For Gatehouses at Central Park Reservoir, a Second Act?

The two imposing buildings no longer serve their original purpose. The city is seeking to adapt them.

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Glimpsing a Ferry Terminal’s Faded Grandeur Before Beauty Is Restored

Hoboken’s busy transit hub, which dates to a time when railroad companies built lavish structures to serve passengers, is being renovated.

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Los Angeles Wildfires Leave Residents Worried About Contaminated Soil

Federal agencies are removing topsoil from burned areas but will not test it for contaminants. So scientists and residents are testing fire-affected properties themselves.

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In Britain, a Fight Over a Film Studio Becomes a Test for the Economy

The national government has intervened in a local planning squabble, which has become a symbol for how far it will go to use development as a way to revive the British economy.

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How the Charter Revision Commission Is Tackling the NYC Housing Crisis

The Charter Revision Commission, created by Mayor Eric Adams, could give New Yorkers a rare chance to decide how the city deals with the housing crisis.

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A Mandate for Boston’s Suburbs: Make Room for More Apartments

The state required 177 cities and towns served by public transit to loosen their zoning rules so that more multifamily housing can be built. A number of them resisted.

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Can $400 Million Rescue New York’s Run-Down Capital City?

Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed to earmark $400 million to revitalize the capital of New York, where poverty rates are high and the downtown is moribund.

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7 Steps L.A. Could Take to Gird Against Future Wildfires

Around the world, other communities are experimenting with ideas that Los Angeles could borrow as it rebuilds from disastrous wildfires.

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What Los Angeles Could Learn From Great Fires of the Past

Rebuilding can be a chance to rethink things.

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New York City Seeks Jolt for Midtown With Plan to Build 10,000 Homes

The plan, which rezones parts of the Manhattan neighborhood, aims to address the city’s housing shortage and the area’s beleaguered commercial sector.

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