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Opinion: Albany Must Be Bold To Reimagine 787
I-787 is an albatross, and an unimaginative redesign will fail to address its blight on downtown Albany.
February 23, 2026
Op-Ed: Dear Gov. Cuomo, The Problem Is Crowding, Not ‘Density’!
The coronavirus crisis show why New York's leader must move forcefully to create more space for people, a prominent urbanist argues.
April 6, 2020
Could A Major Fix for the Prospect Expressway Be On “Deck”?
Or maybe the roadway will be turned into an at-grade boulevard.
August 28, 2018
The Upside of Cuomo’s Convention Center Plan: Urbanism on the West Side
After Andrew Cuomo's State of the State address last week, Streetsblog looked a little closer at the governor's plan to build the nation's largest convention center at the Aqueduct racino in Ozone Park, Queens. Counting on a huge convention center near JFK airport to deliver economic development seemed like a dubious proposition, but the other side of the plan -- converting the Javits Center site on the West Side of Manhattan into a mixed-use neighborhood -- has a lot to recommend it.
January 9, 2012