The first of my recent conversations about megadevelopments with Vishaan Chakrabarti, founder of the Practice for Architecture and Urbanism (PAU), took place in early February, when the world was ...

After years of planning, the city released the Sunnyside Yard Master Plan that will guide the creation of some 12,000 affordable units and 60 acres of parks and public infrastructure atop a ...

The contextual base and proposed tower at 250 Water Street in the South Street Seaport. SOM/The Howard Hughes Corporation As part of an integrated plan to redevelop several sites in the South ...

Razzle Dazzle, a mural by Ann Tarantino, is part of the New York City Department of Transportation’s Barrier Beautification Program. Etienne Frossard “From day one, the program was about ...

Along the banks of the Flushing Creek—one of New York’s most vital and most polluted waterways—dozens of construction cranes loom over the landscape, and half-finished glass towers cast ...

Forget the carbon-copied interiors of international hospitality chains; New York’s most well-dressed hotels prioritize one-off objects, sumptuous fabrics, and even simplicity in their designs.

The intricacies of New York City’s zoning laws tend to make even the wonkiest of city wonks’ eyes glaze over, but it’s almost impossible to overstate the importance of those byzantine rules ...

The New York City housing market could not look more different today than it did at the beginning of the 2010s. The financial crisis in 2008 didn’t hit New York housing as hard as it did in ...

Over the last decade, the landscape of New York City has seen an unprecedented amount of change. Luxury towers and megaprojects rose across the city, and miles of previously off-limits coastline ...

All along the coast of New York City, hard decisions are being made about how to address the inevitability of sea level rise. An enormous sea wall is rising in Staten Island, massive storm surge ...

SHoP Architects and JDS Development Group’s bendy Kips Bay rental towers have unveiled their model apartments—the first look inside the unique First Avenue towers. After years—even decades ...

The beaches are now open in New York City, and another hot summer is on the way. Millions of locals will soon be returning to the ocean to enjoy the city’s 520 miles of coastline. But looming in ...