A Crumbling New York Garage Collapsed. Dozens More Have Similar Problems.

By Gotham Rex on May 15, 2023

The fatal failure of a building in Lower Manhattan raised questions about the state of parking structures across New York. Records and interviews reveal some answers. Source: New York Times

Why ‘Open Streets’ in New York City Were Reduced by 63 Miles

By Gotham Rex on August 11, 2022

The program, which was made permanent last year, gave New Yorkers more public spaces, but is retreating in many areas. Community advocates hope to stop that slide. Source: New York Times

A Core Ritual Returns: Twice-Weekly Alternate-Side Parking

By Gotham Rex on July 6, 2022

In New York, “your life revolves around alternate-side parking,” one driver lamented. Source: New York Times

N.Y.C. Alternate-Side Parking Returns in Full

By Gotham Rex on July 5, 2022

After a hiatus of twice-a-week street cleanings earlier in the pandemic, New York City has started enforcing full alternate-side parking rules again. Source: New York Times

NYC’s Alternate-Side Parking Ritual Is Back. Cue the Outrage.

By Gotham Rex on April 19, 2022

New York City says that drivers will have to move their cars twice a week again so that dirty streets can be swept clean. Source: New York Times

N.Y.C.’s Bike Parking Problem: 1.6 Million Riders and Just 56,000 Spots

By Gotham Rex on January 26, 2021

During the pandemic, bicycling boomed, leaving many cyclists to lock and park their bikes wherever they can. Source: New York Times

Yes, Parking in New York Has Gotten Worse

By Gotham Rex on January 6, 2021

A convenient spot was never easy to find, but an increase in car ownership and a decrease in available spaces have some drivers desperate. Source: New York Times

Why the Fight Over Parking in New York Is ‘Like the Hunger Games’

By Gotham Rex on January 5, 2021

Since the pandemic hit, car ownership has soared, stoking tensions over parking spots. Advocacy groups for mass transit don’t have much sympathy. Source: New York Times

A waste of space: 10th Street still waiting for the garbage trucks to move on

By Gotham Rex on January 31, 2019

A waste of space: 10th Street still waiting for the garbage trucks to move on In the past three-plus months, residents and business owners on 10th Street haven’t heard much, if anything, from city officials about the garbage trucks that…

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