Urban heat islands are a solvable data problem: this piece shows how to combine free satellite imagery, standard ...

A Brooklyn lawmaker had some strong words about 421a when calling upon Mamdani housing officials to impose higher standards for new construction. Council member Lincoln Restler took a moment during a ...

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) -- Many of the summer's biggest policy moves have one common denominator: Lincoln Restler. From the BQE to outdoor dining, the Brooklyn Council Member has been keeping busy. He ...

Tensions are escalating between the Brooklyn Navy Yard and its neighbors, who complain of noise from large parties and raves on the property that often continue into the early morning. In a letter, ...

His solution was familiar, too: if you don’t like the weight, blame the scale. The Specialized High Schools Admissions Test (SHSAT), though, is one of New York’s best instruments—an objective, ...

Councilmember Lincoln Restler opposed the Monitor Point project, which will build over 1,000 apartments on an MTA lot on the Greenpoint waterfront, until just before it came to a vote, citing an ...

Council Member Lincoln Restler threw his support behind the controversial Monitor Point project on Thursday after developers agreed to add additional affordable units during last-minute negotiations.

Gotham Organization’s embattled rezoning plan for its massive Monitor Point development in Greenpoint eked out approval at a City Council land use vote Thursday, after negotiating to bump up the share ...

The fight over proposed high-rise development Monitor Point ramped up last week as the project finally came before the City Council. After scoring a long-term lease of an MTA-owned plot of land at 40 ...

New York City Council Member Lincoln Restler’s wife, Anna Poe-Kest, recently started working on the other side of City Hall as the chief of staff to Sherif Soliman, director of the Mayor’s Office of ...

A new bill proposed to City Council aims to make Citi Bike trips cost no more than a swipe on the subway. Supporters say that this move could make getting around the city cheaper and more reliable, ...