Heastie drills down on homelessness, affordable housing
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie surprised observers Thursday night when he highlighted homelessness in his opening remarks for the 2020...
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Real estate’s nemesis may now be its best hope in Albany
The New York State Assembly for years passed tenant-friendly bills, and the Senate killed them. But now the Assembly...
Carl Heastie’s BFFs
Some of Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie’s longtime allies are often hired by real estate players to protect their interests in Albany. Here is a look at three of them. — Stanley Schlein, a lobbyist,...
Black Friday e-commerce grew while brick-and-mortar slipped, another socialist is running in Queens
Every weekday The Real Deal rounds up New York’s biggest real estate news. We update this page throughout the day starting at 9 a.m....
“The Assembly needs more comrades”: Julia Salazar’s chief of staff to challenge real estate favorite Erik Dilan
State Senator Julia Salazar’s Socialist chief of staff Boris Santos announced he will challenge Assemblymember Erik Dilan for his seat in Assembly District 54,...
Yuh-Line Niou takes Sheldon Silver’s old state Assembly seat
Yuh-Line Niou became the first Asian-American woman to win election to the New York State Assembly for a Manhattan...
Real estate donors favor Heastie over Flanagan
Two of the “Three Men in a Room” — Sheldon Silver and Dean Skelos — are bound for prison,...
Sheldon Silver’s not alone: The corrupt NY pols who took real estate money
(Video by Alistair Gardiner) Sheldon Silver’s conviction this week — on seven counts of honest services fraud, extortion and...
Lawmakers could extend rent regulation deadline by two days
Lawmakers are hoping to push the expiration of rent regulations, originally scheduled for today, to Wednesday at midnight. Assembly...
Mayor calls Cuomo’s response to 421a reform “disingenuous”
The 421a tax abatement program is causing some trouble in paradise. Tensions are growing between Mayor Bill de Blasio...
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