The Historic House Trust of New York City this week announced plans to restore the Little Red Lighthouse, a landmark in Washington Heights made famous by the 1942 children’s book “The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge” by Hildegarde H. Swift. Originally built in 1880 in New Jersey, the 40-foot structure moved to [...] The post Manhattan’s Little Red Lighthouse is getting a makeover first appeared on 6sqft.

The New York City Council has unveiled a plan to transform Staten Island’s North Shore into a vibrant “downtown,” with more than 5,000 new homes, public realm upgrades, and jobs. Unveiled Friday by Speaker Julie Menin and Majority Whip Kamillah Hanks, “NorthShoreNYC” draws inspiration from similar initiatives in Jersey City and Hoboken, envisioning vacant and [...] The post City Council unveils plan for 5,000 new homes on Staten Island’s North Shore first appeared on 6sqft.

New York City must redo its rollout of the controversial pied-à-terre tax after a Staten Island judge ruled Tuesday that the Mamdani administration mishandled the program’s launch. Issued by Judge Wayne M. Ozzi, the ruling sides with homeowners who sued the city over what they described as “mass confusion” surrounding the surcharge. Many New Yorkers [...] The post NYC must redo pied-à-terre tax rollout, judge rules first appeared on 6sqft.

This duplex condo at 100 North Third Street is the essence of Williamsburg loft living reimagined as an unconventional three-bedroom home with a treehouse vibe. A creative custom renovation resulted in a 1,622-square-foot space with 15-foot ceilings and southern light. Asking $2,398,000, the North Side loft has the latest in contemporary comforts, a gracious layout, [...] The post For $2.4M, this artfully renovated Williamsburg duplex takes loft living to a new level first appeared on 6sqft.

A restored bikeway has reopened in Manhattan’s South Battery Park City, marking the completion of a transformative project that has turned the area into a buffer against rising sea levels and flooding. Unveiled last week, the Battery Bikeway offers cyclists a dedicated pathway with scenic views of New York Harbor as it winds along the [...] The post Battery Bikeway reopens with completion of $221M flood-resiliency project first appeared on 6sqft.

A proposal to demolish and replace a parking garage next to Noho’s landmarked Merchant’s House Museum returned to the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday, after the previous hearing ended inconclusively following hours of public testimony. Proposed by Kalodop II Park Corp. at 27 East 4th Street, the project would erect a nine-story mixed-use building [...] The post Proposed nine-story building next to Merchant’s House Museum returns to Landmarks first appeared on 6sqft.

A Brooklyn landlord will return all units in his Crown Heights apartment building to rent stabilization as part of the first settlement reached under a new state program. New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday announced that John Anderson will provide every tenant of his building at 1075 Dean Street with rent-stabilized leases and [...] The post Brooklyn landlord will return Crown Heights building to rent stabilization, first deal reached under new program first appeared on 6sqft.

This two-story maisonette anchors a corner spot in an iconic Upper East Side co-op at 810 Fifth Avenue. Asking $14,995,000, the home combines the expansive private living you’d find in a Manhattan mansion with the white-glove service of a pre-war co-op. As recently featured in the New York Times, the Renaissance Palazzo-style 1926 building, designed [...] The post $15M townhouse-sized Fifth Avenue maisonette was a billionaire’s pied-à-terre first appeared on 6sqft.

Sales are underway at a 16-unit boutique condominium inside a converted Upper East Side carriage house. Located at 439 East 77th Street, Elodie rises seven stories on the site of a former carriage house that was later used as a parking garage. Developer GCRE and Visabe Corp. and ARC Architecture + Design have transformed the [...] The post Upper East Side carriage house-turned-condo launches sales, from $1.25M first appeared on 6sqft.

After more than a decade of planning, work on a new rail tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey has finally begun. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced the start of tunnel boring for the Hudson Tunnel Project, with the first of two hulking tunnel boring machines (TBMs) set to begin carving through the Palisades [...] The post Tunnel boring for $16B Hudson River tunnel project begins first appeared on 6sqft.

