New YorkFeb 7, 2025How “fair housing” activists manipulate data to block development Lies, damn lies and real estate statistics
New YorkJun 22, 2021Eric Adams leads mayor’s race after initial ballot countDetermining Democratic nominee could take weeks under new voting system
New YorkMay 26, 2021Money for nothing: Stringer, McGuire, Donovan sink in mayoral pollAdams passes Yang, Garcia gains as well-funded rivals struggle
New YorkMay 25, 2021Stringer-endorsed development plan falls short of his campaign proposal$250M public-private partnership will do little to advance affordable housing, advocate says
New YorkMar 24, 2021Voters agree on building housing, not on mayoral candidatesYang leads poll with just 16% as half of New Yorkers are undecided
New YorkFeb 26, 2021Stringer’s housing plan doesn’t pencil out: developersMayoral candidate would require 25% low-rent units in most projects
New YorkFeb 24, 2021Where mayoral candidates stand on real estateDifferences emerge on industry donations, housing policy, taxes
NationalFeb 18, 2021Where mayoral candidates stand on real estateDifferences emerge on industry donations, housing policy, taxes
New YorkFeb 10, 2021Mayoral poll shows Yang ahead, McGuire with uphill battleVoters also know Adams and Stringer, frown on “banker” label
New YorkDec 15, 2020What to make of Stephen Ross betting $1M on mayor’s raceRelated chairman’s donation triples size of new campaign fund
New YorkNov 12, 2020Shut down offices, indoor dining: StringerComptroller and mayoral hopeful calls for drastic measures to be taken as Covid cases rise in NYC
New YorkOct 14, 2020Real estate investments cost NYC pension funds $370MHigh-fee private equity plays underperformed stock market over three years
New YorkSep 8, 2020Scott Stringer takes aim at real estate in unveiling mayoral bidComptroller tacks left, touting support from progressives
New YorkMay 21, 2020No Covid break for big properties with unpaid taxesCity board recommends some relief, but still 18% interest rate for large owners
New YorkMar 23, 2020Coronavirus will cost city billions in tax revenue: comptrollerHotel, restaurant, retail pain cited in estimated losses of $4.8B to $6B
New YorkMar 6, 2020Pols slam city for backing developers of 200 AmsterdamCriticism of de Blasio administration for defending policy it no longer holds
New YorkFeb 13, 2020City Comptroller Scott Stringer proposes “Tenant Bill of Rights”Landlords would have to provide the document to tenants when a lease is signed
New YorkJan 31, 2020Mayoral race goes from bad to worse for real estateOminous signs pile up for industry, but a Bloomberg alumnus could enter contest
New YorkJan 29, 2020Scott Stringer calls for “universal affordable housing,” end to 421aMayoral hopeful unveils housing plan, blasts de Blasio’s as gentrification engine
New YorkJul 29, 2019Amazon mulls new grocery chain, Douglas Elliman’s new marketing boss: Daily digestA daily round up of real estate news, deals and more for July 29, 2019