With the MTA's capital plan entering its critical funding phase, the city faces tough choices about which aging infrastructure projects will move forward—and which neighborhoods will wait.
Latest enrollment and funding data reveal deepening disparities between Manhattan's elite institutions and outer-borough public schools struggling with crumbling infrastructure.
Community members in one of the city's most vulnerable neighborhoods are driving a new sustainability program that prioritizes their voices in environmental planning.
Years of competing interests—from real estate developers to tenant advocates—have left the city's political machinery struggling to pass basic housing policy.
As vacancy rates remain stubborn and rents soar across all five boroughs, officials and experts are sounding off on zoning reform, development incentives, and the political realities of creating affordable housing.
City leaders and immigration advocates are calling for federal action as migrant arrivals surge, straining services across Jackson Heights, East Harlem, and beyond.
As the MTA pushes forward with a $2.5 billion extension of the N line to Queens, longtime community members grapple with uncertainty about years of disruption to their neighbourhood.
As the Department of Education delays $15 billion in capital repairs, working families across the five boroughs face a choice: private school costs or relocating.
While other major cities struggle with housing and services, New York's decentralized neighborhood strategy offers lessons in managing rapid demographic change.
Housing advocates, city council members, and community leaders warn that rapid displacement is reshaping New York's outer boroughs at an unprecedented pace.
As the city pursues its ambitious net-zero targets, officials and environmental leaders must navigate thorny questions about funding, equity, and political will.
Community members in one of Manhattan's fastest-changing neighborhoods say the city's latest housing proposal ignores their needs and accelerates displacement.
From the Second Avenue Subway to the Hudson Tunnel Project, the statistics behind the city's most ambitious transport initiatives tell a story of ambition, delay, and evolving costs.
