All in all, it was a rough night for city officials appearing before Community Board 3's parks committee. We already detailed the contentious discussion last night concerning plans for a new park at Pier 42. There was also significant...
This morning at the Jacob Riis Houses, top local and federal officials gathered to announce the winners of a design competition meant to protect vulnerable areas hit hard by Hurricane Sandy from future storms. Shaun Donovan, Secretary of Housing...
For the past several months, urban planners have been participating in a federal competition called "Rebuild by Design." The post-Hurricane Sandy initiative challenges 10 teams to come up with innovative solutions to make communities vulnerable to flood waters more...
