trees by 2030
Photo of Riverside Park by Momos on Wikimedia All five of New York City’s borough presidents are calling on Mayor Eric Adams to improve the city’s green spaces by planting one million new trees by...
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NYC begins effort to ‘harden’ 20 miles of protected bike lanes
Image courtesy of NYC DOT on Flickr The New York City Department of Transportation is implementing new strategies to keep cyclists safe while navigating the hectic city streets. Commissioner Ydanis...
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