New York’s BQE Is Falling Apart. The City Can’t Agree on How to Fix It.
The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway has exceeded its life span. Clashing visions have hindered a solution.
New York’s BQE Is Falling Apart. The City Can’t Agree on How to Fix It.
The Brooklyn-Queens Expressway has exceeded its life span. Clashing visions have hindered a solution.
Why Is It So Hard to Fix Penn Station?
The nation’s busiest transit hub stands as a symbol of a condition that afflicts so many attempts to get big things done in America: inertia.
Rick Cotton, Head of the Port Authority, Is Stepping Down
Mr. Cotton oversaw the rebuilding of LaGuardia Airport and several other major infrastructure projects in the New York City region.
South Africans Seize on G20 Summit to Air Their Nation’s Ills
Johannesburg this weekend will host the first G20 meeting on African soil. Protesters are using the moment to draw attention to domestic problems.
6 Cobblestones Wrap Up a 6-Year Restoration Project
The project in Dumbo and Vinegar Hill, Brooklyn, involved replacing cobblestones and the infrastructure underneath them.
Nigeria Country Analysis Brief
(Tue, 18 Nov 2025) Oil and natural gas production is a mainstay of Nigeriaâs economy: fossil fuel revenues are the countryâs primary source of foreign exchange and fluctuations in crude oil price affect its economy. However, Nigeria also experiences sporadic supply disruptions stemming from crude oil theft and pipeline vandalism. Since 2020, disruptions and reduced investment in upstream development have led to a significant decline in crude oil production.
Russia Pummels Kyiv as It Torments Ukrainian Civilians
A strike that killed six was the latest in a series of aerial assaults, many of which have targeted the power grid in an effort to deprive Ukrainians of energy as winter looms.
Carney Accelerates Economic Plan for Canada to Rely Less on U.S. Amid Trade War
Prime Minister Mark Carney fast-tracked mines and other natural resource projects to the dismay of some Indigenous groups and many environmentalists.
Después de la tormenta, Jamaica recurre a la energía solar
Las personas con paneles solares en su tejado recuperaron el suministro eléctrico casi de inmediato. “Todo mi barrio se beneficia”, dijo un residente.