Melissa Mark-Viverito – Commercial Observer

New York mayor Bill de Blasio.

Features · Players

Friendless Mayor Faces ‘Uphill Climb’

By Aaron Short

Bill de Blasio.

Leases · Features

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

By Matt Grossman

William Rudin in his office.

Features · Players

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

By Max Gross

Jeff Bezos

Features · Industry

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

By The Editors

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)

Design + Construction · Construction

City Council Approves Construction Safety Training Bill

By Liam La Guerre

City Councilmembers Ritchie Torres, Donovan Richards, Jimmy Van Bramer, Mark Levine, Corey Johnson, Ydanis Rodriguez and Jumaane Williams. Photo Illustration: Kaitlyn Flanagan/For Commercial Observer

Eight-Man Race for Speaker of City Council Heats Up

By Aaron Short

Construction workers. Photo: Jeff Pachoud for AFP/Getty Images

Design + Construction · Construction

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

By Liam La Guerre

City Hall.

Power Politicians: The Movers and Shakers of Real Estate Policy

By Rebecca Baird-Remba

New York City Commissioner Rick Chandler testifying before the City Council today. Photo: William Alatriste

Design + Construction · Policy

DOB Commish Opposes Construction Apprenticeship Requirement at Safety Legislation Hearing

By Terence Cullen

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

Design + Construction · Policy

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

By Terence Cullen

Photo: Waring Abbott/ for Getty Images

City Council Gets Pushcart Pushback From REBNY

By Lauren Elkies Schram

REBNY President John Banks.

Design + Construction · Research

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

By Terence Cullen

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

Design + Construction · Policy

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

By Madina Toure

Design + Construction · Urban Planning

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

By Liam La Guerre

Mark Weiss
(Photo: Celeste Sloman/for Commercial Observer).

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

By Terence Cullen

REBNY Chairman Rob Speyer, left, REBNY President John Banks, center, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Design + Construction · Policy

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

By Terence Cullen

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark Viverito.

Design + Construction · Urban Planning

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

By Jillian Jorgensen