Pier 97 opens in Hudson River Park. Here’s what Manhattan’s newest waterfront oasis looks like. "With sunshine abounding and a slight fall chill in the air, Hudson River Park Trust representatives, elected officials, and community members celebrated the transformation of a former gritty pier in Hell’s Kitchen into a spectacular park and recreational space with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Oct. 15." (amNY)
Gov. Hochul says 71,000 new apartments in pipeline thanks to extension of 421-a deadline "Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday that an estimated 71,000 new apartments will be added to New York City’s housing stock after she extended the deadline for the 421-a affordable housing tax break. The extension allows for an additional six years to complete projects already in the pipeline, which includes more affordable units." (Brooklyn Paper)
Capping Cross Bronx Expressway would bring more parks to polluted borough, report finds "Stretches of the Cross Bronx Expressway could be capped for $2 billion per location, transportation officials announced on Wednesday, giving early support to what would be an ambitious, transformative project." (Gothamist)
City begins public review for Atlantic Avenue rezoning plan to create over 4,500 new homes "The plan focuses on a stretch of Atlantic Avenue and adjacent streets between Vanderbilt Avenue and Nostrand Avenue. Since the 1960s, this area has been zoned for one-to-two industrial buildings and storage and does not allow for new housing." (6sqft)
