Guests view exhibit at Beyond the Bricks launch at Ryan’s Daughter on the Upper East Side. Photo: Karen Camela Watson Beyond the Bricks: An Art Collaboration The pub was full – the latest hotspot-on-a-Saturday-night kind of full. But this was Wednesday, and there was no dancing,... News 19 Nov 2022 | 04:26
A rendering of Grand Central Station with the lower levels of Project Commodore in the background. Image courtesy of SOM Politics and Preservation As the city’s mayoral candidates continue to debate the issues most urgent to New Yorkers, a group of New York’s preservationist... News 05 Apr 2021 | 12:45
New Blood Center rendering, courtesy of office of George M. Janes. Controversy over Blood Center Expansion Plan The New York Blood Center’s plan to expand their building on East 67th Street between First and Second Avenues was presented... News 26 Dec 2020 | 10:21
Design for building on East 62nd Street. Image via Rafael Vinoly Architects Scrapping the ‘Tower on Stilts’ Plans for a controversial Upper East Side “tower on stilts” have been completely scrapped, according to City Council Member... News 14 Dec 2020 | 10:57
A rendering of what the second proposal would look like in the existing spot. Photo: George M. James. Pushback on Lenox Hill’s Revised Expansion Plans Northwell Health’s revised expansion proposal for their Lenox Hill hospital has been met with unanimous disapproval by civic... News 29 Nov 2020 | 10:45
The bus stop at Madison and 71st St. ( Photo: David Noonan) The Barricading of Madison Avenue A new threat is facing the crown jewel of American retailing. But it’s not from Amazon. Nor the explosion of cyber-spending.... News 20 Jan 2020 | 04:23
State Attorney General Letitia (Tish) James (left) with Leonie Haimson, founder and executive director of Class Size Matters, at a June 19 fundraiser. The educational advocacy group says it lost $7,000 on the bash because NYCharities, the online funding platform it used, never handed over the funds. Now, James is investigating the matter. ( Photo: Patrick Nevada / Class Size Matters) Heartless Attack on Heart of New York An online fundraising platform that enabled charities to receive donations from the public abruptly ended operations, cut... News 26 Aug 2019 | 05:34
