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Massive East New York ‘urban village’ is moving forward

The development, which surrounds a neighborhood megachurch, is expected to create 2,100 apartments

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A guide to OMNY, the MTA’s new MetroCard-replacing fare system

The tap-to-pay technology is rolling out to 37 more Bronx subway stations this month

OMNY readers at the Bowling Green station i...

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Swimming in the East River could happen sooner than you think

A body of water with a sunset.
The East River on the Williamsburg waterfront. 
Max Touhey
Home of the Week | Venice
A roof deck creates additional living space atop the Venice Home of the Week, while taking in 360-degree views.
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NYC’s 10 most important buildings of the past decade

These buildings defined the decade in New York City

TheThe past decade was a big one for New York City’s built environment, with a post-recession building boom bringing thousands upon thousands of new structures to the five boroughs.

Many of these were modest and often hidden in plain sight, but there are pockets of the city that hav...

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FROM FLOWER POTS TO HISTORIC ARCHITECTURE, THESE ARE THE TOWNS IN SPAIN’S ANDALUCIA THAT WON URBAN PLANNING AWARDS

The areas were previously busy thoroughfares for cars and had become swamped by careless parking and congestion

ANDALUCIA’S urban planning awards have been doled out to highlight those towns that most improve citizens’ lives.

Estepona took the ‘complete performance’ prize, for its ‘Garden of the Costa del Sol’ project, that ...

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San Fernando Valley’s last orange grove on its way to becoming a city landmark

The family that owns Tarzana’s Bothwell Ranch has listed it for sale—as a development opportunity

Oranges grow on trees neatly arranged into rows.
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Once Asking $250 Million, America’s Onetime Priciest Home Sells For Less

It went on the market three years ago with a candy room, a crocodile skin-clad elevator and a hefty price tag. Now Bruce Makowsky’s home has sold for $94 million.

  Developer Bruce Makowsky’s ‘Billiona...

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See inside MoMA’s $450M revamped, expanded campus

VIEW PHOTO IN GALLERY

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New York Public Library’s main branch opens new research space

The new space is part of the library’s master plan to revamp several areas of its Fifth Avenue building

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