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Real estate looks like a winner in mayor’s race
The mayor’s race is still undecided, but real estate is on the verge of victory. Notwithstanding left-wing candidate Maya...
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Erik Engquist
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Erik joined The Real Deal as senior managing editor in 2019 after 14 years at Crain's New York Business. Prior to that he wrote a weekly political column for Courier-Life Publications for which he was named "best political columnist" in New York by the Village Voice. From 1996 until 2000 he reported for daily newspapers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, covering education, development and municipal government. A graduate of Yale University, Erik has won two National Headliner Awards and was the lead writer for two series that won the New Jersey Press Association's top public service award in consecutive years. He and his wife have twin sons, born in 2000.
Money for nothing: Stringer, McGuire, Donovan sink in mayoral poll
It’s still anyone’s guess who will win the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City. But no one...
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A housing voter’s humble request: One good candidate
Elections should be easy for single-issue voters: Pick whoever’s best on your top concern and fill in the bubble....
Howard Hughes’ (slightly less) big Seaport project approved
If any pigs were seen flying over Lower Manhattan Tuesday, this would explain it: An $850 million development planned...
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Does Andrew Yang’s housing plan make sense?
New Yorkers no longer have a choice: We have to take Andrew Yang seriously. The Democratic primary for mayor...
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SALT is crisis for Democrats, not for real estate
Remember when blue states’ home values were falling and the real estate industry was blaming the new tax law?...
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When big-time projects are stopped by small-time judges
“These are huge towers. I’ve lived in the city my whole life. You can’t just do this because the...
Buyers taking advantage of New York City’s condo glut
One of economists’ favorite expressions is Herbert Stein’s “if something cannot go on forever, it will stop.” Just ask...
Inwood tenants claim landlord using blaze to hike rents
Tenants burned out of their rent-stabilized Inwood apartments in January have a theory: The landlord wants them to give...
Voters agree on building housing, not on mayoral candidates
Voters are sure they want more housing in New York City. As for which mayoral candidate should lead that...