state assembly

By Sasha Jones | February 26, 2021 05:15PM

New York lawmakers are on a quest to save restaurants and other small businesses. State Assemblymember Harvey Epstein and...

By Georgia Kromrei | February 10, 2021 06:50PM

State lawmakers today revealed the details of how the state will dole out New York’s $1.3 billion in rent...

By Georgia Kromrei | December 28, 2020 02:09PM

UPDATED, Dec. 28, 2020, 7:55 p.m.: Landlords are feeling uneasy as new legislation to stop evictions for two months...

National

By Georgia Kromrei | October 09, 2020 07:00AM

Just a few months after nearly sweeping their state primary contests, socialists in New York City aren’t putting down...

By Georgia Kromrei | July 22, 2020 02:20PM

It looks like the political landscape may only get worse for real estate. Two more Assembly candidates backed by...

By Georgia Kromrei | July 17, 2020 02:45PM

After the 2018 election led to key victories for progressive Democrats, many in the real estate industry might have...

By Georgia Kromrei | March 04, 2020 01:10PM

A Manhattan politician wants to penalize landlords for “warehousing” rent-stabilized apartments and use the proceeds to address the city’s...

TRD Staff | February 28, 2020 11:00AM

A second-term Assembly member in Lower Manhattan has drawn a challenger inspired by a real estate issue: Howard Hughes...

By Georgia Kromrei | February 20, 2020 06:00PM

A coalition of business groups including the Real Estate Board of New York has hired a lobbyist with longstanding...

By Georgia Kromrei | January 27, 2020 08:30AM

A majority of Democratic state senators and assembly members have signed on to a “good cause” eviction bill, and...