Newsroom
72 stories from five newsrooms covering a city that argues about tolls, rent, towers and who should be governor.
Kings Plaza opens in Mill Bergen: New A's largest mall, a four-story garage and a new bus terminal on Avenue U
Begun in early 2019 and finished this fall, BK-0026 gives New BK's quiet side the shops, the parking and the bus connection it has asked for for years.
State and City confirm Atlantic Terminal for 2027; concourse steel rises this fall
The Governor and the Mayor signed the terminal’s final funding order at 4 Mii A Avenue. The state’s matching emeralds and the toll’s are now in the same account.
Mill Bergen: the quiet streets where New BK still feels like 2019
Six houses on Mill Street, a suburban lot on Avenue N and Triangle Junction at the centre. A walking guide to New BK's calmest neighborhood.
New BK first, Man A second: City Hall corrects the founding record
The First Building at 1 Mii A Avenue predates Building 1 on Man A Square by a few months. The History page now says so.
Progress Heights: the neighborhood New BK built on infill
Established in 2024 on land that did not exist in 2023, with a waterfront facing Man A and the best sunset in the borough.
Kings Plaza rises in Mill Bergen: the mall that will anchor New BK's quiet side
Three floors on Avenue U, the largest retail footprint in the city, and a parking question nobody has answered.
Anthropic moves into AI Tower: the first company to bring a model to Progress Heights
Nine floors, 47 blocks, and a resident AI that City Hall would like to hook up to the Public Square.
Governor Hochul rides the Metro to City Hall and pledges state money for Atlantic Terminal
The State of New A will match the toll revenue going into the Downtown New BK dig. The Governor also fixed, personally, one turnstile.
City Hall proposes a rent freeze for stabilized villager homes
Every one- and two-family record in Mill Bergen and Long Island zoned R1 to R3 would hold its rent for two years. Landlords are not pleased.