Massive Flushing waterfront development stirs opposition
A planned mixed-use development on the Flushing waterfront is meeting steep pushback in Queens. A proposed rezoning proposed by...
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Council drives another nail in coffin of Olnick’s Lenox Terrace project
The City Council will soon find out if the Olnick Organization’s backup plan for its Lenox Terrace expansion was...
Evictions down 20% in parts of NYC where tenants get free lawyers
Evictions in areas where low-income tenants received city-funded legal services funded dropped by almost 20 percent last year, according...
Is Olnick bluffing on Lenox Terrace? History says no
When City Council member Bill Perkins announced he was opposing the Olnick Organization’s Lenox Terrace expansion, the development appeared...
Housing complex takes South Bronx jail project to court
A petition filed yesterday seeks to nullify the city’s plan to build a jail in the South Bronx. The...
City Council wants more oversight of “ghost kitchens”
The City Council is looking to increase oversight of the rapid proliferation of “ghost kitchens,” or delivery-only kitchens. In...
Bronx councilman snuffs out another de Blasio rezoning
The losses keep piling up for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s rezoning plans. Bronx Council member Rafael Salamanca announced Wednesday...
Queens candidates to return some real estate cash
Real estate donors in the Queens borough president race will see some of their checks returned, but this time...
Bushwick rezoning faces deadlock amid local opposition
With just two years left in Mayor de Blasio’s term, another one of the administration’s rezoning efforts is on...
Gentrification tax? Pols pitch fix for “completely screwed” system
City lawmakers are making another push to overhaul New York’s notoriously arcane property tax system. A proposal backed by...