1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (269+ words) The MTA tested the open stroller areas on buses as part of a pilot program that began in 2023 and slowly expanded over the years. By the end of 2026, all local and Select Bus Service buses will have the new stroller…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (430+ words) Credit: Marc A. Hermann / MTA on Flickr “As climate change accelerates, so too must our efforts to protect our communities from flooding and extreme weather,” Mamdani said. “This investment ensures the Bureau can keep pace with the billions of dollars in…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (517+ words) Current exterior of Building B330. Credit: Timothy Schenck Constructed in 1926, the two-story, 26,000-square-foot Building 324 is a Neo-Georgian brick structure that served as the Army YMCA for much of Governors Island’s military history. The building housed a large auditorium, an above-ground pool,…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (674+ words) Under the agreement, the Council will vote on a preconsidered introduction, sponsored by Council Member Pierina Sanchez, to create a new rental assistance program aimed at reaching more New Yorkers facing eviction and those in shelter who are not currently…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (420+ words) The massive artwork measures 26.5 feet by 13 feet, with heights ranging from 3 feet to 12 feet. It features curved steel pipes with movable plywood beads, with a signature acrylic bead resting atop the highest pipe serving as an “identifiable visual beacon.” Arranged…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (302+ words) The mural was fabricated on site by Fernández and a team of artists. It also widens in select areas to accommodate street furniture and create space for public activity, offering a variety of pedestrian-friendly zones. The final coating of paint…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (564+ words) The project “System for Narrow Living” by Only If Architecture was a finalist in the city’s 2019 competition “Big Ideas for Small Lots.” The design calls for a 4,900-square-foot building with seven units. “Across the five boroughs, there are thousands of…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (264+ words) (L) MoMA PS1. Credit: Newell Reinvention on Flickr. (R) Credit: MoMA PS1 At 4 p.m., Red Canary Song, a grassroots collective of migrant massage workers, sex workers, and Asian diaspora allies, will present a screening of “Fly in Power,” a film that follows members of the…...

5+ mon, 3+ week ago   (501+ words) New York City will lower the speed limit to 15 miles per hour at 800 school zones this year, with plans for so-called slow zones at all 2,300 school locations by 2029. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (448+ words) Credit: Carl Mikoy on Flickr The site, which also serves as the entry point for single men and adult families seeking emergency shelter in NYC, was converted from Bellevue Hospital’s psychiatric ward to emergency housing for single men in 1984. The…...