As New York City rents have risen into the stratosphere in recent decades, City officials and policy wonks have mostly sought to respond by building new housing, arguing that increased supply is the only way to bring down rental costs. Michael Bloomberg rezoned huge … Continue reading
Let’s get this out of the way: The video was weird. When Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker announced in late September she was setting aside her months-long equivocation and going all in on a proposed new 76ers arena on the edge of … Continue reading
On February 21, Queens City Councilmembers Robert Holden and Vickie Paladino sent a letter to the New York City Independent Budget Office about the proposed New York City FC soccer stadium in Willets Point, which was one piece of the … Continue reading
During the summer of protests that followed the Minneapolis police murder of George Floyd in May 2020, journalists and readers alike began taking a hard look at how much news reporting relied on police sources. In particular, the standard use … Continue reading
New York City real estate interests are putting on a full-court press this year for what they’re calling “vacancy reset”: legislation allowing landlords to raise rents as much as they want on rent-regulated apartments that have been occupied for at least 10 … Continue reading
The Great Airbnb War entered its latest chapter five months ago, when New York City enacted its crackdown on short-term vacation rentals, forcing anyone offering stays of less than 30 days to prove their legality by registering with the city. Airbnb hosts have … Continue reading
The last time Queens State Senator Jessica Ramos held a town hall on Mets owner Steve Cohen’s plans to build a casino on the Citi Field parking lots, she emphatically stuck a fork in the project by putting on hold a required … Continue reading
When Governor Kathy Hochul issued her 2023 budget plan at the start of February, one line item that didn’t make the top bullet points in her press release was her proposed expansion of the state’s already-generous tax credit program for TV and … Continue reading
Mets owner Steve Cohen’s quest to build something undisclosed atop the parking lots around Citi Field—psst it’s a casino—held its coming-out party on Saturday, as roughly 450 Queens residents and assorted Mets fans trooped through the stadium’s Piazza 31 Club to … Continue reading
One day after he fed the New York Times an exclusive about his deal with New York City F.C. to erect a new $780 million soccer stadium at Willets Point in Queens, Mayor Eric Adams, a panoply of elected officials, … Continue reading