Hochul seeks ‘alternatives’ to LaGuardia AirTrain "Governor Kathy Hochul said Monday that she wants the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to look at alternatives to the proposed $2.1 billion LaGuardia AirTrain — casting further doubt on the future of the pet project pushed by her disgraced predecessor Andrew Cuomo." (amNY)
DOT ‘Cycling in the City’ Report Confirms 2020 Bike Boom Really Happened "Putting a cap on reporting on last year’s pandemic-driven shift to cycling, the new report shows that 33 percent more cyclists crossed the Queensboro, Manhattan, Brooklyn and Williamsburg bridges from May to December, 2020 compared to the same period in 2019 (see chart below, which also includes other counters). Daily trips for the full year over the East River Bridges also rebounded after a three-year slump from 2017 to 2019, bouncing from 20,624 trips per day in 2019 to 21,254 trips per day in 2020." (Streetsblog NYC)
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Opposing Controversial 250 Water Street Seaport Building "The approved 'scaled-back' version is 324 feet tall, with 24 stories, and will have 270 apartments, with at least 70 of them set aside as affordable housing. Howard Hughes had also offered donations to support the South Street Seaport Museum, and argued that the apartments and commercial businesses would help boost the local economy." (Gothamist)
Breaking down New York City’s shelter system "The prevalence of New Yorkers sleeping on the Big Apple’s streets, coupled with the intricate and confusing system for housing those who lack proper accommodations, often leaves city-dwellers surprised to find that the local government actually has a legal obligation to provide shelter to those who need it." (Brooklyn Paper)
Landmark NYC Climate Change Hazard Plan Bill Set for Approval After Ida ‘Wake-up Call’ "The devastation in the wake of Hurricane Ida last month helped resurrect the bill after years of calls by environmental advocates for a citywide plan to tackle myriad climate threats — including the kind of flooding wrought nearly a decade ago by Superstorm Sandy." (The City)
