Articles by Alan G Brake

“Hudson Yards is a billionaire’s fantasy of the future of city life”

March 19, 2019 Alan G Brake 0
Hudson Yards development in New York City

Manhattan’s newly opened Hudson Yards is all shine and no substance, and New York City deserves better says Alan G Brake in this Opinion column. This past weekend, the public gained access to much of the first phase of the vast Hudson Yards development on Manhattan’s Far West Side, one of the island’s last major swaths

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“Amazon HQ2 will strain spaces and systems on which all New Yorkers rely”

November 16, 2018 Alan G Brake 0

Amazon HQ2 will only exacerbate New York City’s already stretched infrastructure, cramped public spaces and sky-high rents, says Alan G Brake in this Opinion column. Amazon has announced it will locate tens of thousands of high-paying tech jobs in New York City. Instead of swelling urban pride and a sense of opportunity, the company’s expansion

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