Tenant activist nixed from City Planning Commission
Real estate, take heart: Cea Weaver, longtime antagonist of the industry, will not be spouting socialism on a city...
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When NIMBYs attack: Why CoJo’s master plan won’t fly
Corey Johnson’s comprehensive planning bill will never pass, for the same reason all such bills never pass: It dilutes...
Real estate industry calls sewage-overflow bill “extreme”
The City Council is pushing a bill to limit how much asphalt can cover a development site, but real...
Why real estate is spending big on City Council races
The creator of a New York City campaign fund to which real estate titan Stephen Ross and others have...
City Council renews tax lien sale for one year
UPDATED Jan. 28, 2021, 4:05 p.m.: The City Council on Thursday renewed the city’s tax lien sale for one...
Madison Square Garden donates to City Council candidates
Madison Square Garden is known for courting big names. Now, a political action committee tied to the famed arena...
Land use overhaul faces challenging path forward
The City Council is taking the first step toward transforming how land use decisions are made in New York,...
Yimby group backs City Council candidates
A pro-development group is flexing its political muscle for the first time, backing candidates in upcoming City Council races. Open New York, which advocates for increased density in wealthy neighborhoods, is endorsing eight contenders...
Council passes bill to speed up opening of new and renovated properties
Just in time for the holidays, the City Council delivered a gift to developers and their contractors: fewer trips...
Bill would renew city’s tax lien sale, add Covid escape hatch
After the state repeatedly postponed the city’s tax lien sale, a City Council bill would renew it for another...