On Thursday, November 20, 2025, the Center for New York City and State Law hosted a policy briefing discussing “the Keys to a Successful Mayoral Transition.” Panelists included Anthony W. Crowell, Dean and President of New York Law School and former Counselor to the Mayor; Jennifer Jones Austin, co-chair of 2013 mayoral transition; CEO of FPWA; Meera Joshi, former Deputy Mayor for Operations and President of Green-Wood; and Emma Wolfe, former … <Read More>
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Questions Remain as Mayor Adams Advances Partial Plan for ‘Department of Sustainable Delivery’
By Mark Chiusano
The post-Independence Day missive from Mayor Eric Adams had notes of grandeur: the city was announcing a new “Department of Sustainable Delivery.” Funding was on the way. Once again, New York was taking the reins to regulate the nascent gig economy — a timely move, since the field has shaped how New Yorkers shop and experience the city, as companies turned streetscapes into workplaces for tens of thousands of bikers and drivers, … <Read More>
‘If You Build It, They Will Come’: City’s Chief Public Realm Officer Outlines Progress, Priorities
By Mark Chiusano
Ya-Ting Liu was appointed New York City’s inaugural chief public realm officer two years ago this month. How has the realm changed so far during her tenure?
That was the subject of Liu’s talk at New York Law School’s 196th CityLaw Breakfast on Wednesday, during which she described well-used public space as “the secret sauce of cities” and how she thinks pedestrians should be “the main character” in New York City design. … <Read More>
DOT Celebrates Creation of New Loading Zones
On November 25, 2024, New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez announced that roughly 500 new loading zones have been installed. This was done to combat bike and bus lanes blocked by vehicle’s being double parked to load and unload shipments, which resulted in unwanted traffic congestion. This problem was made aware to the City via public feedback from a new web platform the City launched in 2023. Since December 2021, the City … <Read More>
City Releases Report on Billingsley Terrace Collapse
On November 25, 2024, New York City Department of Buildings Commissioner Jimmy Oddo announced the release of the official 48-page investigation report concerning the Billingsley Terrace structural collapse. Last December, the corner of the building at 1915 Billingsley Terrace, in the Morris Heights section of the Bronx collapsed.
City Advances Open Space on Manhattan Side of Brooklyn Bridge Amid Push for Larger ‘Gotham Park’ Vision
On November 18, 2024, the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that New Yorkers now have access to more public space on the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge. It builds on last year’s opening of “The Arches,” a stretch of public open space adjacent to the Brooklyn Bridge, announced in honor of the 140th anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge’s 1883 opening. The space’s name refers to the adjacent 53 arches along … <Read More>