If current events have you looking for news that’s just plain fluff, here’s some: NYC is getting a bunny cafe. Similar to the familiar cat cafe idea, The Carrot Cup Cafe at 354 Pleasant Avenue in East Harlem is a community space where you can enjoy coffee and other artisanal refreshments while learning about rabbit [...] The post A bunny cafe hops into East Harlem first appeared on 6sqft.

The New York City Council has unveiled a slate of bills aimed at regulating artificial intelligence ahead of a rare full Council hearing with industry officials early next month. Speaker Julie Menin on Friday announced the proposals, which include measures that would prohibit businesses from deploying AI systems without third-party validation, require all AI systems [...] The post NYC Council announces slate of bills aimed at regulating AI first appeared on 6sqft.

Nearly 4.7 million people rode the New York City subway on Wednesday, marking the system’s highest ridership since before the pandemic. The milestone came during the United Nations General Assembly, when the city strongly encourages New Yorkers to take public transit amid heavy traffic and street closures. The tally sets a new post-pandemic ridership record, [...] The post 4.7 million people rode the NYC subway in a single day this week, a new post-pandemic record first appeared on 6sqft.

New York City is giving away 70,000 tickets to the Metropolitan Opera, making performances more accessible to those who might not otherwise be able to afford them. Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday announced “Opera for All,” a partnership with the Met that will release 10,000 free tickets each month during the 2026-27 season. New Yorkers [...] The post NYC is giving away 70,000 Met Opera tickets to New Yorkers first appeared on 6sqft.

If you’ve been imagining the benefits of townhouse living in the city, but the words “renovation” and “restoration” aren’t on your wish list, this turnkey brownstone at 237 West 120th Street may be just right. Asking $4 million, this thoroughly renovated four-bedroom townhouse with a landscaped rear garden and a second-floor terrace is an opportunity [...] The post This $4M Harlem brownstone is picture-perfect and move-in ready first appeared on 6sqft.

Some New York City Council members want to transform several areas into “low-traffic neighborhoods” by redesigning streets to divert through-traffic away from residential blocks. The bill, set to be introduced on Thursday by Council Member Shaun Abreu, chair of the council’s Transportation Committee, would require the city to install at least two types of “traffic-calming [...] The post NYC Council bill would create ‘low-traffic neighborhoods’ across the city first appeared on 6sqft.

The streets of New York City are constantly evolving, as gleaming new residential towers and other buildings reshape the cityscape. Despite the constant waves of modernization, development, and the push for bigger and better, there are still many places across the five boroughs that evoke the city’s storied past. From Tribeca’s famed skybridge street to [...] The post 10 NYC streets and parks that take you back in time first appeared on 6sqft.

A new photography series in the New York City subway system seeks to illuminate the workers and infrastructure that keep New Yorkers moving behind the scenes. Unveiled Tuesday by MTA Arts & Design, “In Service: MTA Photographs by Christopher Payne” features images shot at 13 MTA facilities and manufacturing plants across four states, revealing the [...] The post New subway photo exhibition reveals the behind-the-scenes work that keeps NYC moving first appeared on 6sqft.

French-born footballer Thierry Henry has put his New York penthouse on the market for $25 million, according to WSJ. Henry bought the three-story penthouse for $14.85 million in 2010, when he was signed to the New York Red Bulls; after his retirement in 2014, he has stayed with the game as a manager and announcer. [...] The post French soccer star Thierry Henry seeks $25M for his Soho penthouse first appeared on 6sqft.

The East River and Midtown views from this two-bedroom co-op at 30 Sutton Place are stunning enough. But a glass-wrapped solarium and two landscaped terraces take life at the top to a whole new level with all-season outdoor living. Asking $4,950,000, this pretty east side penthouse offers the elegance of pre-war architecture within, enhanced by [...] The post This $5M Sutton Place penthouse is wrapped in a garden terrace overlooking the city first appeared on 6sqft.

