The gilded stretch between 59th and 86th streets has seen a dozen major openings since Jan. 1, in addition to Sotheby’s which moved into the Breuer Building last fall. ... Read full Story
A new rendering has been revealed for 168 Sip Avenue, a proposed 35-story two-tower residential building in Journal Square, Jersey City. The project would be built in two phases and is planned to yield 648 market-rate units, 72 affordable housing units, and 7,600 square feet of ground-floor commercial space. The development would also include a 200-vehicle parking garage. The 0.81-acre property is located at the corner of Sip and Tonnelle Avenues, within the Journal Square 2060 Rehabilitation Area. ... Read full Story
Construction is underway at the Three Arts Club, an eight-story residential building at 340 West 85th Street on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Designed by Curtis + Ginsberg Architects for the West Side Federation for Senior and Supportive Housing (WSFSSH), the project will transform the structure's 125 single-room occupancy units into 61 permanently affordable homes for low-income senior citizens. The property is located between West End Avenue and Riverside Drive. ... Read full Story
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 1538 Silver Street in Westchester Square, The Bronx. Located between Williamsbridge Road and East Tremont Avenue, the lot is near the Westchester Square–East Tremont Avenue subway station, served by the 6 train. Aleksander Vilajeti of AV Group Corp. is listed as the owner behind the applications. ... Read full Story
By New York YIMBY | Max Gillespie | 5/17/2026 6:31 AM
The Central Park Conservancy and NYC Parks are seeking Landmarks Preservation Commission approval for a new consolidated rules signage system across entrances to Central Park in Manhattan. The proposal, which will be presented at a public hearing on May 19, calls for the installation of permanent, standardized signs at all 54 park entrances, replacing a mix of existing and obsolete signage with a unified design intended to improve accessibility, visibility, and multilingual communication throughout the scenic landmark. ... Read full Story
Plans have been revealed for a 1,090-foot supertall residential skyscraper at 310 Greenwich Street in Tribeca, Manhattan. Designed by Morris Adjmi Architects and developed by Vornado Realty Trust and Stellar Management, the 72-story structure is slated to span 705,309 square feet and yield 976 units, including an affordable housing component. The project team recently submitted an Environmental Assessment Statement to the Department of City Planning for the property, which is dubbed Parcel 3C and located near the southwest corner of Greenwich and Harrison Streets. ... Read full Story
By New York YIMBY | Max Gillespie | 5/16/2026 7:30 AM
Construction is underway on the new home of the Children’s Museum of Manhattan at 361 Central Park West on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Designed by FXCollaborative, the project will convert a landmarked church into a seven-story museum spanning 80,000 square feet. The facility will feature new research-backed exhibits and immersive experiences from THG Creative, as well as a dedicated performance space and a rooftop terrace with views of Central Park. The property is located at the northwest corner of Central Park West and West 96th Street. ... Read full Story
Permits have been filed for a four-story residential building at 73 Kingsland Avenue in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Located between Richardson Street and Frost Street, the lot is closest to the Graham Avenue subway station, served by the L train. Chaoyu Huang of K & G-37 Ave Realty LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications. ... Read full Story
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 1427 Fulton Street, a nine-story residential building in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Designed by RKTB Architects and developed under the 1427 Fulton Street Inc., the structure yields 26 residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are three units for residents at 130 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $87,840 to $227,500. ... Read full Story
The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans retreated to 6.36% for the week ending May 14, down 1 basis point from 6.37% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. ... Read full Story
Foreclosure activity across the US is climbing sharply with the number of lenders taking back homes ticking up a whopping 42% in April compared to the same period last year. There were 5,098 completed foreclosures, according to newly released data from property data firm ATTOM, raising fresh concerns about ongoing financial strain on homeowners as elevated... ... Read full Story
Construction is underway on phase one of Modera Garden State Plaza, a mixed-use complex by the Westfield Garden State Plaza mall in Paramus, New Jersey. Designed by Rogers Partners Architects and developed by a joint venture between Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and Mill Creek Residential, the project will consist of two five-story structures yielding 575 market-rate apartments under Mill Creek’s Modera brand. The development will also include nearly 50,000 square feet of retail space, a 1-acre town square park, new public green space, and parking with electric vehicle charging stations. ... Read full Story
Permits have been filed for an eight-story mixed-use building at 1123 Myrtle Avenue in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Located between Lewis Avenue and Broadway, the lot covers 1101-1123 Myrtle Avenue and is steps from the Myrtle Avenue subway station, served by the J, M, and Z trains. Yitzchok Schwartz of YS Developers LLC is listed as the owner behind the applications. ... Read full Story
The affordable housing lottery has launched for 3530 Willett Avenue, a four-story residential building in Olinville, The Bronx. Designed by GRID Drafting and Consulting LLC and developed by Kodra Construction, the structure yields eight residences. Available on NYC Housing Connect are two units for residents at 80 percent of the area median income (AMI), ranging in eligible income from $82,183 to $116,640. ... Read full Story
By New York YIMBY | Max Gillespie | 5/15/2026 6:31 AM
The New York City Department of Transportation has announced the second phase of the 31st Avenue bike boulevard redesign in Astoria, Queens. The project will add a parking-protected, two-way bike lane from Steinway Street to 51st Street, extending the corridor from Vernon Boulevard toward Woodside and improving connections to the Queens Waterfront Greenway and East River. ... Read full Story
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for May 18, 2026 is:
vindicate \VIN-duh-kayt\ verb
To vindicate someone is to show that they are not guilty. Vindicate can also mean “to show that someone or something that has been criticized or doubted is correct, true, or reasonable.”
// A series of testimonies helped vindicate the defendant.
// Their much-maligned approach to the problem has now been vindicated by these positive results.
“He [Bob Dylan] never expressed embarrassment over the dismal commercial failure of his would-be cinematic masterpiece, Renaldo and Clara, even after the film’s financers, Warner Bros., warned Dylan that the film’s nearly five hour running time would ensure its failure (which would prove true). Dylan insisted that the film needed every frame. And who knows, art history may vindicate him.” — Ron Rosenbaum, Bob Dylan: Things Have Changed, 2025
Did you know?
It’s hard not to marvel at the rich history of vindicate. Vindicate, which has been used in English since at least the mid-16th century, comes from a form of the Latin verb vindicare, meaning “to set free, avenge, or lay claim to.” Vindicare, in turn, comes from vindex, a noun meaning “claimant” or “avenger.” Truly, vindex has proven to be an incredible hulk of a word progenitor over the centuries. Other descendants of this “avenger” assembled in English include avenge itself, revenge, vengeance, vendetta, and vindictive.