Melissa Mark-Viverito

New York mayor Bill de Blasio.
Policy  ·  Features
New York City

Friendless Mayor Faces ‘Uphill Climb’

By Aaron Short
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Bill de Blasio.
Leases  ·  Features
New York City

Rent Asunder: City Council Tears Up Tax Bills on Thousands of Small Business Leases

By Matt Grossman
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William Rudin in his office.
Features  ·  Players
New York City

Incoming REBNY Chairman Bill Rudin on Affordable Housing, Minority Outreach and More

By Max Gross
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Jeff Bezos
Features
New York City

Delivering Amazon: This Is What’s Right and Wrong With the City’s Pitches for HQ2

By The Editors
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NEW YORK - OCTOBER 19: Construction continues at the World Trade Center site October 19, 2007 in New York City. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey inked a deal yesterday with Cushman & Wakefield Inc. to rent office space in the Freedom Tower which is being constructed on the site. A trade group report released Tuesday stated that annual construction spending in New York City, which topped out at a record $24.6 billion last year, should rise by 18 percent over the next three years. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)
Development  ·  Policy
New York City

City Council Approves Construction Safety Training Bill

By Liam La Guerre
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City Councilmembers Ritchie Torres, Donovan Richards, Jimmy Van Bramer, Mark Levine, Corey Johnson, Ydanis Rodriguez and Jumaane Williams.
Features
New York City

Eight-Man Race for Speaker of City Council Heats Up

By Aaron Short
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Construction workers. Photo: Jeff Pachoud for AFP/Getty Images
Development  ·  Construction
New York City

New Construction Safety Bill Draft Slammed by Open-Shop Reps, Union Cheers

By Liam La Guerre
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City Hall.
Policy  ·  Features
New York City

Power Politicians: The Movers and Shakers of Real Estate Policy

By Rebecca Baird-Remba
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New York City Commissioner Rick Chandler testifying before the City Council today. Photo: William Alatriste
Development  ·  Policy
New York City

DOB Commish Opposes Construction Apprenticeship Requirement at Safety Legislation Hearing

By Terence Cullen
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The Building and Construction Trades Council of Greater New York rally outside City Hall. Photo: Terence Cullen/Commercial Observer
Development  ·  Policy
New York City

De Blasio has “Blood on His Hands”: Construction Union Boss

By Terence Cullen
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Photo: Waring Abbott/ for Getty Images
Features
New York City

City Council Gets Pushcart Pushback From REBNY

By Lauren Elkies Schram
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REBNY President John Banks.
Development  ·  Research & Analysis
New York City

REBNY Touts RE’s Massive Tax Contributions While Advocating for Reform

By Terence Cullen
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Squabbling is going strong at City Hall over efforts to allocate funds for the Build It Back program for homeowners devastated by Sandy. Photo: Michael Fleshman/flickr
Development  ·  Policy
New York City

Outrage After Mayor Says Sandy Recovery Program Won’t Be Done By End of 2016

By Madina Toure
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Development  ·  Urban Planning
New York City

1M-SF Mixed-Use Project With African Burial Ground Memorial Envisioned for Harlem

By Liam La Guerre
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Mark Weiss (Photo: Celeste Sloman/for Commercial Observer).
Players
New York City

Cushman & Wakefield’s Newest Executive Vice Chairman Drops Some Science on NYC Real Estate

By Terence Cullen
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REBNY Chairman Rob Speyer, left, REBNY President John Banks, center, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Development  ·  Policy

REBNY Review: What Happened at the Biggest Real Estate Gala of the Year?

By Terence Cullen
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City Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito.
Development  ·  Urban Planning

Mayor and City Council Agree to Restrict Hotels in Industrial Business Zones

By Jillian Jorgensen
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The City Council would like IBZs to get basline funding (Photo: janelle/flickr).
Development  ·  Policy

City Council Pushes for $1.4M in Annual Funding to Protect Industrial Zones

By Kim Velsey
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