Great. As if this city wasn't crowded enough, now the bean counters at the U.S. Census Department have, with the wave of a hand, shrunk the city by two square miles. Couldn't they have just lopped a little off the Meatpacking District and Murray Hill? more ›

From the moment the results of the 2010 Census were released New York City was questioning how exactly the Big Apple, which didn't do so well, was counted. Surprising nobody, within a week it was announced that the city would formally contest the count. But with it being illegal to go out and actually recount who lives where—specifically in some areas of Queens that were suspiciously devoid of life in the Census—the city would need to prove the lower numbers are due to a technical error. And now it looks like that may be possible. more ›

City officials are looking to rezone about 75 blocks of the Tremont area of the Bronx, hoping to turn vacant lots into more profitable businesses. The Department of City Planning says in a statement that their goal is to "provide opportunities for new residential and commercial development in the 'heart of the Bronx.'" DCP spokeswoman Carol Samol tells NY1 that about 700 housing units are projected to be built in the next 10 years, and that they would impose height limits to preserve the character of the area. Uh oh, sounds like "SoBro" may be spreading! more ›

The Department of City Planning, under the orders of Bloomberg has discovered that the city's land mass is less than originally thought. After spending months analyzing aerial images the geographer of the department, Michael Miller, reports that the five boroughs contain 304.8 square miles, while for 20 years it's been documented at 322 square miles. more ›