# NEW YORK | Various News About Our City and Q&A **URL:** \ **Category:** New York\ **Created:** [December 17, 2015, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700 "2015-12-17T03:13:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 117
**Author:** ![chris08876](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/chris08876/32/1617_2.png) [@chris08876](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/chris08876)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/2371 "2026-03-26T14:55:09Z")
[https://www.connectcre.com/stories/mamdani-launches-program-to-fast-track-affordable-development/](https://www.connectcre.com/stories/mamdani-launches-program-to-fast-track-affordable-development/) # **Mamdani Launches Program to Fast-Track Affordable Development** > New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani on Wednesday announced the new Neighborhood Builders Fast Track, an expedited process to speed the delivery of affordable housing on city-owned land. With Neighborhood Builders, the city’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) will pre-qualify affordable housing builders and shorten the pre-development Request for Proposals process by eight months for certain projects. > > **Together with the new Expedited Land Use Review Procedure approved by voters last November, Neighborhood Builders will cut the pre-development process by more than two years, according to the mayor’s office.** > > “Our city is facing a historic housing crisis — the last thing we need to do is tie ourselves in red tape,” said Mamdani. “The Neighborhood Builders Fast Track will speed up housing development and make it faster to build on city-owned land.” > > HPD is releasing a Request for Qualifications due May 8t for affordable housing developers who will pre-qualify for the Neighborhood Builders program. HPD expects to use Neighborhood Builders to advance development of up to 1,000 new homes over the next two years. ---
**Author:** ![Nickfloyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/nickfloyo/32/173662_2.png) [@Nickfloyo](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Nickfloyo)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/2372 "2026-03-27T01:00:48Z")
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**Author:** ![Nickfloyo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/nickfloyo/32/173662_2.png) [@Nickfloyo](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Nickfloyo)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/2373 "2026-03-27T01:04:10Z")
I said this before but I can imagine the NYC metro area growing to 25 million in my lifetime. We would just need all cities in Westchester (Yonkers, White Plains, New Rochelle, Mount Vernon), Long Island, NJ and CT to all be onboard with the growth. ---
**Author:** ![Dior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/dior/32/164097_2.png) [@Dior](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Dior)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2026, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/2374 "2026-03-28T15:55:39Z")
honestly staten island is untapped potential ---
**Author:** ![streetscaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@streetscaper](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/streetscaper)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 2:47am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/2375 "2026-04-07T02:47:09Z")
After basically what feels like a decade, we get to see the flatiron building again > **[Apartments NYC 🗽 on Instagram: "Scaffolding is beginning to come down on the...](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWzcih0DjKu/?igsh=MWVwbG45a2xzZXUzMw==)** > > 6,043 likes, 43 comments - apartmentsnyc on April 6, 2026: "Scaffolding is beginning to come down on the Flatiron Building for the first time in years, revealing its restored façade as part of a major renovation 👀 The removal, which began at the end... ---
**Author:** ![5Bfilms](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/5bfilms/32/173622_2.png) [@5Bfilms](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/5Bfilms)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2026, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/2376 "2026-04-07T16:26:58Z")
Thought about posting that last week ![BCS_2026-03-29_GFX-053](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/f/3/f39fd9b92de4c1cd73320b42b0f6eab3f3d5921a.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Dior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/dior/32/164097_2.png) [@Dior](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Dior)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2026, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/2377 "2026-04-08T14:23:41Z")
cannot remember the last time i saw it without scaffolding ---
**Author:** ![Whathewhy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/whathewhy/32/173238_2.png) [@Whathewhy](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Whathewhy)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2026, 7:53pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/2378 "2026-04-11T19:53:34Z")
> **[City to restart Flatbush Avenue redesign this month](https://www.6sqft.com/city-to-restart-flatbush-avenue-redesign-this-month/)** > > Work to install center-running bus lanes on Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue will continue later this month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Thursday. ![IMG_2933](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/2/42456f74cf507ce48aa8dce8eb8390cbeb9501ef.jpeg) ![IMG_2932](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/4/5/45cb9af377731d2d7e002f68bb914dbef1576235.jpeg) ![IMG_2934](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/4/b4d55320e7faf1d9d0aacd0dfd7f4985a604370e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![olaoosodifjfjfj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9fc29f/32.png) [@olaoosodifjfjfj](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/olaoosodifjfjfj)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2026, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/2379 "2026-04-13T03:11:09Z")
