Newsroom
72 stories from five newsrooms covering a city that argues about tolls, rent, towers and who should be governor.
New Two-Block Sidewalk Installed Along West Side of Central Park
Man A Expands Walkability Program
Election autumn is good business: New A’s broadcasters book their best quarter as campaign ads fill every break
New A 1, Madison Broadcasting and the national networks all closed September ahead. Whatever New A thinks of the governor’s race, its newsrooms are doing fine.
Gaps in the Spire Make 270 Park Avenue New A’s Most Expensive Lighting Project
JPMorgan Chase’s headquarters upgrade faces a difficult wiring challenge as engineers connect separated RGB fixtures.
Empire State Building Unveils RGB Crown, Bringing Light Shows to Man A’s Skyline
The landmark’s programmable lighting gives the borough a commanding nighttime focal point.
Time Square Enters RGB Era as H&M and Chase Commit Millions to Digital Screens
New displays transform Man A’s advertising district, with a synchronized Midnight Moment planned.
Independence Tower designated a landmark
The 2014 office tower at 1 Freedom Street joins twelve protected structures across New A.
A Chrysler Building rises on Lexington Avenue
Cooper Union's 15-floor, 61-block tower is the tallest project in Central Man A. The Registry values it at $348 million before the first tenant.
ZAYS breaks ground on 800 Broadway, its third Man A address
The conglomerate adds a Central Man A tower to The ZAY Building and ZAYS Tower. The lot is already assessed at $369 million.
New A Real Estate lists three Lexington Avenue lots at $45–50 million each
Nos. 101, 102 and 103 Lexington go on the market together — the largest block of development land offered in Midtown Man A this year.
TSX Times Square tops out at eleven floors
TSX Entertainment's stage-and-screen tower reaches its full height on First Avenue. The wraparound screens light up this fall.
Louis Vuitton wraps its First Avenue site in a giant suitcase
The scaffolding at 814 First Avenue now reads as luggage. The eight-floor flagship behind it is due in 2025-style fashion: late, and worth the wait.
The New A Stock Exchange opens for trading
Sixteen companies with property on the Land Registry begin trading around the clock. Prices move on fundamentals, news from City Hall and the mood of the market.
Central Park Tower files for 2027 — luxury above, shops below
A 19 × 17 site facing Central Park is assessed at $600 million in land alone. It will be the largest residential filing in Midtown since 111 W 11th.
The Land Registry goes live: every building in New A now has a record
Classification, zoning, lot size, tax assessment and listing price — City Hall's new registry gives each address a number and a file.
Port Authority files 2 World Trade Center, a second tower for Lower Man A
Next to the tallest building in the city, a filing with no height yet. The Registry recorded it as under construction.
The President's villager account praises Trump Tower New A; TRMP jumps four percent
'The most beautiful building on First Avenue,' the parody account posted on Independence Day. The Registry has it at eleven floors, 51 blocks.
Mamdani sworn in on the steps of City Hall; first stop, the Metro
The 2026 administration begins with a rent freeze on the desk, a free bus in the budget and a grocery store on Flatbush Avenue in the plans.
Villagers swear the old mayor kept a gold vault under City Hall. The Registry went to look.
A rumor born at the Well says congestion-pricing emeralds were stacked in gold blocks beneath the mayor's office. The Land Registry inspected the basement.
Washington moves to end the toll; City Hall says the minecarts keep paying
The federal transportation department pulled its approval of the Congestion Relief Zone. The gantries stayed gold.
A new President in Washington; the Federal Reserve on First Avenue changes the flag
New A is a state of the United States, which means the building at 815 First Avenue has a new boss. The villagers mostly noticed the fireworks.
The Congestion Relief Zone opens: nine emeralds to bring a minecart into Lower Man A
After a year of pauses and lawsuits, the toll gantries on the New BK Bridge and the Flatbush corridor switched on at midnight.
Freedom Street Station reopens after the 2024 rebuild
Lower Man A's transit node returns with wider platforms and a direct Metro link to Downtown New BK.
Ten years of New A: from the first home to the first supertall
A decade after the first walls went up on Mii A Avenue, the city celebrates with fireworks over the bridge.