#neighborhood-impact tag

Dyker Heights Christmas Lights Guide: Brooklyn holiday spectacle draws visitors from around the world Brooklyn Paper

Dyker Heights becomes a world-famous neighborhood of elaborate Christmas light displays attracting massive crowds and creating overcrowding, trash, and parking issues.

Brooklyn

fromBrooklyn Paper

1 month ago

Brooklyn jail's steel frame climbs to eighth floor, despite years-long delay * Brooklyn Paper

A 15-story, $3 billion borough jail at 275 Atlantic Ave. is under construction with a steel frame up eight stories and 1,040 beds.

fromPadailypost

1 month ago

City grapples with new upzoning law

Palo Alto City Council is grappling with how to plan for housing after the state Legislature passed a law to allow seven-story apartment buildings within a quarter mile of the city's three Caltrain stations. The new law, Senate Bill 79, allows for cities to create alternative plans that shift the height around. For example, four-story buildings could be allowed on some properties while ten-story buildings are allowed on others, Planning Director Jonathan Lait said.

California

Coffee

fromCurbed

2 months ago

'Who Died?' 'It's the Starbucks.'

Starbucks closures disproportionately affected New York, disrupting neighborhood routines and provoking landlord outrage, labor concerns, and strong public attachment to local stores.

New York City

fromEater NY

3 months ago

The Saddest NYC Restaurant Closures in September

Multiple longstanding and notable New York City restaurants and bars across neighborhoods closed or announced closures in late summer and early September.

California

fromwww.mercurynews.com

3 months ago

Letters: Bill for housing near transit further threatens neighborhoods

SB 79 threatens neighborhoods by mandating high-density housing near transit stops, raising concerns about urban character.