NYC's Population Hits A Record 8.8 Million, According To 2020 Census "On balance, the city added more than 629,000 residents, from 8.175 million measured in 2010, but city planning officials said that a big part of the story was that far fewer residents left the city than had been projected by census officials. Additionally, an unprecedented effort by city officials and community groups to penetrate every neighborhood and leave no resident uncounted—during a pandemic—appears to have reaped significant dividends." (Gothamist)
ViacomCBS Sells Black Rock Building In Midtown Manhattan To Harbor Group For $760 Million "HGI said it plans to implement a significant capital program to reposition the property in support of a long-term leasing plan. Updates will include significant upgrades to the lobby, cafeteria and other tenant amenities." (Deadline)
Scooter sharing has finally come to NYC — is the city ready? "To be sure, New Yorkers have been riding personally owned electric scooters, as well as electric bikes and skateboards, in the city for years, in defiance of local rules prohibiting them. But this will be the first time that venture capital-backed scooter companies will be permitted to operate within the five boroughs. New York has been behind the curve while the rest of the world has already experienced the highs (they’re fun!) and lows (they block the sidewalk!) of scooter sharing. And now the city is about to finally catch up." (The Verge)
Cuomo’s Rent Relief ‘Mess’ Awaits Hochul as Tenants and Landlords Unite Over Aid Bungle "Though they’re united in their ire at the outgoing governor, building owners and residents are drawing battle lines over the fate of the state’s now legally shakey moratorium on evictions, which is set to end Aug. 31. Tenant groups are supporting an extension while landlords are pleading grave financial danger." (The City)
New York City Zoning and Subway Capacity "In 2016, three directions on the subway were truly at capacity, surpassing 4 standees per square meter: the 2/3 and 4/5 coming into Midtown from Uptown, and the L. The analysis looks at crowding on trains entering the Manhattan core, so it lumps lines from Queens based on which tunnel they enter from, which underestimates crowding on the E, since it shares tracks with the under-capacity M. Counted properly, the express Queens Boulevard trains should be viewed as near or at capacity as well, the F having 3.33 standees per square meter and the E having somewhat more." (Pedestrian Observations)
Grand Prospect Hall slated for the wrecking ball "The four-story French renaissance-style Grand Prospect Hall, known for its over-the-top elegance and iconic cheesy commercial, was entered into the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 — although it is not landmarked, and therefore could potentially be demolished." (Brooklyn Paper)
