Discussed and debated for decades, the vision of a freight rail tunnel across New York City’s harbor recently took a small step forward: The Federal Highway Administration and the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey now are able to conduct environmental reviews on two preferred alternatives—a rail tunnel and a floating railcar option.
Deep under the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens is a water tunnel waiting for the water to be turned on. Actually, it is waiting for money to flow.
A portion of the World Trade Center Transportation Hub’s long-awaited and overdue Oculus atrium opened on March 3, along with a pedestrian tunnel to a new hub entrance at Liberty and Church streets.
Designed by Tishman Speyer and BIG (Bjarke Ingels Group), the 65-story tower at 66 Hudson Blvd. has been named The Spiral, due to the series of terraces placed to evoke a spiraling motion.
A report released on Feb. 4 by Dodge Data & Analytics ranks the New York City metropolitan area as both the largest and fastest-growing metro area in the nation for construction, with $35 billion in new starts during 2015, a 66% increase over 2014.
New York City's downtown areas hit hardest by Hurricane Sandy's storm surge were getting pumped out through the weekend as city and federal officials worked to get more tunnels and subway systems back into operation.