For sports team owners seeking new stadiums or arenas—which is to say, for sports team owners—there are certain tools of the trade at their disposal for convincing fans and politicians to support (and pay for) a new building. They have … Continue reading
The New York Islanders have had one of the odder trajectories of any pro sports franchise. Winners of four straight Stanley Cups within 11 years of arriving on Long Island as the NHL’s protection against WHA incursion into the New … Continue reading
Even as the New York Islanders confuse their fans with plans to play some home playoff games in Nassau County and some in Brooklyn, the team’s ownership has been quietly moving ahead with plans to build a new arena halfway … Continue reading
It’s not like everyone hadn’t been thinking it, but it took Tommy Pham to mention the elephant in the room. The outfielder, who one year earlier had celebrated his 6-WAR season in his first year as a starter at age … Continue reading
In all the uproar over the $3 billion that New York city and state plan to give away to win Amazon’s new Queens corporate center, one of the defenses put forward by Governor Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio … Continue reading
This week’s surprise announcement from Governor Andrew Cuomo was the alarming news that the state budget was missing $2.3 billion in expected tax revenues from December and January — and that Trump’s tax cuts were to blame.
In recent months, most of the media coverage of New York’s subway system has been focused on the staggering cost to keep it in good working order and whether there’s a better way to run city transit. But Monday’s New … Continue reading
The current battle over the stretch of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway that runs past Brooklyn Heights is heating up, as the Department of Transportation and community members exchange plans and counterplans for the fate of the highway — and for that … Continue reading
The East Bronx will be getting four new Metro-North stations with service to Penn Station, Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office announced yesterday. The Metropolitan Transit Authority, the state Empire State Development corporation, and Amtrak have reached an agreement to open stations … Continue reading
One of the truisms of modern “Rent Is Too Damn High” New York City is that rent-stabilized apartments are all but impossible to find unless you’re lucky enough to inherit one from a deceased relative. And a new report issued … Continue reading