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I nominate Yzberisht (outside of Tirana), and Ramallah Among developed countries, my first instinct was somewhere German-speaking, but the mid-2000s boom-era Madrid exurbs gives Swiss suburbs a run for their

Why is rooftop industrial parking not a bigger thing in NYC? Seems like a good way to get vehicles off sidewalks and out of bike lanes and fulfill tenants’ desires

A new two-story, 18,000-sq. ft. library in Rego Park will cost New York City taxpayers $38 million to build – roughly five times what a private developer would pay to

Fun game: if historic districts were based on actual history and not race/aesthetics/home values, what should be landmarked in New York City but isn't?https://twitter.com/nilocobau/status/1311833846300565504 I nominate Northeast Flatbus

It is peak American transit to assume that planning decisions that raise ticket prices and repel low-income riders are inherent to train tracks, and that equity requires an entirely new

NYC housing Twitter – help me out with something. I'm looking a 6-fam building in Ridgewood for sale. It's 1853 Madison St. It's a great location – gentrifying neighborhood, beautiful street. Nice

My passport expired, and I have tickets to Europe leaving in about 7 weeks. What the hell do I do? I know it's unlikely that I'll get to go, but

I would love to know why Dhaka went in such a more pro-urban direction with planning than Indian cities. These newly developed parts of town don't look like they have

West coast handled this better, and I am a deranged Cuomo hater, BUT, there's probably some big variable lowering the west coast death toll that doesn't involve gov't decisions (climate,