Last week, New York City welcomed Carmel Place, its first building composed of micro-units. Stocked with kitchens, bathrooms and living spaces, all of the 32 tiny apartments that fill the Kips Bay building are smaller than 400 square feet. Buildings like Carmel Place aren’t the only way to create more […]
A recent surge in city construction and an extended period without leadership has left New York City’s Department of Building stretched across a multitude of duties and potentially undermanned. At a Crain’s Business Breakfast Forum on Tuesday, DOB Commissioner Rick Chandler eluded to new duties that were monopolizing his deputy […]
Higher education leaders expressed the desire for stronger collaboration among the private and public sector in order to better prepare and train students for the workforce of the future. At the Crain’s “Future of New York City Conference,” panelists from leading educational institutions in the city said these kinds of […]