City Council proposes bill to expand outdoor dining permanently
Curbside cuisine may become a permanent fixture in New York City’s streets. A new bill introduced in the City...
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Commercial rent tax cut introduced in City Council
With small businesses across the city closed or on the brink of failure, a Manhattan lawmaker introduced a bill...
NYS pols are targeting the favorite loophole of supertall developers
The city’s nascent effort to tackle a loophole used by savvy developers to increase the heights of their buildings...
Legislature moves forward with expanding prevailing wage requirements
Both houses of the New York legislature backed proposals to extend prevailing wage requirements to certain private developments, a...
After Amazon workers snagged LIC condos, a senator wants to prevent insider deals
In the frenzy that followed Amazon’s Long Island City announcement, reports emerged of employees buying condos there before the...
A state senator wants to expose the owners of New York’s LLCs
Manhattan state Senator Brad Hoylman wants to unmask the shadowy owners behind limited liability companies, requiring them to disclose...
State Assembly signs off on design-build authority for NYC, but will the Senate?
The state Assembly has signed off on granting the city design-build authority, but the clock is ticking and it’s...
Real estate fee hikes spell trouble for buyers, sellers in Long Island
It’s about to get more expensive to refinance or buy a home in certain parts of New York state. New...
Hudson River Trust aims for bond power
The Hudson River Park Trust is currently working to push through a bill that would grant it power to issue bonds, the Wall Street Journal reported. The trust and lawmakers in Albany are now...
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