The Plan To Literally Expand New York City "What if we added the equivalent of over 1300 football fields to the tip of Manhattan? This was the proposal of a recent op-ed in The New York Times - increasing the size of the borough by about 12% in order to mitigate two of its most pressing problems. There’s evidence from all over the world that doing this can be a useful technique for crowded ocean-side cities. But the process to do so - reclaiming land from the ocean - is rife with potential downsides. So is this a proportional response to gigantic problems? Or a zany harebrained scheme that’ll do more harm than good?" (Cheddar YouTube Channel)
City intensifies enforcement at 250 apartment buildings with 40,000 open violations "New York City will increase enforcement at 250 apartment buildings that together have roughly 40,000 open housing maintenance code violations. The city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development on Tuesday announced the buildings, which include more than 5,000 households, will be placed in the city’s Alternative Enforcement Program (AEP), which aims to hold bad landlords accountable and improve living conditions for tenants." (6sqft)
South Brooklyn Marine Terminal to turn into renewable energy hub off Sunset Park "The project will transform the shipping, warehousing, and manufacturing space into an operations and maintenance hub for offshore wind farms." (Brooklyn Paper)
Preservation hopes fade as Grand Prospect Hall facade is demolished "The 19th-century banquet hall and event space was family-owned for decades until it sold last July to Gowanus Cubes, an LLC operated by Angelo Rigas. Shortly after the sale, the new owner got a permit allowing for "interior demolition and non structural element removal," according to the Department of Buildings. When news of construction at the hall spread, residents and activists mobilized to try to preserve part of the building." (Gothamist)
Good government groups warn Hochul’s Penn Station revamp could cost $5 billion in NYC property taxes "The 10-building, predominantly-office complex planned for the area around the station is supposed to help pay for a facelift of the cramped midtown transit hub." (amNY)
