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Building the Next New York
This report by the Regional Plan Association recommends principles and policies for large real estate projects. (May 21, 2012)

Parking at East River Plaza
The 1,248 parking space garage at East Harlem's big box mall, East River Plaza, has gone mostly unused, according to this report released by the American Planning Association. Only about a third of shoppers there drive, it concludes, making the garage a waste of public funds and a lost opportunity for additional development. (April 25, 2012)

The Garment District
For this new report on the Garment District, the Municipal Art Society conducted case studies, gathered new data, interviewed dozens of experts, compiled other studies of the fashion industry, researched the history and explored a variety of policy recommendations. (October 18, 2011)

New Uses for Stymied Plots
Stalled construction sites are often littered or in disrepair and can block sidewalks, according to a report by Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer that surveyed all 129 such sites in Manhattan. In the report, Arrested Development, Stringer calls for putting some or all of the sites into use, even if only temporarily. He said some of the locations now serve as exhibition spaces, a café or a skating rink. (September 27, 2011)

How Staten Island Has Changed Over 20 Years
This new report by the Center for an Urban Future examines the changes in Staten Island over the past 20 years. It provides the first comprehensive statistical analysis of the major trends that have shaped the borough, which saw the fastest population growth during this period. (May 5, 2011)

New York Landmarks Preservation
Packed with information on preservation and restoration of landmarked buildings. The Landmarks Conservancy is a nationally recognized organization which helps owners of older buildings by providing grants, low-interest loans, hands-on consulting services, workshops, and publications. The Conservancy's programs serve as models in cities across the country.
Van Alen Institute
A beautiful site on projects in public architecture. Great maps, detailing all of the competitions and their results.
Brownstoner
This blog admits to having "an unhealthy obsession with historic Brooklyn brownstones and the neighborhoods and lifestyles they define." It has regularly posted updates about this slice of the city's real estate, that often include attractive photos along with the text.
Tropolism
We can’t properly describe tropolism in such a small space, go here to experience it.
Brooklyn Views
Since November 2005, Brooklyn architect Jonathan Cohn has been blogging about the Brooklyn Nets project. Cohn is critical of the plans, but he writes about why it's a bad piece of urban planning. Posts are fairly long, fairly sober, and some have charts!