New York

New York City #1 Among Telecom Hubs

New York City has been rated as the world's top telecom hub.

September 13, 2000 - America's Network

Remaking The Erie Canal As A Tourism Magnet

Buffalo, NY will use 'Heritage Development' to capitalize on the famous canal that propelled the city to greatness in the 19th century.

September 13, 2000 - The Buffalo News

Optical Fiber Is Gold To Upstate New York

An usual partnership between Corning Inc. and upstate New York government has transformed its Southern Tier hometown into a boom town.

September 11, 2000 - The Buffalo News

Rethinking Erie Canal

The $28.2 million state plan geared toward more active waterfront uses along Buffalo's Erie Canal has opponents bitterly devided.

September 11, 2000 - The Buffalo News

World's Largest Casino In Manhattan?

Donald Trump has proposed the world's largest casino for Manhattan.

September 8, 2000 - GlobeSt.com

Sprawl A Growing Problem For WNY

Buffalo and other upstate cities are suffering from perhaps the nation's only case of urban sprawl that can't be blamed on a population boom.

September 7, 2000 - The Buffalo News

Data Centers Migrate to NYC's Exurbs

There has been a lively trade in New York converting old industrial buildings to telecom hotels. Now they're moving far from the urban core.

September 7, 2000 - The New York Times

The Gateway City

With forty percent of New Yorkers being foreign-born, the city faces major challenges even as it continues to be enriched by immigration.

September 6, 2000 - The New York Times

NY's Unlikely Housing Hot Spot

A trendy new neighborhood has risen at the most unlikely place: Main-LaSalle in Buffalo, New York

September 1, 2000 - The Buffalo News

Urban Web Deliveries Struggling

With a former Marine logistics officer at the helm, Kozmo.com struggles to make on-time deliveries in its 11 urban markets.

September 1, 2000 - Salon

Mean Streets

Do Internet delivery services like Kozmo.com sap urban vitality?

August 29, 2000 - Feed Magazine

Urban Renewal Through Private Communal Gardens

New York's Greenwich Village is an example of the potential for "secret gardens" as a community revitilization tool.

June 1, 2000 - The Atlantic Monthly

Lights Are Back On, But When Will NYC Buildings Be Fit For Occupation Again?

Although power has been restored to much of Lower Manhattan, tenants of many of the area's residential and commercial buildings face a long and uncertain recovery before they can return. What will be the long-term effects on waterfront development?

December 31, 1969 - The New York Times

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