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getting around
Will Train Daddy Finally Get Us High-Speed Rail?
Andy Byford is joining Amtrak to oversee the system’s high-speed network.
By
Alissa Walker
parks
Mar. 23, 2023
Pickleball Will Soon Swallow Central Park Whole
From April to October, Wollman Rink will be taken over by 14 pickleball courts.
By
Clio Chang
getting around
Mar. 23, 2023
Los Angeles’s Metro Is Using Classical Music as a Weapon
The loud volume is part of the agency’s effort to push unhoused people off the system.
By
Alissa Walker
logo drop
Mar. 22, 2023
Why Is NYC’s New Tourism Logo Shouting at Me?
It doesn’t say ‘Welcome,’ it yells “STOP.”
By
Steven Heller
out of order
Mar. 22, 2023
‘The Floor Just Dropped and Then Started Bouncing’
Talking to someone inside One Vanderbilt when the 93-story midtown tower began to shake.
By
Clio Chang
housing crisis
Mar. 21, 2023
What Does the Mayor Have Against Windows?
Natural daylight is not the enemy of affordable housing.
By
Alissa Walker
design
Mar. 20, 2023
‘We ♥ NYC’ Is Here. Why?
No one asked for this.
By
Zach Schiffman
worst landlords
Mar. 17, 2023
Tenants of New York’s Worst Landlords Already Knew Signature Bank Would Fail
The bank’s model incentivized eviction and neglect. Something had to give.
By
Adriane Quinlan
real estate regrets
Mar. 17, 2023
They Wanted a Backyard. Now They Hate It.
Outdoor space was the city renters’ pandemic dream. Then came the rats.
By
Clio Chang
look book
Mar. 16, 2023
The Look Book Goes to a Cool-Kid Bowling Tournament
Nolita Dirtbag, a niche Instagram meme account, played host at the Gutter, where teams representing Noah, Shy’s Burgers, and Sinclair faced off.
By
Kelsie Schrader
and
Jenna Milliner-Waddell
shopping
Mar. 15, 2023
The Mushroom-Zombie Mall From
The Last of Us
Is Getting Redeveloped
Yes to Walmart; no to apocalyptic cordyceps.
By
Zach Schiffman
getting around
Mar. 14, 2023
The La Guardia AirTrain Is Dead. Now What?
It’s a bus lane to the airport for now, and maybe a hard-to-build subway extension in the far, far future.
By
Christopher Bonanos
books
Mar. 10, 2023
The 9 Best Architecture, Design, and Urbanism Books Out This Spring
Including a compendium of Milton Glaser’s illustrations and a delightful collection of underground weed ads.
By
Curbed Staff
boring news
Mar. 9, 2023
Elon Musk Is Building a Montessori
The Boring Company’s Texas preschool will educate the children of the hard-core.
By
Alissa Walker
getting around
Mar. 9, 2023
The New Taxi Commissioner Is Doing an Undercover-Boss Thing
And if you manage to hail David Do, the ride is free.
By
Clio Chang
freedom cities
Mar. 9, 2023
Donald Trump Wants to Build a City
“Freedom Cities” and the rise of conspiracy urbanism.
By
Alissa Walker
landlords and tenants
Mar. 8, 2023
The Brooklyn Democratic Party Is Being Sued by Its Landlord
Over a broken lease and $82,000 in back rent.
By
Clio Chang
preservation
Mar. 8, 2023
City to Tom Ford: Don’t Move That Door
The Landmarks Preservation Commission decides his Paul Rudolph–designed house will keep its deep vestibule. Sidewalk urinators can rest easy.
By
Christopher Bonanos
tenants
Mar. 8, 2023
What If We Made It Easier for Renters to Buy Their Buildings?
A new bill in Albany, the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, would give them time and funding to be the first in line.
By
Wilfred Chan
please be advised
Mar. 7, 2023
What the Prospect Park Loop Really Needs
Competitive cyclists must be banned from public space and possibly the entire city.
By
Katie McDonough
amenity wars
Mar. 7, 2023
Dumbo Is Displeased With Its Giant New Building
“Olympia looks like a cruise ship. Meanwhile it’s literally positioned next to one of the greatest landmarks in all of the United States.”
By
Adriane Quinlan
our mayor
Mar. 6, 2023
Eric Adams Wants to Fight Shoplifting With Mask-Lifting
“Do not allow people to enter the store without taking off their face mask.”
By
Clio Chang
rendering judgment
Mar. 3, 2023
Is a Coney Island Casino a Good Idea?
Could be a recipe for job growth, could be the next Atlantic City dead zone.
By
Christopher Bonanos
look book
Mar. 2, 2023
The Look Book Goes to Housing Works Cannabis Co
A Friday afternoon in line at New York City’s first legal recreational-weed dispensary.
By
Kelsie Schrader
and
Jenna Milliner-Waddell
hold please
Mar. 1, 2023
Will You Get a 212?
They’re finally handing them out again. With a little luck, you could be one of the elite several million.
