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New survey shows popular, creative hobby is the new confidence boost people need
A survey of Gen Z and millennial homeowners and renters found that those who have completed home DIY projects said it boosts their confidence, happiness, and satisfaction for about seven...
Italy approves $15.5 billion project to build world’s longest suspension bridge from mainland to Sicily
Italy cleared the way Wednesday to build the world’s largest suspension bridge linking the Italian mainland with Sicily in a massive 13.5 billion euro ($15.5 billion) infrastructure project that has been long delayed...
NY auctions off unused decorative lights in $100M Cuomo boondoggle
In an extraordinary fire sale, the state Power Authority is auctioning off unused decorative bridge lights -- putting an end to a $106 million light show boondoggle championed by former...
Scientists can't decide if resurrected extinct species is real — or just a zebra
This quagga is revealing its true stripes.
$7 billion 'city within a city' to be constructed in Phoenix
A $7 billion development project dubbed a "city within a city" is entering the planning stages in Phoenix, Arizona. The hub, named Halo Vista, will be built around a manufacturing...
I spent a year and $50K building a replica WWI tank — and it works
"People have said it’s a cute little tank."
I built my own coffin to use as a bookshelf until I die
“I want to be taken from my bed to the box and then directly to the burial site we have in our pasture."
Hochul celebrates groundbreaking of $1.5B JFK Terminal 4 upgrade
Gov. Kathy Hochul and a group of local officials broke ground Wednesday on a $1.5 billion makeover that will add 10 domestic gates to John F. Kennedy Airport’s Terminal 4.
Opponents of NYC's $1.4B East River Park project demand new review
New York City's bold plan to bury East River Park is based on a phantom study that doesn't exist, opponents of the $1.4 billion project charge. East River Park Action...
Why megadonors should start thinking small
Another grand Gotham project has crumbled — with Lincoln Center last week scrapping a half-billion-dollar plan to remake the old Avery Fisher hall after two years of planning. But wealthy...
The High Line divides neighborhood along class lines
The co-creator of the High Line, who claimed he had shafted the residents of Chelsea with his world-renowned park has in fact divided the neighborhood — with wealthy apartment dwellers...
The perils of Cuomo's rush to build, build, build
Another day, another multibillion-dollar public megaproject from Gov. Cuomo — this one, an overhaul of Kennedy Airport, with a cool $10 billion price tag. Just don’t ask how he’s going...
Port Authority Bus Terminal is a mess — but politicians don't care
Some West Side pols, like Rep. Jerry Nadler, are whining that the public has been shut out of planning for a new Port Authority Bus Terminal. So how do they...
MTA says it could run out of money for projects by June
The head of the MTA warned on Wednesday that the agency will run out of money to work on major projects — including the Second Avenue Subway — if the...
De Blasio holds secret meeting to boost minority real estate developers
Mayor de Blasio had a secret meeting Tuesday with minority real-estate developers and told them he’s considering rewriting city contracts to give an advantage to projects that use minority firms....
The new war on boondoggles
From Boston to Tokyo, from Rio to Madrid, people have found a common cause: They’re tired of marquee mega-projects. That’s a good thing — mostly. Even as we’ve got to...