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The Numbers And Builders Behind The Second Avenue Subway Development Wave

For years, the stretch along Second Avenue between 72nd and 96th streets was a construction zone as the city awaited the completion of a subway stop that had been promised for decades. But now that the Second Avenue subway line has been up and running for ... read more

A Glorious Boondoggle: Will the New WTC Station Permanently Taint Santiago Calatrava’s Career?

which is in one of three adjoining townhouses he owns on Park Avenue. Although business at his 120-person firm still seems to be brisk — in addition to projects in Brazil, Switzerland, and Qatar, he recently broke ground on a second building at the World ... read more

Shunned here, Helmut Jahn is out to prove he's more than flashy

Putting the excesses of his postmodern period behind him, he has entered a ... "I had to get number "1" because of my ego," he says, grinning. Two days later, for the second interview, he was wearing that tie. As silly as the celebrity stuff seems, it ... read more

Saying goodbye to the old Essex Street Market

In 1995, the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) took control of its operations and completed a $1.5 million renovation. A number ... is a second cheese specialist, Formaggio Essex, which opened in 2006, as part of a wave of new vendors ... read more

Opinion: NYC needs to do more for electric vehicles

Most pizza joints per square mile, for example, or number of profanities directed ... the Big Apple has been known to lag a bit behind. Whether it’s the hundred-year saga of the 2nd Avenue subway construction or just fixing one of the freakin’ potholes ... read more

The Upper East Side’s last affordable pocket goes luxe

When New York City real estate thrives, home builders ... wave of interest. More than a dozen new buildings are on the way, and with them a crop of buyers who see Yorkville as a place where apartments are a relative bargain. Yes, until the Second Avenue ... read more

Homeless man who cheated to finish the London Marathon claims he was beaten up and left with a broken ankle by revenge-seeking mob who 'wanted to make sure he didn't run again'

A cheating homeless jogger nicknamed 'Forrest Tramp' claims a mob broke his ankle after he claimed a London Marathon medal by grabbing a runner’s race number and running to the finish. Polish-born builder Stanley ... whoever was behind the theft. read more

When it comes to a revamped Detroit Lakes waterfront, the possibilities are endless

As part of the plan, the arena parking lot could be reconfigured to increase the number of parking ... it with mixed-use development—retail on the bottom and housing on the top, built along Washington Avenue, with parking behind. It could be larger ... read more

Interview: Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. on the State of the Borough

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. took office in 2009, and in his role as Bronx Booster-in-Chief, he's spearheaded a number of initiatives aimed ... I got a chance to tour the Second Avenue Subway project this weekend! They said it’ll be ready ... read more

Australia's immigration jobs myth: Population expert says migrants aren't fixing skill shortages and are making it HARDER for people to get jobs – and he has the numbers to ...

However, few skilled migrants with trades qualifications were moving to Australia despite the shortage of plumbers, builders and electricians ... information technology and medicine, as a large number of graduates competed with overseas-trained professionals. read more