Thus, the city adopted the 1916 Zoning Resolution that required setbacks for new buildings to allow sunlight to penetrate to street level. The zoning ordinance is responsible for the way ...

Timed with the 100th anniversary of the 1916 Zoning Resolution, the country’s first comprehensive zoning ordinance, the exhibit shows how the zoning code is structured, how it impacts a building ...

A book of zoning maps titled “Height / July 25, 1916," inside the New York Department of City Planning offices in the Equitable Building in New York, March 14, 2018.

Their efforts culminated with the enactment of the 1916 resolution, the first comprehensive zoning law in the United States. This code established building zones intended to segregate land uses.

Open House New York and the Museum of the City of New York invite you to celebrate the centennial anniversary of New York City's 1916 Zoning Resolution with a citywide scavenger hunt to uncover ...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of New York City’s monumental 1916 zoning resolution, which paved the way not just for the look and shape of the city’s skyline, but also for how such ...

In 1910, the population of Manhattan was more than 2.3 million people, by 2010 that number was reduced to less than 1.6 million, the subsequent deduction is directly related to the zoning resolution.