A project that converts a Financial District office building into housing will now have 4,000 apartments, an increase of about 300 units from the original plan, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday. First revealed by the city last year, the project replaces 100 Gold Street with a high-rise mixed-use development with new homes and a [...] The post City expands 100 Gold Street redevelopment to nearly 4,000 new homes first appeared on 6sqft.

The New York City Marathon returns to the five boroughs next month with a new route for the first time in 15 years. Taking place on Sunday, November 1, the race will send tens of thousands of participants along a slightly different course in the Bronx, cutting the number of turns runners must make from [...] The post NYC Marathon will change its route for first time in 15 years first appeared on 6sqft.

During a meeting at Gracie Mansion on Monday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and President Donald Trump said they spoke about plans to build 12,000 homes atop a city-owned rail yard in Queens but announced no new details on the proposed project. In a joint press conference following the meeting, their third since November, Mamdani said he [...] The post Mamdani and Trump take Sunnyside Yard talks to ‘new level’ but announce no new details first appeared on 6sqft.

Forty-four permanently affordable apartments are available at a new development in Hell’s Kitchen. Standing nine stories at 806 Ninth Avenue, The Lirio transforms a parking lot into much-needed affordable housing, along with supportive units for formerly unhoused residents and office space for the MTA. New Yorkers earning 30, 77, 80, 100, or 120 percent of [...] The post Apply for 44 affordable units at new Hell’s Kitchen rental, from $863/month first appeared on 6sqft.

New York wants to ensure a historic burial ground of formerly enslaved people in Queens finally receives the protection and recognition it deserves. Attorney General Letitia James on Friday filed a motion to intervene in a pending foreclosure action involving 47-11 90th Street in Elmhurst, a site where nearly 300 freed African slaves were buried [...] The post New York moves to protect historic African burial ground in Elmhurst first appeared on 6sqft.

With 4,700 square feet of living space, this classic seven spans the entire seventh floor of 660 Park Avenue, which elevates it to sky-mansion territory, but the sprawling co-op retains the quiet elegance of a bygone era. Asking $14 million, the co-op offers gracious room proportions, a generous layout, and a classic Upper East Side [...] The post Gilded Age grandeur never left this $14M Park Avenue co-op first appeared on 6sqft.

Plans to reimagine Park Avenue as a green oasis in the heart of Manhattan are moving forward. The city’s Department of Transportation this week released the final design concept for the 11-block stretch of the corridor, which intends to bring the “park back to Park Avenue” by widening the traffic medians and adding greenery and [...] The post See the final vision for Park Avenue’s green redesign first appeared on 6sqft.

Fall is on the horizon, bringing with it the brilliant autumn colors that will soon blanket the treetops across New York. The state this week released the season’s first Fall Foliage report, an annual interactive map and guide documenting the changing leaves across New York, informed by a team of nearly 100 volunteers who provide [...] The post Track New York’s fall foliage with this weekly report first appeared on 6sqft.

Sales have officially launched at the first new condo development to rise on the Long Island City waterfront in more than a decade. Standing 23 stories at 45-40 Vernon Boulevard, the 182-unit Paragon incorporates the historic Paragon Paint Factory into its base. The tower was designed by Archimaera, with interiors by March and White Design [...] The post Long Island City’s first new waterfront condo in a decade launches sales, from $765K first appeared on 6sqft.

Here is a look at the redesign of Downtown Brooklyn’s Pacific Library, the borough’s first public library financed by philanthropist and business magnate Andrew Carnegie. Safdie Architects on Thursday released images of its restoration of the 120-year-old branch at 25 4th Avenue and Pacific Street, which will restore the building’s original conical roof and skylight, [...] The post Renovation of Downtown Brooklyn’s Pacific Library restores skylight, adds solarium first appeared on 6sqft.

