Empire State Development Archives

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Sep 2026

In Atlantic Yards Reboot, New Developers Seek More Subsidies & 2,382 More Apartments—But Only 366 More Affordable Ones

A new plan promises to build lower-income units up front. Gov. Hochul is on board, and the state’s approval process is starting—though the full public costs remain unknown.

ByNorman Oder 0Comments

20

Jan 2026

Government Housing and Homelessness Housing Calendar Land Use and Development Resources

NYC Housing Calendar, Jan. 20-26

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

08

Dec 2025

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Housing Calendar Land Use and Development NYCHA Resources

NYC Housing Calendar, Dec. 8-15

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

17

Nov 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Housing Calendar Land Use and Development Resources

NYC Housing Calendar, Nov. 17-24

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

15

Oct 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Land Use and Development Transportation

New Development Team Promises Atlantic Yards Progress, But Housing Penalties Called ‘Insufficient’

The new development team—the third since the megaproject was announced in 2003—has agreed to pay $12 million as they plan a new way forward. A key advocate deemed that “insufficient”…

ByNorman Oder 8Comments

31

Mar 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development

Brooklyn’s Stalled Atlantic Yards Plan Faces More Questions Than Answers

More than 21 years after it was announced, the Atlantic Yards/Pacific Park megaproject has delivered the Barclays Center and eight towers, but remains about half-finished. With foreclosure pending and an affordable…

ByNorman Oder 9Comments

24

Feb 2025

Featured Housing and Homelessness

Apartments Planned at Former Lincoln Correctional Site Are Unaffordable, Harlem Lawmakers Say

The state is opening 105 apartments at the former Lincoln Correctional Facility on West 110th Street. But local elected officials say the “co-op style” units are priced too high for…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 1Comment

29

Nov 2023

Economy Government Opinion Transportation

Opinion: Four Steps to End the Impasse at Penn Station

“This is a once-in-a-century opportunity to raise New York and the entire region to new heights of greatness by getting Penn Station right. We can and must do better.”

BySam Turvey 4Comments

24

Aug 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Land Use and Development

State Weighs Tax Deal, Plans ‘Public Engagement’ for Atlantic Yards as Housing Deadline Nears

The developer and MTA have come to agreement on the platform needed for three towers, but Greenland USA won’t proceed without a key tax break. As Empire State Development floats…

ByNorman Oder 3Comments

01

Aug 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics Transportation

Opinion: We Need a Real Penn Station Plan, Not a Neighborhood Replacement Scheme

“Our leaders seem blithely unaware that we have within our grasp a once-in-a-century opportunity to create a transit hub worthy of New York, which many of us still think of…

BySam Turvey 7Comments

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