De Blasio Headed to Vatican to Talk Inequality and Climate Change with Pope Mayor Bill de Blasio will head to the Holy See on Monday to give a speech on his environmental agenda and meet with Pope Francis. By Will Bredderman
OneNYC Needs More Data, Fewer Slogans New York doesn’t need a fantastical wish list of “gimmes.” We need the mayor to adopt his predecessor’s fanaticism for analytic rigor, budgeting candor and implementation specificity. By The Editors
Bill de Blasio Calls for the End of Garbage by 2030 Mr. de Blasio rolled out a "Zero Waste" plan today as part of his One New York program. By Jillian Jorgensen
Among the Last Pedestrian Plazas of the Bloomberg Era, Marcy Avenue Plaza Is Unveiled in Brooklyn By Kim Velsey
Dan Doctoroff Still Wants Waterfront Development—So Long As ‘Fools’ Evacuate Next Time By Matt Chaban
Mayor Bloomberg Puts His Money Where His Mansard Is: White Roof for Mansion, Green Roof for Foundation By Matt Chaban
Let’s Make a Deal! How Mike’s Mild-Mannered Closer Seth Pinsky Got the City Building Again By Observer Staff
Green Bureaucracy: In Two Years, City Has Passed 25 Percent of Its Sustainable Building Bills By Stephen Duffy