By
Christopher Bonanos
florida
Mar. 1, 2023
Everything We Know About Ron DeSantis’s Disney Takeover
“There’s a new sheriff in town,” the governor announced this week.
By
Alissa Walker
cityscape
Feb. 28, 2023
Williamsburg Is Entering Its Fifth Avenue Era
Chanel Beauty is opening on North 6th, down the street from Bottega and Hermès pop-ups.
By
Adriane Quinlan
bathrooms
Feb. 27, 2023
The Modular Public Toilets Are Coming
A city-run pilot will roll out five prefab kiosks — one for each borough.
By
Clio Chang
getting around
Feb. 24, 2023
A Brief History of Elon Musk’s Master Plans
Part 1 was a practical post-gasoline vision, Part Deux was more like rambly billionaire futurism, and Part 3 arrives next week.
By
Alissa Walker
street fights
Feb. 23, 2023
There’s a War Going on in Your Local Buy Nothing Group
Behind that free Ikea bookshelf, splinter groups are breaking away from the founders’ vision of a “gifting economy.”
By
Clio Chang
street view
Feb. 22, 2023
The Bronx Children’s Museum Is Just Antic Enough
Like a peek into a happy kid’s brain.
By
Justin Davidson
the eavesdropper
Feb. 21, 2023
Listening In on Line at Glossier
Opening day at its new Soho flagship.
By
Adriane Quinlan
urban fauna
Feb. 21, 2023
It’s Been a Tumultuous Two Weeks for Flaco
The Eurasian eagle-owl has survived a vandalized enclosure, life as a celebrity, and a new diet of free-range rats.
By
Clio Chang
openings
Feb. 17, 2023
O’Flaherty’s Is Back, This Time With Tubs of Vaseline
The East Village gallery inaugurated its new space with naked men sculpting themselves into a messy copy of a Greek statue.
By
Diana Budds
street view
Feb. 17, 2023
MoMA’s ‘Architecture Now’ Exists in Some Other New York
One that has fewer impediments and more money.
By
Justin Davidson
streets
Feb. 16, 2023
New York City Finally Has a Public-Realm Czar
Ya-Ting Liu, a former transit advocate, will work on projects like Open Restaurants and the pedestrianization of Fifth Avenue.
By
Diana Budds
getting around
Feb. 16, 2023
Did Tesla Just Admit Its Self-Driving Feature Is Dangerous?
The company is issuing a 300,000-vehicle voluntary recall in the form of a mass software update.
By
Alissa Walker
getting around
Feb. 16, 2023
Police Crashes Cost New Yorkers a Lot of Money
And the growing number of NYPD SUVs on the road isn’t helping.
By
Alissa Walker
look book
Feb. 16, 2023
The Look Book Goes to EMS Training
The FDNY’s newest emergency medical technicians gathered for their final day of instruction at Fort Totten.
By
Kelsie Schrader
and
Jenna Milliner-Waddell
ohio train derailment
Feb. 15, 2023
What Is Going On in East Palestine, Ohio?
Parsing the most reliable information circulating about the catastrophic train derailment.
By
Alissa Walker
our mayor
Feb. 15, 2023
Eric Adams Will Pay $300 for His Rats
The mayor needs to bin his recyclables.
By
Clio Chang
getting around
Feb. 15, 2023
The Manhattan Parents Who Won’t Let Their Teens Outside Alone
Mom does drop-off, a sitter does pickup. An Uber takes care of the rest.
By
Julia Edelstein
neighborhood news
Feb. 15, 2023
A Whale Beaches in the Rockaways
Why are so many leviathans washing up on the shore?
By
Laura Thompson
furniture
Feb. 14, 2023
City Austerity Has Come for the Herman Miller Desk Chair
As Adams pushes for budget cuts, lawmakers are singling out a contract with the Aeron-famous furniture company.
By
Clio Chang
getting around
Feb. 13, 2023
Why It Costs So Much to Build Our Subways
An NYU study finds that most of the overspending isn’t where you think it is.
By
Christopher Bonanos
boring news
Feb. 10, 2023
Elon Musk Is Building a Neighborhood
Project Amazing is the company town reimagined!
By
Alissa Walker
21 questions
Feb. 8, 2023
Ekene Ijeoma Has Removed All Bad Design From His Life (Except for Streets)
The artist answers Curbed’s “21 Questions.”
By
Diana Budds
neighborhood news
Feb. 6, 2023
Welcome to the Neighborhood™
A couple has announced plans to move up to 1,000 like-minded people into their corner of Bushwick.
By
Clio Chang
architecture
Feb. 6, 2023
A Fight About Putin’s Reach Erupts at the Cooper Union
A show about a century-old Soviet school is at the heart of a debate over academic freedom and the school’s relationship to its Ukrainian neighbors.
By
Diana Budds
slot city
Feb. 6, 2023
Will a Casino Finally ‘Tame’ Times Square?
The developer promises a massive, 13-block security operation, care of Bill Bratton.
By
Karrie Jacobs
natural gas
Feb. 2, 2023
Good Luck Switching to an Induction Stove in the City
The process, as it turns out, is a gauntlet.
By
Adriane Quinlan
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