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PRESS RELEASE NOVEMBER 22, 2024 New York, NY – The City Club of New York is proud to announce that its legal action has successfully...

Amit Bose, Administrator Federal Railroad Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC...

November 20, 2024 By Layla Law-Gisiko, President. The City Club of New York “Buy land; they're not making it anymore” Mark Twain. The...

November 19, 2024 By John Massengale, AIA CNU NY DAILY NEWS "The future of New York’s neighborhoods is being decided behind closed doors. Mayor Adams, the New York City Planning Commission and Big Real Estate have presented the third, final, and most consequential part of their plan to change New York City’s zoning — brilliantly branded the City of Yes — to the City Council. The Council held a long, contentious public hearing and will have a committee vote this week. But in l

November 18, 2024 By John Low-Beer, J.D., PhD. City Club Law Committee Chair The New York City Planning Department presents the City of...

November 12, 2024 Honorable Kathy Hochul Governor NYS State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 Dear Governor Hochul, We write today as a...

THE NEW YORK TIMES September 27, 2024 BY ANA LEY & WINNIE HU "Supporters of the tolling program want Gov. Kathy Hochul to bring it back...

CRAIN'S NEW YORK BY KATE BOICOURT New York City is at a crossroads; the decisions we make now will determine the city’s livability in a...

Lowland Protection Paired With Upland Upzoning A proposal by the City Club of New York June 2024 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Six feet of sea level rise and more frequent and intense storms are expected by 2100, submerging low-lying neighborhoods and extending the floodplain into even more communities. Meanwhile, the City is rezoning for and incentivizing higher-density housing development in these areas, increasing risks to public safety, family investments, and the trauma and expense

Our full brief (2016) is available as a .pdf at the end of the post. THE CITY CLUB OF NEW YORK'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE URBAN...