Struggling Local Governments May Get Help From the Private Sector
As their fiscal woes become worse, some government officials are looking more closely at public-private partnerships as a way to jump-start their economies.
He Brought Moynihan Train Hall to Life, but Didn’t Live to See It
Many credit Michael Evans with turning the vision for the hall at Penn Station into a reality. Before it opened, he took his own life.
Moynihan Train Hall: It’s Stunning. And, a First Step.
A $1.6 billion transformation of a post office has gifted the city with a lofty, light-filled steel, glass and marble cathedral, our critic writes.
$60 Million High Line Expansion to Connect Park to Moynihan Train Hall
Gov. Andrew Cuomo will propose a 1,200-foot elevated pathway that will lead to the new Penn Station development, to be financed by public and private funds.
What Schumer’s Rise to Senate Majority Leader Means for New York
Senator Chuck Schumer is poised to become the state’s first Senate majority leader, putting New York in position to reap the benefits.
Water Main Break Floods Cross Bronx Expressway, Trapping Drivers
The rupture highlighted the frail state of the city’s aging infrastructure.
La COVID-19 no será el fin de las ciudades
Por qué ni Estados Unidos ni el mundo pueden existir sin las urbes.
Poor Maintenance and Construction Flaws Are Cited in Italy Bridge Collapse
A report identified corroded cables as being to blame in the tragedy that took 43 lives in the northwestern city of Genoa in 2018.
Cities Aren’t Toast
They can come back from Covid-19. But first, we have to care enough to save them.
Bill Ford: ‘Our Family Name Is on the Line Every Day’
The chairman of Ford Motor and the great-grandson of Henry Ford is an elder statesman in an industry where C.E.O.s come and go.