The pressure from Mayor Eric Adams’ team to fast-track an FDNY inspection of a 77-story office tower at Hudson Yards triggered the cancelation of fire inspections for a dozen non-VIP New Yorkers, including an overcrowded, racially diverse public school in Brooklyn’s Dyker Heights. In the spring of 2022, 50 Hudson Yards landed at the top […]
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Posted inReal Estate
‘Extremely Unfair’ FDNY Fast Track for Hudson Yards Would Delay Other Developments, Official Warned
A fire department official warned his bosses that the commissioner’s demand to fast-track a Hudson Yards FDNY inspection deemed a “top priority of City Hall” would significantly delay more than a dozen other buildings from getting clearance for occupancy, emails obtained by THE CITY show. Deputy Chief Brian Cordasco pointed out that the expedited examination […]
Posted inThe Deed Finders
Hochul Signs Bill Giving Prosecutors More Power to Halt Deed Theft Evictions
New York State is moving to combat deed theft. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday signed into law a bill that aims to give prosecutors more latitude to go after fraudulent real estate transactions — and keep homeowners in their homes. Sponsored by Sen. Brian Kavanagh (D-Manhattan/Brooklyn) and Assemblymember Helene Weinstein and co-authored by Attorney General […]
Posted inConstruction
NYC Will Build Just 11,000 Homes This Year, Half of 2022 Total, Annual Report Finds
New York City is on track to complete only about 11,000 new housing units this year, half the number built in 2022 and a fraction of what is needed to deal with the city’s housing crisis. The forecast, contained in a construction outlook released Wednesday by the New York Building Congress, is in line with […]
Posted inReal Estate
Adams and Hochul Hack Tax Break Impasse to Spur New Housing
Through government ownership of land in Brooklyn’s Gowanus and Staten Island’s North Shore, the mayor and governor provide financial relief to developers despite 421-a program’s expiration.
Posted inClimate Change
Building Owners Could Get Two More Years to Comply with Impending Climate Law
Under new proposed rules to Local Law 97, buildings that show a good faith effort to meet carbon caps could get a reprieve. But some backers of the law say the delay isn’t warranted.
Posted inBrooklyn, Greenpoint, LGBTQ, Real Estate, Religion
Greenpoint Residents Ask Judge to Spare Church That Hosted Culture and Community
The Park Church sanctuary had served north Brooklyn for more than a decade, offering performance space, day care, a soup kitchen and a homeless shelter.
Posted inReal Estate
Five-Year Madison Square Garden Permit Inflates Pressure to Play Ball
A City Council committee shrinks the timeline for the Midtown arena’s operation as Penn Station plans hang in the balance.
Posted inThe Deed Finders
Little Oversight, Deals Signed in the Dark: How Speculators Cash In When NYC Homeowners Die Without Wills
Lawmakers, court authorities and city agencies have failed to safeguard the estates of homeowners who die without wills, threatening the transfer of Black and Latino generational wealth.
Posted inBedford-Stuyvesant
Bedford-Stuyvesant Mourns the Loss of Beloved Dangler Mansion One Year Later
The demolition of a mansion that was used as a community clubhouse has left a wound, and also spurred neighborhood activism.