Advocates are pushing for recognition of hundreds of segregation-era schools built by Booker T. Washington and Sears owner Julius Rosenwald.
HBO’s Born to Bowl captures the disconnect of a sport with shrinking leagues that’s still played by tens of millions of Americans.
A conversation about the political economy of innovation.
Today’s guest Mariana Mazzucato is one of our most requested. Mazzucato, who is the director of the University College London Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, specializes in the political
New Jersey Transit will reduce its controversial $150 World Cup ticket price to $105 after widespread pushback.
A study of US metro areas shows how the Bridgeport, Connecticut, region went from one of the most sprawling to one of the least.
Driverless transit is increasingly common globally, but the plan to remove human operators from Washington, DC’s Red Line trains would be a US first.
New York City’s transit agency is bracing for tense negotiations with both its subway operators and Long Island Rail Road workers, setting the stage for a strike later this month that would cripple th
Researchers found that US cities are vectors for the spread of invasive pests that thrive in dense human environments.
A conversation with the mayor of Allentown, Pennsylvania.
The residents of Allentown are still sore about that Billy Joel song. While it’s true the Pennsylvania city became synonymous with deindustrialization after the US steel industry began its decline in
California’s fuel watchdog has issued subpoenas to gasoline stations across the state that are charging anomalously high prices and not cooperating with agency requests.
Vornado Realty Trust Chief Executive Officer Steven Roth appealed to Zohran Mamdani to be more welcoming to businesses after a video by the New York City mayor caused Citadel to threaten to pull out o
Smaller, older homes are plentiful in many parts of the US. But the financing system that helps people buy or refurbish these fixer-uppers has broken down.
Brandon Scott on re-energizing the city.
Since Mayor Brandon Scott took office in 2020, he has fixated on a very visible problem in Baltimore: the tens of thousands of vacant homes that dot the city. It’s hard to build new houses when there
Designed by Spanish architect Andrés Jaque, Madrid’s Colegio Reggio sets a high bar for whimsy and curiosity.
Advancement of a project in Baltimore shows how the railway is navigating the president’s second term.
Also this week: Kansas City’s mayor talks World Cup, and Manchester’s mayor talks politics.
Prosecutors said the man they charged with starting the deadly 2025 Palisades Fire in Los Angeles was upset about a failed relationship and not having New Year’s Eve plans just before he set a small b
Speakers discussed topics from playgrounds to the night economy.
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham predicted a set of local and regional elections next week will be “challenging” for his and Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s governing Labour Party, and urged a c
In a mayoral forum, Anne Hidalgo and Norman Foster pointed to a shared strategy behind their successful visions for transforming cities.
Cities are increasing investment in the green transition to protect against the potentially catastrophic effects of climate change, the European Investment Bank president said.
Vornado Realty Trust is acquiring a stake in Manhattan’s Park Avenue Plaza, in a deal that values the building at $1.1 billion.
The conference kicked off with remarks from the mayors of Madrid, London and more.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is delaying the city’s $127 billion budget as he pressures the state to limit a tax credit used by hedge funds, private equity firms and other businesses.
London Mayor Sadiq Khan urged voters not to back the populist Reform UK in next week’s local elections, describing Nigel Farage’s party as a “poor man’s version of President Trump and MAGA.”
From TSA staffing shortages to surging fuel costs, it’s been a tough year for the aviation industry. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport’s Chris McLaughlin is trying to stay calm and rise above.
While Madrid is setting higher construction targets, Barcelona is pushing harder on regulation.
The agency overseeing the new $16 billion Gateway rail tunnel under the Hudson River approved a $1.29 billion construction contract, a major step forward for one of the biggest infrastructure projects
World Cup fans will get their chance to watch matches at five free outdoor sites across New York City, in a push to make the event more affordable.
Mientras la ciudad se transforma en un destino turístico de lujo, los pequeños negocios en dificultades luchan por conservar el carácter que atrajo a tantos turistas en un principio.
As the city morphs into a luxury tourist destination, struggling small businesses are pushing to retain the character that drew many tourists in the first place.
Plus: The blob-shaped new LACMA lands in LA
Also this week: What robot cars are actually promising, and Morocco debuts a $700 million rocket-shaped tower.
The blob-shaped David Geffen Galleries at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art offers architectural drama inside and out, sometimes at the expense of the art.
President Donald Trump said the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool would be covered in a protective substance commonly used in swimming pools as part of a renovation project.
Francis Kéré’s design for the Goethe-Institut Dakar draws on the Burkinabé architect’s practice of using sustainable and climate-resilient local materials.
Activists have disrupted Woodside Energy Group Ltd.’s annual general meeting as Australia’s liquefied natural gas industry faces increasing domestic scrutiny over windfall export profits during the wa
A request made by the municipality of Johannesburg, South Africa’s biggest city, for additional financing from the Agence Française de Développement has been turned down, a person familiar with the si
Transportation historian Peter Norton sees a pattern in the promises that autonomous vehicle companies make as they push self-driving cars into cities.
“We’re managing pennies.” Cafeterias are being pushed to serve healthier meals with less money.
A showpiece 820-foot tower overlooking the capital is finally open for business.
The acquisition of New York’s Ennead Architects is the seventh and largest for CannonDesign, giving the firm a new office in Shanghai.
A federal design commission approved a plan to paint a building adjacent to the White House, despite questions and negative public feedback.
New York City doormen and building owners reached a potential agreement on wage and benefit increases, avoiding a possible strike as soon as April 21 that would have upended day-to-day operations at 3
Also this week: An arch fit for a monarch, and streets not fit for walking
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum pitched the president’s plan for a 250-foot-tall monument before a federal design commission — and a very skeptical public.
China processed less crude oil last month, as refiners cut run rates to conserve supplies snarled by war in the Persian Gulf.