Dan Garodnick to head City Planning
Mayor Eric Adams is expected to appoint Dan Garodnick as chairman of the City Planning Commission. Garodnick, who was a Manhattan City Council member for 12 years, will also take over as director of...
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Adams to tap Jessica Katz for housing post, Carlo Scissura to run EDC
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Former NYC planning czar Donald Elliott dies
A former New York City official who left a big impression on its built environment died Thursday at his...
Planning Commission approves permanent outdoor dining sheds
In a win for the restaurant industry, the City Planning Commission on Monday voted to allow Open Restaurants, and...
City Planning gives Gowanus rezoning the go-ahead
The Gowanus rezoning is one step closer to a final vote. The City Planning Commission signed off on the...
City starts clock on Two Trees’ massive River Ring project
Two Trees Management’s application for its massive River Ring project is ready to take the plunge. The developer’s bid...
Sylvia Deutsch, NYC’s first female land-use czar, dies at 96
Sylvia Deutsch, the first woman to lead the New York City Planning Commission as well as the Board of...
No parking? No problem for Monadnock project in Gowanus
A Brooklyn firm that excels at construction, not politics, is nonetheless cruising through the fraught rezoning process to erect...
Hotel developer sues city over special permit plan
As the de Blasio administration prepares to require special permits for hotel construction in yet another New York City...
City Planning approves controversial trio of resi towers in Two Bridges
After a bitter and drawn-out review process, the city approved a trio of large-scale residential towers on the Lower...