A new study out of Rutgers University reveals that over the last five years, the outer suburban counties of the New York City metro area have lost population as the “core” has grown, signaling a surprising reversal of outward sprawl […]
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Key vacant downtown building in Syracuse to be developed
photo Syracuse.com A prominent building in downtown Syracuse went dark in 2008 when major regional employer Excellus moved their people to the suburbs. Soon, the building will be 73 apartments, right in the heart of downtown. Read more at Syracuse.com […]
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Over-the-Top Highway
It took sixteen seconds in Governor Cuomo’s 2014 State of the State address to re-awaken a dormant relic of an idea for New York’s North Country. Said Cuomo in January: “In the North Country, the proposed Route 98 could reduce […]
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Legoland in Rockland County may not be a great boost to tax …
Legoland is talking about building a theme park in Rockland County, and as you might expect, the idea has its vehement supporters and detractors. LoHud.com posits in a recent article that the tax base generated by the park could severely […]
continue readingU.S. News and World Report features Rust Belt Revival
U.S. News and World Report today published An Urban Revival in the Rust Belt, and while the article focused nicely on Buffalo, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh, the progress made in Detroit, Rochester, Syracuse, and other so-called Rust Belt cities could have […]
continue reading“Behold New Lebanon” aims to breathe life into r…
Residents of the beleaguered burg of New Lebanon, New York have conjured up a creative initiative for building interest in the town’s rural life. Read about it in the New York Times […]
continue readingConstruction of Rentals is Taking Off
A NY Times article from last week highlights the construction boom of apartment buildings, while the number of single-family home starts remain low. Read more here. […]
continue readingUtica, NY: A New Life for Refugees, and the City They Adopte…
An interesting article in the NY Times puts a spotlight on Utica, NY as a “refugee magnet” with immigrants transforming this once-fading industrial town. According to Shelly Callahan, executive director of the Mohawk Valley Resource Center for Refugees, this population […]
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Dear Albany, I Am Not Stupid
Recently, the City of Buffalo hosted the Congress for New Urbanism, a gathering of 1,300 architects, developers and planners from across the U.S. It was quite a coup to get the CNU; it usually sets down in growing places. Buffalo […]
continue readingThe “end” of New York City?
A New York City-based blog has emerged that laments the transformation of a NYC filled with small, independent businesses to one of chains, franchises, and too much gleam and gentrification. Check out the blog: Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York […]
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