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NYTIMES (Stefanos Chen) - Manhattan Bus Lane Plan for 34th Street May Be Stuck in Gridlock

Months after Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the city would proceed with a redesign of 34th Street that had been halted by the Trump administration, the plan is no closer to completion.

AMERICANALMANAC (Ken Jacobs) - Developer's two-decade-old notes deepen questions about rare childhood cancer cluster in Ladera Ranch

Handwritten notes unearthed from the archives of the company that built Ladera Ranch, California, have added new urgency to families' demands for answers about a cluster of rare cancer cases that has killed at least three young residents. The notes, written on a Department of Conservation permit during the community's construction in the early 2000s, […] The post Developer's two-decade-old notes deepen questions about rare childhood cancer cluster in Ladera Ranch appeared first on American Almanac .

Handwritten notes unearthed from the archives of the company that built Ladera Ranch, California, have added new urgency to families' demands for answers about a cluster of rare cancer cases that has killed at least three young residents. The notes, written on a Department of Conservation permit during the community's construction in the early 2000s, carry a warning that reads like a loose thread someone chose not to pull: "This well is not to be built over without further considerations." A second notation, "put on final letter", suggests someone at DMB Development, the company that built the upscale Orange County community, wanted the caution formally documented. Both lines also appear typed in the final report of well abandonment, the…Open

YOUTUBE (Fox Business) - MIAMI MOMENTUM: Miami OUTPACES national growth

Former Mayor of Miami Francis Suarez discusses the rise of Miami's economy and how keeping taxes low attracts innovators. He also weighs in on AOC's endorsement of DSA candidate Angie Nixon. #foxbusiness #fox #francissuarez #miami #florida #economy #taxes #innovation #aoc #angienixon #dsa #politics #businessnews #usnews #breakingnews

NYTIMES (Arfa Momin, Edison Wu, Mihir Zaveri and Hurubie Meko) - New York Is Relying on Office Conversions to Address Its Housing Crisis

A New York Times analysis shows that the pace of office-to-residential conversions like the former Pfizer building, where two steel columns buckled in July, has quickened sharply.

YOUTUBE (CNN) - Cyclists protest Trump’s proposed overhaul of East Potomac Park

Dozens in Washington, DC, protested on Saturday over President Donald Trump’s proposed overhaul of the 300-acre East Potomac Park, which could threaten a treasured bike path. CNN’s Kit Maher reports.

NYTIMES (James Glanz and Simon Ducroquet) - Unstable Manhattan Building Had More Damaged Columns Than Previously Known

Drawings obtained by The New York Times and reviewed by engineers show insufficient reinforcements on eight more steel columns than previously known at a Manhattan building.

NYTIMES (Christopher Serkin and Daniel J. Sharfstein) - How to Fix the Housing Crisis: Look to WWII

World War II proves the government can intervene directly to fix the housing crisis.

YOUTUBE (CNN) - 'Very special stone': Trump unveils another WH project

President Donald Trump unveiled a new White House construction project Wednesday, issuing an impromptu invitation to reporters to join him on the South Lawn and tour the replacement of the White House driveway as well as progress made on his new helipad. During the tour, an animated Trump highlighted his personal investment in the projects with painstaking attention to details theoretically far below his pay grade: the placement of stanchions, the radial cut of granite, the elimination of potholes. The tour concluded with him signing a giant slab of granite that he said would be “flipped” and laid into the helipad. But first, he detailed another project — previously unannounced — that was already finished. 0:00 Trump announces…

NYTIMES (Patrick McGeehan) - What Will It Take to Fix New York’s Housing Shortage?

A draft report from the city estimates that 700,000 new units would need to be built over the next decade to meet the need for homes.

YOUTUBE (LiveNOW from FOX) - Palisades Village reopens 19 Months after the fire

Palisades Village reopened Saturday after a 19-month closure caused by heavy smoke and water damage from the January 2025 Palisades Fire. LiveNOW’s Anna Marsick spoke from the grand opening with FOX 11 Los Angeles’ Nic Garcia. MORE: Developer Rick Caruso hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Saturday morning before stores opened to the public at 11 a.m. The reopening festivities included retailer events, pop-up shops, live entertainment, food tastings, and family activities. Although the outdoor center survived the initial wildfire using fire-resistant materials and private firefighters, it sustained extensive smoke and water damage. Crews were forced to strip portions of the property down to the framing, replacing walls, insulation,…