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The World’s Most Expensive Cities
The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has recently published its Worldwide Cost of Living Index for 2022. In this edition, New…
2022-12-28
These are the world’s top cities. Which one ranked highest for the 10th year running?
London has been named the world’s most “magnetic” city for the 10th year in a row. It held…
2022-03-03
Rent Plummets In NYC
The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the global real estate market, with buying, selling and leasing trends going up and…
2021-03-04
How To Explore NYC On A Low Budget
New York is an amazing city full of exciting places, a variety of people, great sights to see,…
2021-01-11
The Best Views In New York
The coronavirus pandemic has put a halt to business and leisure travel plans this year, and it’s difficult…
2020-11-10
The World’s Leading Financial Centres
Z/Yen Partners in collaboration with the China Development Institute (CDI) released the 2020 edition of the Global Financial…
2020-04-17
Reasons Why People In New York Want To Shift To New Jersey
You might be thinking why people in New York are leaving their city. Almost every person in the…
2020-02-06
Could We Have Prevented The Collapse Of The World Trade Center?
This day marks the tragic 9/11 attacks. One can perhaps vividly remember the tragic collapse of the World…
2019-09-11
Top 5 Smart Cities You Need On Your Go-To List
Curious about what kind of technology cities of the future can offer? Ever wondered how it feels like…
2019-08-07
Cities Are Growing Insanely Fast: How Can We Prepare
The world is going urban. More than half (55 per cent) of the global population are city dwellers.…
2019-05-29
How New York Is Becoming A Leading Smart City
Smart cities relate to destinations that have chosen to adopt technology, to improve a city’s efficiency for its…
2019-05-21
Multidimensional Maps That Provide New Perspectives On New York City
The world’s most mapped city, as you’ve never seen it before. THE UPPER EAST SIDE IS literally leafy. Pear,…
2018-09-20
See What Past Generations Thought Today’s Cities Would Look Like
These images depict how people in the past expected Los Angeles and other cities to look in the…
2018-08-29
A City Shaped By Steam
With more than 100 miles of steam piping and nearly 2,000 buildings served, New York’s steam system is…
2018-08-15
The Good, Bad & Ugly Sides To Being A Tourist In New York
A four-season destination, the Big Apple is way more than Manhattan, but let’s start there: Central Park is…
2018-08-08
Top U.S. Cities For Dating In 2018
While there’s a lot of things that go into a good first date, such as compatibility, physical attractiveness and…
2018-06-14
The Urban Commute Reimagined As A Rhythmic Subterranean Ritual
New York City’s legendary, and recently much-beleaguered, subway is one of the largest, oldest and most heavily trafficked…
2018-05-28
What Makes Housing Great? Here’s New York City’s Guide
Anyone can use the city’s new guide to affordable housing–and eventually, it could go global. Who gets to…
2018-05-14
In Defense Of The Small City
Everyone, including the president, thinks struggling Americans should just move to places like New York. They’re wrong. The…
2018-03-12
The Immigrant Architects Who Built New York City
The common wisdom is that New York is a city built by immigrants, its spirit and populace formed…
2018-02-28
Why Are Cities Full Of Uncomfortable Benches
It’s not just you, city benches are actually designed to be uncomfortable. This video is created by…
2017-11-30
The Spice Island Swapped For Manhattan
Manhattan, in what is now modern-day New York, was a swampy piece of land when the Dutch swapped…
2017-11-27
A Super Helpful Guide to Equitable City Growth
When there’s a big project with public dollars in the city of New Orleans, the city assembles a group of…
2017-08-02
The Top 10 Most Powerful Cities In The World
We often think of ‘magnetism’ as a human quality, as well as a physical phenomenon. Cities also have…
2017-05-24
Groove Out To New York Transit With the ‘Multimodal Symphony’
A chaotic animation portrays a full day of New York traffic, from buses to taxis to ferries to…
2017-05-03
Before You Migrate To Greener Pastures, Beware. Read This First.
