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Sunnyside Yards

Mayor Bill de Blasio. (Photo: Ilya Savenok/Getty Images)

De Blasio Thinks There’s a ‘Way Forward’ for Sunnyside Yards Proposal

Gov. Andrew Cuomo isn't on board with Mayor Bill de Blasio's plan for housing at Sunnyside Yards, but Mr. de Blasio sees a "way forward."
By Jillian Jorgensen
The Sunnyside Yards.

De Blasio Heralds Sunnyside Yards as Next Stuy-Town, Unveils Other Housing Details

Mayor Bill de Blasio announced at the State of the City address this morning that he intends to build 11,250 affordable housing units at Sunnyside Yards—the same as the number as at Stuy-Town and Peter Cooper Village—at 200 acres, one of the largest undeveloped parcels in New York City, but one that presents myriad difficulties to developers as it remains an active rail yard in use by several train companies.
By Kim Velsey

Dan Doctoroff Still Has Big Plans―Like Moving the Javits to Sunnyside Yards

It has been five years since Dan Doctoroff reported to City Hall  for work, but the former deputy mayor and
By Matt Chaban

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