A rare confluence of waning political power and agendas that in the end kept a $324 million proposal for a Kingsbridge Armory mall proposal from getti...
John Petro | Posted 12.14.2009 | New York
In a vote that could affect how development deals are negotiated in New York, the City Council's Land Use Committee voted to reject the redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx.
Paul Sonn | Posted 12.08.2009 | New York
When a developer seeks taxpayer subsidies, it should be expected to create good jobs in return. LA has made this approach a centerpiece. It is hard to believe that New York cannot do the same.
John Petro | Posted 12.08.2009 | New York
The City Council should not approve the Kingsbridge Armory project unless the developer guarantees that future retail workers will be paid a living wage.
Stuart Appelbaum | Posted 12.07.2009 | New York
Bloomberg must begin to recognize that real prosperity doesn't trickle from the top down. The battle over jobs planned for the Kingsbridge Armory in the Bronx is his first challenge.
Jarrett Murphy | Posted 11.19.2009 | New York
The fight over living wages at the Kingsbridge Armory has become a linchpin for the living wage movement and an important test just weeks after Bloomberg won re-election by a thin margin.
John Petro | Posted 11.17.2009 | New York
In the Bronx, residents are fighting to ensure that a new retail development, which is receiving tens of millions in public subsidies, provides true economic opportunity for local residents.
Jarrett Murphy | Posted 11.02.2009 | New York
Given Thompson's financial disadvantage, losing by a respectable margin to Bloomberg can be spun as a moral victory, so in a sense Thompson can't lose. But his people think they can win.
nytimes.com | Sam Dolnick | Posted 10.19.2009 | New York
The City Planning Commission approved a controversial plan Monday to turn the Kingsbridge Armory, a soaring red-brick castle in the northwestern Bronx...
John Petro | Posted 10.18.2009 | New York
If Mayor Bloomberg is keen to improve mass transit in New York City, he should begin by making a larger commitment from the city's huge capital budget.
John Petro | Posted 09.27.2009 | New York
When city tax dollars are used to subsidize a private developer, community residents should benefit from the deal.
Bronx News Network | Posted 08.09.2009 | New York
This is a slideshow of photographs of the majestic Kingsbridge Armory by Adi Talwar. We thought it would be a fitting introduction to our extensive Ar...
Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 07.30.2009 | New York
The Norwood News, a Bronx News Network publication, is covering the battle over the redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory, an early twentieth centur...
nydailynews.com | By Frank Lombardi and David Saltonstall | Posted 12.17.2009 | New York