The Year Ahead

Our editors gaze into the future of 2014 and discuss the major issues, for your neighborhood and for the city, in the year ahead. [The De-Manhattanization of Politics](http://nypress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/de-blasio_opt.jpeg) De Blasio has vowed to turn his attention to the outer boroughs [Up and Away](http://nypress.com/up-and-away/) Urban sprawl goes vertical, sparking new fights over air rights [Rethinking the Schools](http://nypress.com/rethinking-the-schools/) De Blasio's tax hike for pre-Kers is only the beginning [The Less-Than-Superbowl](http://nypress.com/the-less-than-super-bowl/) The host city isn't feeling so grand about the big game in February [Opening Door, and Memories, at the Freedom Tower](http://nypress.com/opening-doors-and-memories-at-the-freedom-tower/) The first major new building at the Trade Center opens early in 2014 [In the Shadow of the Billionaires](http://nypress.com/in-the-shadow-of-the-billionaires) New luxury apartments along Central Park stir old debates [Garbage In, Garbage Out](http://nypress.com/garbage-in-garbage-out/) Tracking the most contentious issue on the East Side (http://nypress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/HudsonYardsProject_opt.jpeg)[Hudson Rising](http://nypress.com/hudson-rising/) The massive new complex on the West side is coming into view [The Newcomer on the East Side](http://nypress.com/the-newcomer-on-the-east-side) Kallos arrives, with a technology focus [The Next Sandy](http://nypress.com/the-next-sandy/) Planning for the next storm while recovering from the last one [Filling Brewer's Big Shoes](http://nypress.com/filling-brewers-big-shoes/) The new council member on the West side [The Second Avenue Saga](http://nypress.com/the-second-avenue-saga/) The project won't end in 2014, though there will be small victories