Michelle Cohen

A corner parking lot in Noho will become a pair of apartment buildings with over 200 apartments after the Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday approved the project. Developed by Minskoff Equities and designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), the development includes two high-rise rental buildings, with up to 210 homes, including up to 65 affordable units, on a vacant lot at 375 Lafayette Street. First presented in March, the team’s revised design addresses previous concerns over the scale, prominent facade exposures, and other details the commission felt were out of place in the historic neighborhood.

New York City must create roughly 700,000 new homes over the next decade to address its housing shortage, according to a draft city report. Released Wednesday, the Fair Housing Growth Strategy report is an analysis of the city’s housing crisis, mandated under a 2023 City Council bill that called for an assessment of the city’s overall need for new housing. The report finds that the city’s current shortage is among the worst in recorded history, with a rental vacancy rate of just 1.4 percent. Among apartments with asking rents below $1,100, fewer than 0.4 percent are available.

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is falling behind on its plan to replace New York City’s public bus fleet with zero-emission vehicles by 2040, according to the state comptroller. In the audit published on Wednesday, New York Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found that the MTA’s reliance on single manufacturers with limited production capacity has led to

This full-floor co-op off Fifth Avenue at 11 East 92nd Street among the mansions of Carnegie Hill has been recently transformed into an elegant city refuge. The complete makeover at the hands of the designer/owner includes a large walled garden, landscaped and irrigated, ready to be a rare retreat from Manhattan’s urban demands. The two-bedroom co-op is asking $2.85 million.

With so much going on in New York City’s northernmost borough, it’s hard to pick just one reason developers are looking to the Bronx as the place to build new homes and infrastructure to support a new wave of residents. Neighborhoods like Riverdale and Morris Park have remained desirable residential neighborhoods, while others, like Mott Haven and Hunts Point, have seen a decade-long residential renaissance. Major multi-phase new developments have focused on the South Bronx waterfront with luxury high-rises, affordable housing conversions, parks, promenades, and community and retail space to serve them.

Brooklyn Brewery will leave its original Williamsburg location, where it has operated for 30 years, and relocate to a larger space four blocks away. The iconic brewery will serve its final round at 79 North 11th Street this month, moving to an airier space at 1 Wythe Avenue nearly four times the size, with a rooftop terrace bar, expanded facilities, event spaces, and a full kitchen, according to Time Out. To mark the move, the brewery is hosting a free farewell party on Saturday, August 29, giving patrons one last chance to enjoy a pint at its longtime headquarters.

At the end of a long private drive, this secluded waterfront estate at 87 Hix Avenue in Rye, New York, checks all the boxes: privacy, history, coveted neighborhood, and waterfront lifestyle. Built in 1856, the property was enlarged and updated in the ensuing years. Asking $7,995,000, the 1.59-acre estate sits along Milton Harbor and offers rare direct access to the Long Island Sound.

New York City will move forward with repairs to the decrepit, city-owned section of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway following decades of delays. Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Department of Transportation Commissioner Mike Flynn on Monday announced

A crew of painters, electricians, plumbers, and other specialists has been assembled to make speedy upgrades to playgrounds and recreation spaces across New York City. Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday announced the launch of

Brooklyn-born home goods brand West Elm has announced a new tableware collection in partnership with iconic New York appetizing shop Russ & Daughters. Items in the collection celebrate the familiar serving plates, cups, and table decor items that Jewish families have treasured for generations at holidays and gatherings. The collection features an assortment of tabletop,