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Last year, AIA New York and other advocacy groups successfully fought for the passage of congestion pricing in the State Legislature. Congestion pricing would toll entry...
As you probably have seen in the press this week, in a news story first reported by Architectural Record and published today by The New York Times, a draft executive...
An Expert Panel convened by Mayor Bill de Blasio has released a report detailing recommendations on how to move forward with repairs to the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway...
Minority-Owned Business Enterprise (MBE) and Woman-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE) architecture firms have long faced serious challenges working for the City of New...
Significant changes are coming to the way New York City handles procurement for architects. One of these is affecting whose services are procured, while the other...
After nearly two years of tireless effort, AIA New York’s advocacy in support of bird-friendly glass has come to fruition. Last week, the New York City Council passed...
Borough Presidents and Council Members are now accepting applications for those interested in serving on community boards. Community boards are volunteer advisory...
Six months ago, the New York City Council passed a package of laws mandating sustainable design practices and techniques, including Local Law 92 of 2019, Local Law 94 of...
Over the last few years, New York City government agencies have sought to update their long-existing online systems and move much of their interfacing with design...
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Last month, the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) approved its 2020-2024 Capital Program, the most ambitious capital plan the agency has ever...
Over the last few years, construction sites in New York City have seen an increasing number of injuries and deaths. In response, the City Council passed Local Law 196 of...
Earlier this year, a bill was introduced in the New York City Council, Int 1482, which would require that new construction utilize bird-friendly glass. Birds have...
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New York City’s built environment has long been defined by notable “megadevelopments.” Rockefeller Center, Battery Park City, Co-Op City, and countless others have...
After years of advocacy by AIANY and many other groups, mandatory retrofitting of large buildings became law in May 2019. Local Law 97 of 2019 (LL97) will require that...
Across the country, states and municipalities have seen policy proposals calling for contractors working with government agencies to be monitored by what is referred to...
With the backing of an AIA New York Committee Excellence Grant and the AIANY Housing Committee, the NYC Public Design Commission (PDC) has launched a database arm of the...
The past year has seen some significant changes in the administration of the NYC Department of Design and Construction (DDC), which oversees procurement for the design...
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Over the last decade, awareness of bird-friendly building design has grown substantially. As glass buildings have proliferated nationally, particularly in New York, the...
Over the last few decades, the state of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway's triple cantilever, the three-level structure running along the edge of Brooklyn Heights...
Over the last few weeks, Mayor de Blasio has filled numerous high-level positions within his administration. City agencies dealing the construction industry have been...
