Real estate winners and losers: state budget edition
For once, landlords and tenants can commiserate together: They both lost big in the state budget. Various measures they...
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Lawmakers propose rent relief but omit 421a
Albany is a land of mixed blessings. Real estate was reminded of that as lawmakers laid out budget priorities that included more rent aid and housing vouchers but no 421a tax break or density...
Kathy Hochul faces tough decisions on real estate
Real estate has a lot riding on Kathy Hochul. Billions of dollars in rent aid. An expiring ban on...
The Closing: Gary LaBarbera
Gary LaBarbera can rattle off two specific dates: His first rendezvous with his future wife and the day he became a card-carrying union member. On February 2, 1981, he joined Teamsters Local 282, a...
Real estate winners and losers of the legislative session
The legislative session is over — for now. Several real estate–related measures passed, including a bill encouraging the conversion...
Construction wage theft bill passes state Senate
In a win for construction unions, a bill that shifts more liability to contractors is heading to the governor’s...
Gary LaBarbera quietly takes helm of building trades statewide
In the months following the indictment of James Cahill, president of the state’s Building and Construction Trades Council, authorities...
City, construction unions strike deal to hire low-income workers
The city and a construction union group have reached an agreement on hiring people from poor communities to work...
Two construction sites shut down as workers get Covid-19
Construction has been temporarily halted at two major infrastructure projects, including part of the multibillion-dollar overhaul of LaGuardia Airport,...
REBNY, Building Trades join forces on development, policy
The Real Estate Board of New York and the Building and Construction Trades Council, two groups that have historically...