Amanda Burden

Roger Pasquier will talk about his book “Painting Central Park” at the Northeast Harbor Library Wednesday, July 11, at 5:30 p.m. The book

Carter Uncut brings New York City’s latest development news under the critical eye of resident architecture critic Carter B. Horsley. Ahead, Carter brings us his ninth and final installment of “Skyline Wars,” a series that examines the explosive and unprecedented supertall phenomenon that is transfo…

The isolated “stray” supertalls that are rising up in relatively virgin tall territories of NYC.

80-Story Tower Planned To Rise Above Citi Tower, Stands To Be Queens' Tallest  Long Island City Post

Amanda Burden, former animal behaviorist turned New York’s chief city planner, has discovered what makes cities desir...

There is an empty storefront on Eightieth Street and Broadway available for rent. It was empty in December, when I last saw it, and, according to …

Just as great architecture can lift the spirit, bad architecture can crush it. In few parts of New York is this more the case than with the rash of new apartment buildings along Brooklyn’s Fourth Avenue.

The Department of City Planning revealed a zoning amendment today that would require new buildings to include space for secure bike parking. The lack of indoor parking is one of the biggest obstacl…

The opposing visions of Jane Jacobs and Robert Moses towards city building resonate with many New Yorkers today. It is certainly clear to me that Jane Jacobs is now the prevailing force. While no one person changed the physical landscape of New York as much as Robert Moses, Jane Jacobs’ legacy and h…