A pair of local politicians are trying to get the city to stop construction on the condo conversion of Rivington House. Manhattan Borough President...

In the latest step to rein in large-scale development on the Lower East Side’s waterfront, two city officials are trying to force certain projects...

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer named Douglas Durst on Friday to the board of Hudson River Park Trust, the latest twist in the saga...

Council member Margaret Chin and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer are moving to force three towers planned for the Two Bridges waterfront to go...

A pair of local politicians want to slow down three tall and controversial projects planned for the Two Bridges neighborhood. Manhattan Borough President Gale...

Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer on Thursday rejected the city’s proposal to rezone East Harlem, arguing that it doesn’t do enough to curb displacement...

Nearly 200 storefronts on Broadway are sitting vacant, a recent survey released by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer shows. The survey, run by volunteers...

The Manhattan Borough Board on Thursday unanimously approved plans to rezone Midtown East, ushering the proposal forward even as community members voice concern over...

The City Council signed a new bill into law that will require mayors to personally approve changes to city-imposed deed restrictions. The new legislation,...

A group of New York City politicians penned a scathing critique of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s controversial plans to...

City officials are arguing over whether a residential development in the Flatiron District’s Ladies’ Mile Historic District should be forced to include affordable units....

The inquiry into the shady Rivington House sale on the Lower East Side is growing by the day.

City Council speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito released a 138-page report Thursday on the planned rezoning of East Harlem, providing insight into community concerns about the de...

Tenants at a Hell’s Kitchen apartment complex are none too pleased at their landlord’s plans for an “enormous” proposed rent increase at the property,...

It seems like no one’s pleased with hizzoner’s zoning and affordable housing policies. The Manhattan Borough Board, an advisory group composed of City Council members...

New Yorkers have a way of getting obsessed with their streets. Some marvel at the logic of the grid, some bemoan the loss of...

While ever-taller, ever-faster new development in New York City seems to be par for the course these days, a crop of powerful anti-development voices...

The City Council is currently not working on new legislation that will reform the city’s landmarks process. Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer announced last...

Alicia Glen, the city’s deputy mayor for housing and economic development, is hoping that the city stays “funky.” Glen supports the principle of protecting what she...

Manhattan borough president Gale Brewer unveiled a plan Wednesday to speed up and simplify the landmark review process. The legislation, to be co-introduced with...