From left: Bill de Blasio, Christine Quinn and John Liu
As New York City gears up for the mayoral election, three democratic candidates have spoken out in favor of a rent freeze at the city’s rent-stabilized apartments, the New York Times reported. [more]
Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Speaker Christine Quinn
A task force convened by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to assess the damage done by Superstorm Sandy has released a proposal to overhaul the city’s building code with the goal of ensuring buildings are more storm-resilient, Crain’s reported.
The Resilient Buildings Task Force report, unveiled at the City Lights Building in Long Island City, outlined 33 specific changes to the building code. [more]
Related’s Jay Kriegel
Jay Kriegel, a senior advisor at the Related Companies, has raised $50,000 in donations for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s mayoral campaign in the last two months, acting as an “intermediary” for other donors, the Village Voice reported.
An “electoral loophole” allows individuals who would otherwise be subject to donation caps to bundle gifts from multiple people, akin to a municipal-level super PAC, or political action committee, the Voice said, citing reporting from the New York World. [more]
From left: Barry Gosin, Joe Lhota and Anthony Weiner
Joseph Lhota may be a relative newcomer to the New York City mayoral race, but in the last two months he has captured the lion’s share of real estate contributions, beating out rivals Christine Quinn, Bill de Blasio and others for industry donations, a review of the latest city campaign finance records show. [more]
It’s a man’s world, and real estate is certainly no exception. But the Association of Real Estate Women’s 35th anniversary gala last night highlighted just how far women in New York City’s real estate industry have come, with the evening’s keynote speaker — City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who would be the city’s first female mayor — offering encouraging words to hundreds of industry women (and men) in attendance…. [more]
Christine Quinn
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn’s affordable housing proposal – a key component of her mayoral pitch – is being supported by a nonprofit housing advocate group that Quinn granted funds to for three consecutive years, the Wall Street Journal reported.
Quinn’s plan calls for 80,000 new low-cost apartments that could remain permanently below market-rate. [more]
From left: Young Woo, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and a Pier 57 rendering (courtesy Young Woo & Associates)
UPDATED, 5:01 p.m., April 9: The City Council today unanimously approved Young Woo & Associates’ plan to transform Pier 57, a historic pier located at 14th Street and the Hudson River, into a cultural hub and creative center. [more]
From left: Christine Quinn, Hotel Chelsea, Joseph Chetrit
UPDATED, 12:04 p.m., March 23: The city Department of Buildings ordered Joseph Chetrit to stop work at the Hotel Chelsea late Friday night, in response to a construction incident that knocked out gas, heat and hot water at the property — and a day after City Council Speaker Christine Quinn demanded an immediate shutdown of construction. [more]
From left: Stephen Green, Christine Quinn, Roger Silverstein and William Thompson
New York City real estate moguls are covering their bases on the upcoming mayoral election, giving donations to more than one candidate, an analysis of campaign finance reports by the New York Daily News shows. [more]
Hudson Square
Hudson Square moved a step closer today to getting more new housing when two City Council committees approved a controversial proposal by the property arm of Trinity Church to rezone the Lower Manhattan neighborhood, the New York Observer reported.
The zoning and land use committees signed off a plan that would let developers build 2,000 to 3,000 new apartments — many of them affordable — into the neighborhood. The full council is expected to OK the plan later this month; if the plan gets the nod, the rezoning will take effect immediately. [more]
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