Pols ponder NYCHA air rights sale for Gowanus
Developers already see a major opportunity in Gowanus: a gentrifying, underbuilt area with good subway access. Letting local NYCHA...
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NYC lawmakers push for audits of landlords who pocket $1.4B tax break
New York City’s biggest housing subsidy may finally get more scrutiny just as state lawmakers are about to consider...
Brooklyn pols want their gondola before L train shutdown
North Brooklyn wants its gondola over the East River before the L train shuts down, thank you very much. Local politicians...
Pols urge reviews of Long Island College Hospital sale
Elected officials on Wednesday asked State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and the attorney general to open separate reviews into aspects of...
Hurdles falling as Domino Sugar project gets OK for towers
City Council has reached an agreement with developer Two Trees Management to allow for buildings as tall as 55...
De Blasio called on to suspend Pier 6 towers
A league of lawmakers is pushing for Mayor Bill de Blasio to hit the brakes on two luxury residential...
City Council greenlights 77 Commercial Street project
City Council member Steve Levin ultimately came down on the side of Joseph Chetrit and David Bistricer’s high-rise development...
Sprawling Greenpoint project’s future hinges on one politician
The fate of a proposal to construct two high-rise towers at 77 Commercial Street in Greenpoint now sits largely...
Williamsburg development site on sale for $210M
UPDATED, 11:32 a.m., June 25: Developer Isack Rosenberg and his brother Abraham have put a once-controversial Williamsburg waterfront site...
City’s failed housing and park promises anger north Brooklyn residents
In exchange for their blessing to revise Williamsburg and Greenpoint zoning laws to encourage new luxury apartment developments in...