News

Nov 25

City Club Litigation Compels Governor to Resume Congestion Pricing

PRESS RELEASE NOVEMBER 22, 2024 New York, NY – The City Club of New York is proud to announce that its legal action has successfully...

Nov 24

Letter to US-DOT Federal railroad Administration Re: Penn Station Capacity Expansion

Amit Bose, Administrator Federal Railroad Administration U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, DC...

Nov 20

Why a Supply-and-Demand Approach Alone Cannot Solve the Housing Affordability Crisis

November 20, 2024 By Layla Law-Gisiko, President. The City Club of New York “Buy land; they're not making it anymore” Mark Twain. The...

Nov 20

The City of Yes Zoning Plan is Moving Too Fast

November 19, 2024 By John Massengale, AIA CNU NY DAILY NEWS " The future of New York’s neighborhoods is being decided behind closed...

Nov 20

City of Yes for Housing Opportunity: The Wrong Remedy for the Wrong Problem

November 18, 2024 By John Low-Beer, J.D., PhD. City Club Law Committee Chair The New York City Planning Department presents the City of...

Nov 14

Letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul from the Congestion Pricing Now Coalition and Elected Officials

November 12, 2024 Honorable Kathy Hochul Governor NYS State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 Dear Governor Hochul, We write today as a...

Sep 27

Congestion Pricing Supporters Head to Court to Get Program Back on Track

THE NEW YORK TIMES September 27, 2024 BY ANA LEY & WINNIE HU "Supporters of the tolling program want Gov. Kathy Hochul to bring it back...

Sep 9

Opinion: City must build new housing that doesn't perpetuate vulnerability to floods and heat

CRAIN'S NEW YORK BY KATE BOICOURT New York City is at a crossroads; the decisions we make now will determine the city’s livability in a...

Sep 6

Partial Moratorium: Residential development in low-lying areas

Lowland Protection Paired With Upland Upzoning A proposal by the City Club of New York June 2024 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Six feet of sea level...

Aug 4

Issue Highlights: Pier 55

Our full brief (2016) is available as a .pdf at the end of the post. THE CITY CLUB OF NEW YORK'S MISSION IS TO IMPROVE THE URBAN...

1