Two decades since New York State launched the 22-acre Atlantic Yards project, the rights to develop its six high-rise sites near Barclays Center in Brooklyn will be up for grabs if a lending group’s auction goes through as scheduled later this month. Local leaders are pressing state officials for a game plan but getting few […]
It’s estimated that over half of all urban cyclists have had a bike stolen — many from on-street bike racks. Bike theft is so common in New York City most people don’t even bother reporting it to police. Now, a Brooklyn man has come up with safe, “smart” bike parking pods, and they’re launching this […]
The developers of the vexed Pacific Park Brooklyn development (formerly Atlantic Yards) have quietly acknowledged–in a non-publicized document–that the full 22-acre project, with 11 more towers planned beyond the four already open, likely won’t be finished until 2035. That’s ten years later than the previous estimate of 2025, which remains the deadline for the 2,250 required units of affordable […]