New York Building Congress

A man in a suit at a podium.
Design + Construction  ·  Construction
New York City

Adams, Construction Unions and Cirrus Launch $400M Affordable Housing Fund

By Abigail Nehring
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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer at the groundbreaking for the Gateway tunnel project.
Politics & Real Estate  ·  Transportation
New York City

New Construction Phase of Gateway Project Set to Start

By Mark Hallum
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Construction workers in New York City
Design + Construction  ·  Construction
New York City

NYC Residential Construction Spending Expected to Hit $26B Despite Permits Decline

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Mayor Eric Adams.
Politics & Real Estate
New York City

Adams, Frustrated With State Legislators, Advances Office-to-Residential Conversions

By Mark Hallum
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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer.
Politics & Real Estate  ·  Transportation
New York City

Gateway Tunnel Gets $7B Federal Funding, Construction to Start This Year

By Mark Hallum
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NEW YORK, NY - JULY 2: A Staten Island Ferry sails away from Manhattan on July 2, 2018, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
Development
New York City

Transit-Rich NYC Neighborhoods Wasted on Outdated Zoning, Building Congress Claims

By Mark Hallum
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Elise Wagner speaking at the 2021 New York Executives in Real Estate Woman of the Year gala
Finance  ·  Players
New York City

Kramer Levin Taps Elise Wagner as Co-Chair of Land Use Practice 

By Andrew Coen
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Construction workers work on a site on Lenox Avenue on July 22, 2022 in the Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn.
Design + Construction  ·  Construction
New York City

Construction Spending Strong in NYC, But City Still Lacks New Housing

By Mark Hallum
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New Building Congress chair Ralph Esposito is worried about 421a, a construction labor shortage and increasing material prices as New York City's construction industry recovers from the pandemic.
Design + Construction  ·  Construction
New York City

Building Congress Chair Ralph Esposito On NYC’s Construction Recovery, Labor Shortage

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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Ralph Esposito during the announcement of his appointment to chair of the New York Building Congress on Feb. 10, 2022.
Design + Construction  ·  Construction
New York City

Ralph Esposito Named New Chair of New York Building Congress

By Mark Hallum
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Eric Adams.
Politics & Real Estate
New York City

Mayor Adams Expected to Make Key Housing, Development Appointments

By Mark Hallum
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Carlo Scissura
Features
National

Sunday Summary: Happy Birthday, Building Congress!

By The Editors
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John Lindsay
Features
New York City

The New York Building Congress Went From Major Player to Social Club and Back Again

By Nicholas Rizzi
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Elizabeth Velez
Players
New York City

How Elizabeth Velez Helped Power New York Building Congress Through COVID

By Lauren Elkies Schram
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Carlo Scissura
Players
New York City

Carlo Scissura Talking Building Congress Anniversary, Eric Adams and Labor Shortage

By Larry Getlen
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Climate change is threatening New York's coastline, and all of the people and buildings that reside in the five boroughs.
Design + Construction
New York City

Climate Changed: New York City Grapples With Flooding, Sea Level Rise in Wake of Ida

By Celia Young
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Bill de Blasio
Features  ·  Politics & Real Estate
New York City

Real Estate and Bill de Blasio: The Hits and the Many Misses

By Aaron Short
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A crane lowers girders down to two workers on a construction site.
Design + Construction  ·  Policy
New York City

NYC DOB Pitches Program to Complete Major Developments Faster

By Celia Young
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