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Chicago was once too flat to drain its sewage, so engineers raised entire streets by four to five feet and jacked buildings up to match — one 320-foot block of shops was lifted four feet on 6,000 screws while businesses inside stayed open
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (305+ words) A city literally too flat to survive its own waste had to be raised, block by block, with thousands of jackscrews turning beneath occupied buildings....
Washington Heights Man's 100-Day NYC Street Cleanup
1+ week, 1+ day ago (164+ words) Early on, Clarke distributed bilingual brochures in English and Spanish to storefront owners along 171st Street, explaining his initiative and asking merchants to recommend other neglected blocks worth cleaning, per The Mary Sue. That direct outreach built early trust, and local…...
New York backs first US effort to pipe subway heat to nearby municipal buildings
1+ week, 2+ day ago (580+ words) New York is exploring an inventive way to make its notoriously hot subway platforms more tolerable: capturing the heat underground and putting it to use aboveground. Success would make it the first thermal energy network tied to a U.S. train system....
The true cost of deferred maintenance for NYC co-ops
2+ week, 5+ day ago (535+ words) Deferrimg maintenance on facades is just one of many costly mistakes co-op and condo boards make. Aug. 25, 2026 — Boards learn the hard way that being cheap can get very expensive. Many cash-strapped co-op and condo boards are reluctant to spend money,…...
Westchester County's 1st spirit-free bottle shop opens in Dobbs Ferry
3+ week, 2+ day ago (39+ words) CBS News - The 5:33 | Legacy of the LIRR Massacre - On The Dot with David Schechter: Wildfires & Climate Change Westchester County's 1st spirit-free bottle shop opens in Dobbs Ferry...
Posh Upper East Siders lash out at plan to fight rats by getting trash off the sidewalks - AOL
3+ week, 3+ day ago (454+ words) Upper East Siders are trashing NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s push to eliminate nearly 30,000 parking spaces citywide and plunk tens of thousands of massive garbage containers streetside – saying it would turn the posh neighborhood into “Dumpsterville.” The towering, UFO-like metal trash…...
New York's dog poop crackdown includes a plan to turn sidewalk waste into compost
3+ week, 4+ day ago (499+ words) Pet waste can enter storm drains and waterways, adding environmental and public health risks. New York City is taking aim at one of the most stubborn nuisances of urban life. As 6sqft reported, newly approved legislation on dog poop found on…...
Landlords can buy their way out of NYC's climate law starting this week
3+ week, 6+ day ago (461+ words) Published Aug 17, 2026 As a candidate, Mayor Zohran Mamdani pledged to close loopholes that allowed landlords to limit compliance with the city’s landmark law capping building emissions. But later this week, landlords will have the opportunity to buy their way out…...
Paving Mount Prospect Park betrays everyday New Yorkers
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (420+ words) With deadly heat domes and air pollution emergencies, everyday New Yorkers are living the reality that Zohran Mamdani observed on the campaign trail: “Climate and quality of life are not two separate concerns. They are, in fact, one and the…...
Explore 7 privately owned outdoor spaces in NYC that are open to the public
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (737+ words) Find Your Next Place You don’t need to be a resident to stroll along the 58,000-square-foot Hallets Point Esplanade near the Durst Organization’s residential development in Astoria. A “privately owned public space” might sound like an oxymoron, but in New…...