Well this abandoned building finally burned down. Could’ve been insurance fraud or squatters inside, would this mean a new building is finally coming at this sight possibly? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WeUB62XoWQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WeUB62XoWQ) ---
**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2026, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/2380 "2026-04-17T02:12:06Z")
kinda sad, but nothing unusual. The Whales sometimes swim through commercial shipping lanes and be struck, or just die naturally. > **[New York's first dead whale of 2026 washes up on Rockaway Beach](https://gothamist.com/news/dead-whale-washes-up-on-rockaway-beach)** > > This is the first beached whale reported in the NYC area this year. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 1:10am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/2381 "2026-04-24T01:10:35Z")
**Holy smokes!** Six-alarm fire in Astoria church ![IMG6016](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/2/3/23cbb781c0210598c9f900617ccbf6d19f90038d.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![YIMHudson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/yimhudson/32/2304_2.png) [@YIMHudson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/YIMHudson)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/2382 "2026-04-24T02:07:52Z")
holy smokes but its no astoria borealis. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/6/e61f8983b700cc45a51d0f9ec2719941385c7295.jpeg "Electrical Arc Lights NYC Sky Blue") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVkdSVd2-WY) ---
**Author:** ![baronson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/baronson/32/190290_2.png) [@baronson](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/baronson)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/2383 "2026-04-24T02:23:00Z")
Totally forgot when Electro attacked the ConEd plant in Astoria a few years back. Good thing Spider-Man handled it. ---
**Author:** ![Dior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/dior/32/164097_2.png) [@Dior](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Dior)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2026, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/2384 "2026-04-24T14:16:55Z")
astoria borealis 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 ---
**Author:** ![Whathewhy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/whathewhy/32/173238_2.png) [@Whathewhy](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Whathewhy)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/2385 "2026-04-30T15:58:05Z")
Park Avenue redesign ![IMG3998](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/7/e7a53ae9fd111e7fec7618e18e9bf0ab784fedd5.jpeg) ![IMG3996](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/a/caadb005e135832a67acfaf366f0dac36aaa3b37.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![bpc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@bpc](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/bpc)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 4:06pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/2386 "2026-04-30T16:06:35Z")
More pedestrian space and drivers get dedicated turn lanes instead of a third lane that just traps you. not a bad deal ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/2387 "2026-04-30T16:52:02Z")
Not sure I understand, @bpc. Aren’t they still going to be trapped behind double-parked cars? ---
**Author:** ![5Bfilms](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/5bfilms/32/173622_2.png) [@5Bfilms](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/5Bfilms)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/2388 "2026-04-30T17:38:09Z")
A huge improvement IMO. ---
**Author:** ![NeverForgiveAction](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/neverforgiveaction/32/181835_2.png) [@NeverForgiveAction](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NeverForgiveAction)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/2389 "2026-04-30T17:49:06Z")
Please let it be the second one. I would also prefer they not do those selective bulbouts. Those are not supported by history and all it accomplishes is the diminished line, symmetricity and monumentality of Park Avenue. And for all things holy, can we get some bespoke streetlights for the entirety of Park? ---
**Author:** ![NeverForgiveAction](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/neverforgiveaction/32/181835_2.png) [@NeverForgiveAction](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/NeverForgiveAction)\ **Post date:** [April 30, 2026, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/2390 "2026-04-30T18:04:43Z")
#### [1405 Boston Road, Crotona Park East, The Bronx](https://newyorkyimby.com/2026/04/the-frederick-shack-residence-completes-construction-at-1405-boston-road-in-crotona-park-east-the-bronx.html) Rendering ![1405-boston-rd-1-777x472](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/6/e6cfd8857050b5a510e37c33a1bf008bf8e9a41c.jpeg) Reality ![bronx-scores-dollar38-million-lifeline-with-boston-road-supportive-housing-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/c/ace1422bfcde7575e8e48231208f8ec61fd0d744.jpeg) It needs to be mentioned the little building on the corner razed for this was absolutely gorgeous. Any other civilized society would have saved that structure and built around it. https://www.google.com/maps/embed?pb=!4v1777574145040!6m8!1m7!1sEW0kVEoa4W79PUQjefx2Nw!2m2!1d40.83332968556029!2d-73.89691194223322!3f353.65698512263043!4f6.262886793139472!5f0.4000000000000002 [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700.md?page=116) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700.md?page=118)