This resort-like estate at 300 Sturges Ridge Road in Fairfield County, Connecticut, is the embodiment of a certain kind of modern dream life. Asking $4,695,000, the home on 2.6 acres leaves nothing to chance, though it’s surrounded by nature. Currently owned by creative director and makeup artist Jay Manuel, known for his role as a [...] The post Jay Manuel’s $4.7M Connecticut estate is like a modern spa retreat first appeared on 6sqft.

A new pedestrian plaza officially opened in Hudson Square last week, adding 6,500 square feet of car-free space to the Manhattan neighborhood. Painted with a rainbow mural, the colorful plaza runs between Little Sixth and Dominick Street and expands the adjacent Spring Street Park. The roadway features seating, tables, free WiFi, and space for community [...] The post Hudson Square gets a colorful pedestrian plaza first appeared on 6sqft.

Seventeen free, accessible public restrooms are coming to New York City, helping New Yorkers relieve themselves while also relieving the city’s shortage of the facilities. Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday announced that installation has begun on the public restrooms in public plazas and high-traffic areas where New Yorkers currently lack reliable access to a bathroom, [...] The post 17 free public restrooms installed in NYC first appeared on 6sqft.

A 20-story residential development with 100 percent affordable housing is moving forward on Canal Street in Soho. The Landmarks Preservation Commission on Tuesday unanimously approved the project at 257 Canal Street, which would bring 88 permanently affordable apartments to the site, including 54 supportive housing units for young adults aging out of the foster care [...] The post 20-story affordable development in Soho approved by Landmarks first appeared on 6sqft.

The biggest project in a $1.5 billion transformation of the country’s most visited museum officially kicked off this week. The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday celebrated the groundbreaking of a new five-story wing dedicated to contemporary and modern art, designed by Mexico City-based architect Frida Escobedo. As one piece of an ongoing revamp of [...] The post The Met breaks ground on Frida Escobedo’s new wing for modern and contemporary art first appeared on 6sqft.

Along a quiet lane near the heart of Woodstock, the property at 21-23 Library Lane has been standing since the 1920s. Built by Impressionist painter Paul Arndt during the town’s heyday as an art colony, the stone house and studio functioned as the artist’s sanctuary for living and creating. Asking $3,950,000, the verdant landscape surrounding [...] The post Built as a creative sanctuary, this $4M stone house and studio capture Woodstock’s golden era first appeared on 6sqft.

Amid growing concerns about the potential dangers of artificial intelligence, the full New York City Council will convene early next month to examine the technology’s potential risks, with AI industry leaders invited to testify. Speaker Julie Menin on Tuesday sent letters to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, inviting them to join [...] The post City Council to convene rare special hearing on AI risks, with industry leaders invited first appeared on 6sqft.

Work to convert a former state prison in Chelsea into permanently affordable housing is officially underway. Developed by Camber Property Group and Osborne Association and designed by COOKFOX, Chelsea Beacon transforms the long-vacant Bayview Correctional Facility at 550 West 20th Street into 130 permanently affordable homes, including supportive units and short-term transitional residences. The $167 [...] The post Work underway to convert former Chelsea prison into 131-unit affordable housing project first appeared on 6sqft.

Within what was once a well-known synagogue at 80 Forsyth Street on Manhattan’s Lower East Side, the magnetism of this impossible-to-define property goes beyond its rich public history. The three-story space can be used as a live/work studio, gallery, or museum, with many more creative options due to the block’s flexible zoning. Recently featured in [...] The post A historic LES synagogue, now an artist’s studio, asks $10.95M first appeared on 6sqft.

A former Brooklyn Heights hotel known for its glamorous past and A-list guests is entering its next luxury chapter. Marriott International, Inc. and SomeraRoad on Tuesday announced plans to turn Hotel Bossert at 98 Montague Street into The Ritz-Carlton, Residences, Brooklyn Heights, bringing the first branded residences to the borough. The project, which preserves the [...] The post Former Hotel Bossert in Brooklyn Heights to become Ritz-Carlton condos first appeared on 6sqft.

