Newsroom
72 stories from five newsrooms covering a city that argues about tolls, rent, towers and who should be governor.
The pump next door: Church Avenue's OP Gas station fears Kings Plaza will price it out of Mill Bergen
The mall brought a garage, a bus terminal and new money to New BK's quiet side. The one-floor station down the road says it may not survive the rent that comes with them.
Kings Plaza's Four-Story Garage Ends Mill Bergen's Parking Drought. Its Bus Terminal Tests Whether Anyone Leaves the Car
New BK's car-dependent side finally has somewhere to park. Planners hope the new Tiger Bus terminal on Avenue U means residents won't always need to.
Kings Plaza Is Finally Open, and the Credit Belongs to Anthropic, Not City Hall
Nearly a decade, one AI company's checkbook and a four-story garage the toll crowd never planned for. Mill Bergen drivers finally have somewhere to park.
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.
Cranes Over Downtown New BK: Critics Say Mamdani's AI-Age Building Boom Is Erasing the Borough's History
Oversized tower cranes now hang over Downtown New BK, and residents say the AI building rush is breaking the borough's continuity. Meanwhile, Trump-era interstates are putting LA within driving distance.
NEW BK RESIDENTS DEMAND FINANCIAL RELIEF AFTER SPENDING ELECTRIC BILL ON LIGHTS THAT REQUIRE ELECTRICITY
Property shares slide, villagers discover interest, and a protest demanding Kathy’s resignation briefly becomes a JPMorgan networking event.
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.