# 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:** 6
**Author:** ![lowkeylion](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/lowkeylion/32/1239_2.png) [@lowkeylion](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/lowkeylion)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/101 "2017-02-08T22:46:31Z")
AMAZING! We really are the new City of Lights. This is the 21st century! The Age of Ramses! NEW YORK CITY! ---
**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:** [February 9, 2017, 12:37am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/102 "2017-02-09T00:37:05Z")
It really is the age. Stuck on the BQE in slow traffic, the majority of the skyline was visible, and I just thought, damn… too impressive! And I try to find other cities that are better, but thus far, the search has failed. It’s the gold standard for a reason. 😊 ---
**Author:** ![Brooklyn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/brooklyn/32/16158_2.png) [@Brooklyn](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Brooklyn)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 5:50pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/103 "2017-02-27T17:50:53Z")
[https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ\_ug2CBGS8/](https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ_ug2CBGS8/) Newyorkyimby ---
**Author:** ![Brooklyn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/brooklyn/32/16158_2.png) [@Brooklyn](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Brooklyn)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/104 "2017-02-27T17:57:38Z")
Newyorkyimby [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ6oMIjDNqY/](https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ6oMIjDNqY/) [https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ6l89bjQ0F/](https://www.instagram.com/p/BQ6l89bjQ0F/) Yeigh or neigh ? (I personally hope they find somewhere else to build this…) ---
**Author:** ![MarshallKnight](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/marshallknight/32/40545_2.png) [@MarshallKnight](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/MarshallKnight)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/105 "2017-02-27T18:49:54Z")
For anyone who’s confused or didn’t catch the YIMBYgram, these are visions designed for Metals in Construction Magazine’s “2030 Challenge,” meant to showcase new sustainable construction techniques and facade types. Mercifully, no one is actually proposing replacing the Grace Building. These finalists came up with some pretty cool concepts. The ODA design obviously calls back to I.M. Pei’s unbuilt Grand Central tower… ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/4/c4b25fbcb5c8f7d6fdb0c31cf3ffb95fca11ad61.jpeg) …which I always thought was a cool standalone design, but really ill-suited to NYC. A few detractors have suggested ODA’s concept only belongs in Qatar, Dubai or China, but I think it would actually fit in really well alongside some of the curvy 21st Century towers in London. ---
**Author:** ![streetscaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@streetscaper](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/streetscaper)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/106 "2017-02-27T19:21:39Z")
That one on Roosevelt Island!.. Yes please!! ---
**Author:** ![streetscaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/779978/32.png) [@streetscaper](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/streetscaper)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2017, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/107 "2017-02-27T19:42:05Z")
Have you guys seen this new resource? New interactive 3D map of Lower Manhattan. Here’s a short video explaining it: https://player.vimeo.com/video/196320676?h=6a13d2f589&app_id=122963 * * * And here’s the map: [http://www.downtownny.com/lm3d](http://www.downtownny.com/lm3d) ---
**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 5, 2017, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/108 "2017-03-05T02:35:04Z")
Clip from a couple of years ago, but interesting per say. [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/9/1/91e34dcb8eb8b3e360de5565178f608ed4767daf.jpeg "Micro apartment solution in New York") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hCSFk6zfSjs) Now in 2017, as the housing program is becoming ever more dynamic, micro units could be a feasible addition to the various developments. ---
**Author:** ![Brooklyn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/brooklyn/32/16158_2.png) [@Brooklyn](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Brooklyn)\ **Post date:** [March 8, 2017, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/109 "2017-03-08T15:55:21Z")
Cityrealty [https://www.instagram.com/p/BRYVgOuj\_Zu/](https://www.instagram.com/p/BRYVgOuj_Zu/) The South bronx’s future is looking up! ---
