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New York City is home to over eight million people throughout more than 250 neighborhoods, and every year, our real estate market continues to attract
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Now that East Midtown has been rezoned, the hard work begins
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Now that the City Council has made it’s long anticipated decision on the Greater East Midtown rezoning plan, where do we go from here? First of all, as
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An important opportunity to improve aging infrastructure
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Now that leaders from both sides of the aisle are focused on the major rail project known as Gateway, the real work must begin. We are encouraged by reports
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A positive step forward for East Midtown
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Last week’s City Planning Commission (CPC) hearing on the long-awaited rezoning of East Midtown demonstrated that the proposal is moving in the right direction
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A Stronger Plan to Revitalize East Midtown
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This Thursday’s meeting of the Manhattan Borough Board marks another step in the closely watched public review process that will determine the future of East Midtown.
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Héctor Figueroa: Remembering A Life Lived for Others
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BY WILLIAM C. RUDIN & JAMES WHELAN Albert Einstein once said that “a life lived for others is a life worth living.”  Last Thursday, Hector Figueroa
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Real estate leads way educating brokers in energy efficiency
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With climate change continuing to threaten the future of our city and its built environment, New York City’s real estate community is furthering its work
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MWBEs play vital role in affordable housing
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Last weekend, the New York State Association of Black and Puerto Rican Legislators (NYSABPRL) highlighted the various contributions of Minority- and Women-owned
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City partners need to build on milestone construction safety legislation
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GARY LABARBERA  By Gary LaBarbera, president, Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York,  Mayor Bill de Blasio recently signed into
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Gas moratorium deals blow to affordable home building
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Westchester County, like many other areas of New York State, is facing a housing crisis, with more than half of the county’s renters rent burdened.
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Changing New York rent laws could spark financial crisis
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By Jonathan Lewis, Founder, JLJ Capital JONATHAN LEWIS There’s been tons of press over the last few weeks and months about the housing crisis in New York
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Much work still to be done to address affordable housing crisis
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Now that the dust has settled from an eventful legislative session in Albany, it is time to review the implications of the policies as they relate to the