Posted inStaten Island
Three Months In, City’s First Outlet Mall Is Barely One Third Full
Staten Island’s Empire Outlets is full of empty storefronts as some wonder if it’ll escape the retail apocalypse.
Development
Posted inPublic Safety
Cold Water on Queens Firehouse Reopening Hopes After Amazon Breakup
Discussions for reviving a long-shuttered engine company stall, despite FDNY acknowledgment the booming area needs more emergency responders.
Posted inQueens
Queens Neighborhood Fights for Bigger Single-Family Homes, Bucking U.S. Trend
Local pols embrace single-family zoning in Kew Gardens Hills, even as it falls by the wayside amid an affordable housing crunch in NYC and beyond.
Posted inManhattan
Court Knocks Out Building Block of Lower East Side Stacked Tower
Local opponents of the Two Bridges project hope setback for developer will buy them time to limit skyscrapers on the waterfront.
Posted inStaten Island
Taxpayers Step Up Funding for Private Staten Island Bus Lines Losing Riders
The SIM23 and SIM24 express bus routes serving Staten Island’s South Shore are suffering under MTA route redesigns, city sponsor says.
Posted inManhattan
Documentary Group Makes the Cut for Long-Empty ‘Mart 125’
Plans to turn iconic Harlem marketplace into a cultural hub develop as city puts up $13.5 million for the revival of the 125th Street building.
Posted inManhattan
Harlem’s African Burial Ground Enters New Phase, With a Promise of Funding
The city plans to begin an initial search this fall for a nonprofit operator for the memorial site and cultural center honoring local history.
Posted inCity Government, Development, Labor
One-Third of Construction Deaths Logged by Feds Go Uncounted by City
The Buildings Dept. is charged with monitoring the city’s most lethal industry. But OSHA stats show stark differences in assessing deaths on the job.
Posted inCity Government, Development, Labor
Construction Deaths Go Unreported as Building Owners Ignore Law
Owners and contractors must inform the Buildings Department about worker fatalities. But only one death was recorded last year — out of at least 12.
Posted inCity Life, Development, Economy, Manhattan, Politics, Queens, Transit
Developer Floats Ferry Link Between Upper East Side and Astoria
The Durst Organization’s proposal would extend the Astoria NYC Ferry route to the 90th Street dock in Yorkville – at public expense.