De Blasio restores $466M to housing capital budget
The de Blasio administration has backtracked on its plans to cut $1 billion from the city’s affordable housing budget....
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City moves forward with first design-build contracts
Nearly a year after Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law granting it design-build authority, the city’s Department of Design...
In “Billion Dollar Loser,” WeWork’s “epic rise” and Adam Neumann’s quiet enablers
Real estate executives had their doubts about WeWork, but many weren’t willing to risk missing out on its success. They and others who kept...
Governors Island rezoning process is underway
Governors Island is inching closer to becoming a year-round attraction. The City Planning Commission on Monday certified an application...
City Council targets deed fraud with two bills
Car theft, once rampant in the city, has been reduced to a trickle. But thieves have become adept at...
Pandemic may wipe out $16B in construction spending: report
The pandemic has shaved $16 billion off projected construction spending in 2020 and 2021, according to a new report....
Court lets Fortis off hook for Williamsburg condo defects
Since purchasing 37 condo units from bankruptcy nearly a decade ago, a Brooklyn developer has denied that it also...
The battle to rezone Soho is just beginning
The fight over proposed rezoning of Soho and Noho is already taking shape. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday that rezoning, which would pave the way for an influx of housing in the well-to-do...
Ex-Turner Construction exec cops to bribery charge
Another former Turner Construction executive has pleaded guilty in a bribery scheme that allegedly siphoned more than $15 million...
Cuomo postpones tax lien sale yet again
Gov. Andrew Cuomo just extended the ban on the city’s tax lien sale for another month, granting delinquent property owners a fourth reprieve since the start of the pandemic. The governor signed an executive...