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Queens West

Aerial view of Manhattan looking south over Central Park. (Photo credit: Stan Honda/AFP/Getty Images)
Apr 26

Surprise, New York Turned Into One of the World’s Greenest Cities

Sounds like an oxymoron. Say “park,” and of course everyone thinks of Central Park in the middle of Manhattan.
By Elizabeth Barlow Rogers
Douglas Durst.
Oct 31

Strong Foundation

Call Douglas Durst the anti-real estate developer. Though he spends his days planning to erect New York City’s tallest buildings, such as 1 World Trade Center, Mr. Durst also devotes his free time to contemplating how to create and preserve public parks and open spaces. Mr. Durst’s pursuits might seem contradictory, but have a thru line: improving urban space.
By Guelda Voien
Mar 19

QueensWay: New York City’s Most Controversial Potential Park

Parks: what’s there not to dislike? A group of parks activists in Queens have been pushing “QueensWay,” a linear park
By Stephen Jacob Smith
Jan 4

What to Do With a Derelict Queens Trestle: Advocates Square Off on High Line v. Rail Line

By Matt Chaban
Apr 28

Operation ‘Project Repo’

By Eliot Brown
Nov 21

HPD Seeks Tax-free Financing for the Middle-Class

By Matthew Schuerman
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