The Bloomberg administration today launched an initiative to overhaul a portion of the South Bronx, as the Department of City Planning began the public review for its “Lower Concourse” rezoning. The proposed plan would allow for about 3,400 new apartments in a 30-block area surrounding the southern end of the Grand Concourse, which sits south of Yankee Stadium. The ...

If their paper trail is any evidence, the ungodly economy is not preventing Mort Zuckerman and Stephen Ross from moving forward with plans to build an enormous office tower at 740 Eighth Avenue. Word of the tower has been seeping into the news since last year, when Boston Properties and Related Companies revealed they were putting together the project’s ...

The Bloomberg administration wants to require parking for bicycles in new buildings citywide, mandating all large new office and apartment developments to set aside space. The initiative, which could face resistance from the real estate industry, is slated to enter a seven-month public approval process today. The Department of City Planning is spearheading the effort, which takes the form of ...

The Department of City Planning has named department insider Edith Hsu-Chen as its new director of the Manhattan office, which is currently seeking to rezone a large swath of the Lower East Side. Ms. Hsu Chen's promotion--she was previously deputy director of the borough office--comes after the departure of Ray Gastil, who left for Seattle in July. Release below ...