Vision Zero is getting an overhaul. Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday released “Vision Zero Reimagined,” a plan that builds on the original initiative’s goal to eliminate traffic deaths and serious injuries but introduces 100 policy goals for the next decade. The safety commitments are organized around eight “big-picture goals,” including pedestrian-only zones, safety redesigns for [...] The post Mamdani unveils revamped Vision Zero plan with 100+ policy goals first appeared on 6sqft.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Monday that New York City will join several cities in a lawsuit against the Trump administration over a new rule that lets officials deny green cards to immigrants who use government‑funded assistance programs. The new public charge rule, which will take effect on Friday, September 18, would affect immigrants using [...] The post NYC sues Trump over new rule that may deny green cards to immigrants using public assistance first appeared on 6sqft.

A massive, detailed sculpture of the Earth will hang inside Morningside Heights’ grand Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine. Created by UK artist Luke Jerram, “Gaia” measures 23 feet in diameter and features NASA imagery of the planet’s surface as it slowly rotates in the cathedral’s nave, offering a three-dimensional view of Earth floating [...] The post 23-foot Earth sculpture to hang inside Cathedral of St. John the Divine first appeared on 6sqft.

New York City has detected its second Legionnaires’ disease outbreak of the summer, prompting the cleaning and disinfection of 10 cooling towers in the South Bronx. On Sunday, the city’s Health Department announced that the towers were being cleaned in ZIP codes 10451 and 10456, which cover Melrose and Morrisania. The agency told The City [...] The post NYC detects second Legionnaires’ outbreak of summer in the South Bronx first appeared on 6sqft.

This two-bedroom co-op is a history buff’s dream, comprised of two previously separate units in an 1862 brownstone at 23 East 37th Street. The building’s historic facade matches its neighbors on the historic Murray Hill block; the apartments within have modern conveniences like an elevator, central A/C, and in-unit laundry, along with a gracious layout, [...] The post This $2.3M Murray Hill co-op offers historic townhouse living without the price, upkeep, and daily stair-climbing first appeared on 6sqft.

LinkNYC kiosks across New York City will share the inspiring stories of New Yorkers who aided in rescue and recovery efforts on 9/11, right from the locations where they sprang into action. Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday announced “Memory Markers: 9/11,” a citywide initiative that turns streets into “walking tributes” with geolocated stories about people [...] The post LinkNYC kiosks share stories of New Yorkers who helped 9/11 rescue and recovery efforts first appeared on 6sqft.

This weekend, dumpling devotees have yet another reason to head to Jackson Heights, Queens. The 14th annual Momo Crawl, NYC’s largest Himalayan food and cultural festival, is happening on Sunday, September 13. The event will showcase the Himalayan favorite snack as well as live music and dance performances. Purchase a passport and enjoy dumplings from [...] The post NYC’s biggest Himalayan food festival returns with $1 momos and more first appeared on 6sqft.

A strip of retail and commercial businesses along Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills is slated to be replaced by a 390-unit high-rise apartment building with nearly 100 affordable homes directly above a subway station. The City Planning Commission on Wednesday approved a rezoning to make way for a new 21-story multi-family building at 100-12 Queens [...] The post City advances 21-story Forest Hills tower with 390 apartments on top of the subway first appeared on 6sqft.

From a parking lot to Dumbo’s largest residential development. The block-long development Front & York offers over 400 condominium units across two 21-story towers. Developed by CIM Group and LIVWRK and designed by Morris Adjmi, the development features a hand-laid brick facade that complements the neighborhood’s famous Belgian-block streets and historic industrial architecture, as well [...] The post From parking lot to Dumbo’s largest residential development: Inside Front & York first appeared on 6sqft.

Gov. Kathy Hochul and the MTA this week released new renderings of the proposed rail line between Brooklyn and Queens, as the design process moves “ahead of schedule.” The images of the Interborough Express reveal modern outdoor train stations for the light rail, which will include 18 fully accessible stations between Bay Ridge and Jackson [...] The post New Interborough Express renderings show modern stations for proposed rail line between Brooklyn and Queens first appeared on 6sqft.