New York City

Wed November 01, 2017

Mayor Announces Major Investments to Protect Area From Future Storms

On the Oct. 29, 5th Anniversary of Hurricane Sandy, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a $145 million investment for up to seven resilience projects to help protect communities in the Rockaways from the impacts of climate change....

Tue October 31, 2017

Mayrich Construction — Rock-Solid Work in NYC

Although Mayrich Construction was humbly established with “one dump truck and a dream” more than 70 years ago, it's now one of the largest excavation and foundation companies in New York City....

Tue October 31, 2017

Durante Rentals Opens New Location in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Durante Rentals continues its rapid expansion with its latest store opening in Brooklyn, N.Y. The fully renovated and strategically located store, at 1773 Bushwick Ave. in the Bushwick section of Brooklyn, is a full-service equipment and tool rental facility offering rentals, sale, parts, service and training....

Winnie Hu - Mon October 23, 2017

A Replacement Home Arrives, Little Assembly Required

Nancy Fisher's replacement home arrived on a truck. In four big pieces. Each one was lifted by crane and set atop concrete pillars in Midland Beach, a neighborhood on Staten Island that was swamped by Hurricane Sandy....

The Associated Press - Thu October 12, 2017

Last Car Crosses Now-Closed Tappan Zee Bridge North of NYC

With a 1929 Model A Ford Phaeton making the final 3.1-mile journey across the Hudson River, the Tappan Zee Bridge in New York City's northern suburbs has officially closed. Much of the fanfare that accompanied the opening of an adjacent $3.9 billion twin-span named in honor of former New York Gov....

Thu October 05, 2017

Amtrak “Ready to Build” Campaign Highlights Critical Need for Infrastructure Investment

Amtrak unveiled the “Ready to Build” campaign Oct. 2, which includes a series of short films showcasing five critical investments that are vital to the realization of a renewed, modern passenger rail system....

Emily Buenzle - Mon October 02, 2017

Officials Watch as Crews Use Explosion to Demolish WWII-era Bridge

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other New York City and state officials watched early Oct. 1, as the Kosciuszko Bridge, which has connected Brooklyn and Queens since 1939, was demolished via an implosion, Curbed reported....

Emily Buenzle - Wed September 13, 2017

With $28M in Federal Funding, Maglev Train Challenges Musk's Hyperloop Plans

Elon Musk's Hyperloop is facing some competition from a private company that has already secured $28 million in federal grant money for a feasibility study. The Northeast Maglev (TNEM), a U.S.-owned company founded in 2011, wants to build a high-speed train line between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, a trip the company said would take 15 minutes....

Associated Press - Fri September 08, 2017

Church Destroyed on 9/11 Rebuilt Next to World Trade Center

A Greek Orthodox church taking shape next to the World Trade Center memorial plaza will glow at night like a marble beacon when it opens sometime next year. It also will mark another step in the long rebuilding of New York's ground zero....

Emily Buenzle - Fri August 18, 2017

Construction Begins on Moynihan Train Hall at Penn-Farley Complex

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Aug. 16 that the process has officially begun to transform the James A. Farley Post Office building, located across the street from Penn Station, into the new Moynihan Train Hall, Curbed reported....