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Sunnyside Yard project by the numbers
Real estate insiders like to cite the well-known axiom about the value of land: “They’re not making any more of it.” But that’s essentially what the de Blasio administration and Amtrak aim to do...
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City unveils vision for gargantuan Sunnyside Yard project
The de Blasio administration and Amtrak on Tuesday released a plan for 12,000 affordable housing units above Sunnyside Yard....
AOC resigns from Queens megadevelopment steering committee
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez resigned from the steering committee planning the development of a 180-acre Queens site after being pressured...
City picks team to develop megaproject in Sunnyside Yard
Architect Vishaan Chakrabarti will lead the team developing a master plan for Sunnyside Yard in Queens, a 180-acre train...
RPA: Pied-à-terre tax, zoning changes could add thousands of homes to city
The Regional Planning Association is calling on the city to make changes to zoning regulations that could add thousands...
De Blasio’s Sunnyside Yards proposal would cost $16B-$19B: NYC EDC
Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal to deck and develop Sunnyside Yards in Queens could feasibly cover 85 percent of...
Plans for Sunnyside rail yards fall off track
Plans to build a platform over rail yards in Sunnyside are facing heavy delays as a design team continues...
Queens residents “terrified” of 50-story resi towers: Van Bramer
City Council majority leader Jimmy Van Bramer said his constituents “are terrified” about the prospect of “50-story mega-towers” rising...
Council member proposes housing at Inwood rail yard
After the success of the High Line and Mayor Bill de Blasio’s proposal to build housing on top of...
Mayor bumps heads with Council allies over development issues
Differences on land-use policy are causing clashes between Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration and the City Council, and threaten to create...