Asia dominates the top of the latest index while Britain plummets down the rankings. SINGAPORE retains its title…
2017-03-23
Plaza 33 & The Art Of Making Cities For People, Not Cars
“Plaza 33” is back, transforming the eastern half of 33rd Street between Seventh Avenue and Eighth Avenue into a…
2016-07-23
Viewpoints & Wisdom For Designing Cities, By Our Elders
From tackling isolation in Leicester to better footpaths in Dhaka, you shared your experiences of how cities could…
2016-06-30
In The City That Never Sleeps, You May Soon Also Walk On Water
This bridge would restore a link between Brooklyn and Governors Island. New York hasn’t built a bridge in…
2016-05-18
New York City Neighborhood, A Precursor To America’s Urban Future
When you exit the elevated number 7 subway at the 74th Street station in the Jackson Heights section…
2016-03-21
2 Charts To Understand Slow Wage Growth In New York
Low-wage jobs have increased but the pay hasn’t kept pace with inflation, according to a new report. The…
2016-03-11
10 Cities That Are Shaping The Future Of Urban Living
Cities are frequently at the front line of innovation when it comes to addressing the changing problems of…
2016-03-03
How A New York Urban Farm Is Fighting Big Oppressive Food Systems
On a small farm in Grafton New York, a group of people are dismantling oppressive food systems in…
2015-11-24
Why New York Raises The Bar For Hourly Minimum Wage
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said he will raise the minimum wage for state workers to $15 (£9.92)…
2015-11-17
Sublime Photography With iPhone And Herman’s Brilliance
For decades, Robert Herman shot street photography mainly in New York and primarily on Kodachrome film. Mr. Herman…
2015-11-05
Resilience For Free : Protecting Vulnerable Communities
Clean Energy Group, through its Resilient Power Project, has released a new report analysing the economics of resilient…
2015-10-22
Three Ancient Cities To Rival London, Paris And New York
London, Paris and New York are global cities: modern hubs for travel, technology and trade, their names and…
2015-10-14
Why New York, Not London, Is The Economic Powerhouse Of The World
New York and London are both powerhouse cities, competitive in everything from fashion, music, and finance, to now…
2015-10-08
How NYC Will Cut A Million Tons Of Emissions From City Buildings
Mayor Bill de Blasio will announced a multi-faceted plan to speed progress in the city’s efforts to cut…
2015-09-30
The New Tool Helping Cities Build Sustainably
Before constructing new infrastructure, government agencies are starting to evaluate projects’ potential economic, environmental and social impacts first…
2015-09-29
How Should We Design Cities To Make The Most Of Urban Ecosystems?
Back in 1839, public health expert J F Murray published his article The Lungs of London, in Blackwood’s…
2015-09-10
How Transportation Nourishes And Shapes Urban Communities
It is estimated that by 2050, two-thirds of the world’s population will live in cities. Denser cities and…
2015-09-02
19th-Century Arches Could Be Key To Pedestrian Safety
Matthew Falber led walking tours of Central Park for years before the idea struck. After a spate of…
2015-07-29
How NYC Transit Leverages Analytics For Better Services
New York City Transit Uses Analytics to Improve Service to Public To make sense of all the data…
2015-07-21
Internet Infrastructure Field Guide In New York
Many people don’t think about the physical, tangible framework that allows them to surf the web, but a…
2015-06-23
Dan Doctoroff and Google Announce Sidewalk Labs
NEW YORK – Dan Doctoroff, the former CEO of Bloomberg LP and Deputy Mayor of Economic Development and…
2015-06-11
Amazing Foods Make Amazing Cities
Food is a powerful draw – gourmand travellers will roam far and wide for a taste of the…
2015-06-09
Why The Future Looks Smaller
CITIES AND RENTERS ARE STARTING TO ACCEPT APARTMENTS THAT ARE JUST 350 SQUARE FEET. HERE’S WHAT THE FUTURE…
2015-06-09