**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 10, 2017, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/110 "2017-03-10T01:48:46Z")
This is really cool. 3d Map. Development map. Tons of neighborhoods. **Map:** [How Tall Will New Buildings in My New York Neighborhood Be? - New York - DNAinfo](https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/visualizations/skyline?browse&hood=87&lat=40.561322955321&lon=-73.924613463668&zoom=15.5&tilt=45.0&rotation=0.0&building=true) Click on tab to go to different neighborhoods. Can zoom in and out and scroll as well. Give it time to load though. Some screenshots. Click on the massing to get info on structure. ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/5/536e37c7b50487c7d1ae8f7689ba7e4d5351cad6.jpg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/2/2bf2e80726cb25cdb591159404599050989d4372.jpg) ---
**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:** [March 12, 2017, 11:01pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/111 "2017-03-12T23:01:20Z")
Blizzard incoming! [http://www.weather.gov/okx/winter](http://www.weather.gov/okx/winter) ---
**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 14, 2017, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/112 "2017-03-14T00:57:30Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/8/87a8affef1913316adb2142d7160f0509f21c345.jpg) ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/2/26a1905477d7a4f2de6aed1c547a160a7e1866f0.jpg) ---
**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 14, 2017, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/113 "2017-03-14T12:42:46Z")
Traffic today. As you can very well tell, I took off today. Not worth the risk! ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/0/05553aa9b52e6c3df124976eb99485bc23e193bb.jpg) ---
**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 14, 2017, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/114 "2017-03-14T14:13:46Z")
DOB greenlights nearly 4,300 units in first two months of 2017. 😄 ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/c/9/c93fc703b705b1eb3e38a452a65003838485e7e3.jpeg) Credit: [TRD](https://therealdeal.com/2017/03/13/building-permits-up-to-start-the-year-but-the-data-warrants-a-closer-look/) ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 7:56pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/115 "2017-03-17T19:56:36Z")
> **[This wacky megatall building could be ‘the world’s longest skyscraper’](https://ny.curbed.com/2017/3/17/14958206/nyc-skyscraper-big-bend-billionaires-row-oiio)** > > An architecture firm proposed a building they’re calling "the Big Bend," which would stretch 4,000 feet long and curve over Billionares’ Row—if, of course, it ever happened. I found this funny. This is not going to work 😂 ---
**Author:** ![DragonLearner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/dragonlearner/32/4142_2.png) [@DragonLearner](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/DragonLearner)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2017, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/116 "2017-03-17T22:32:30Z")
Yeah, it’s pretty crazy and funny ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2017, 9:12pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/117 "2017-03-18T21:12:47Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/9/9ed075742446d00299acad6291005463577c5d5b.gif) ---
**Author:** ![Brooklyn](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/brooklyn/32/16158_2.png) [@Brooklyn](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Brooklyn)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2017, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/118 "2017-03-19T06:25:58Z")
![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/f/f5d081c2e18f64a3fc0fdb3ff1aa31517da7fda3.jpg) ---
**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:** [March 21, 2017, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/119 "2017-03-21T16:15:43Z")
> **[Cuomo Plots Demise of Bronx’s Unloved Sheridan Expressway (Published 2017)](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/19/nyregion/cuomo-bronx-sheridan-expressway.html?_r=1)** > > Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo endorsed a $700 million plan to tear down the highway built by Robert Moses and replace it with a tree-lined boulevard that could stitch the community back together. ---
**Author:** ![TK2000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/tk2000/32/114212_2.png) [@TK2000](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/TK2000)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2017, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700/120 "2017-03-24T18:59:29Z")
Ok, so I played around with this diagram of the Big Bend concept: ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/1/1ab7e4a0dc3caa5b53dd39c9f1e469402dd3dcba.png) And then I took pieces of 111 W 57th and stacked it up to the height of the Big Bend, and they lined up really well ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/2/28f5b67b855d22cdd2ce3e23046b07e7f5a9392c.jpg) So with using the measurments of 111 W 57th, I got a total height of 2,162 feet ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/2X/5/56ebdab881032be6368367eb65d14395cd9358ed.png) [Previous page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700.md?page=5) [Next page](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/new-york-various-news-about-our-city-and-q-a/1700.md?page=7)