Sutton Place rezoning submitted in wake of planned 850-foot tower; sleep over at the Bronx Zoo

By Dana Schulz

April 11, 2017

Sutton Place rezoning submitted in wake of planned 850-foot tower; sleep over at the Bronx Zoo

The Union Square Greenmarket will offer Saturday beer and spirit tastings from licensed state breweries and distilleries. [Gothamist]
Attend an adult sleepover at the Bronx Zoo next month. [UpOut]
Zoning proposal capping the height of Sutton Place towers at 25 stories is officially submitted to the city, a day after Gamma Real Estate made headway in its plans to build an 850-foot tower there. [DNAinfo]
Is Las Vegas the most “American city?” [Fast Co. Design]
Take an internal tour behind Times Square’s giant advertisement signs. [Untapped]

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