So the Bloomberg administration did what it so often does Read More
This morning, Mr. Brodsky sent out a press release announcing that he was holding a Read More
In two separate votes, the Council approved the redevelopment of the Read More
Two city officials trekked to Washington today to respond to a Congressional inquiry into the tax-free financing for the new Yankee Stadium, where they came face-to-face with a rather stern Representaikve Dennis Kucinich.
Mr. Kucinich, leading the inquiry as chairman of the Subcommittee on Domestic Policy, queried the city's Department of Finance commissioner, Read More
Following testimony at today's Willets Point hearing before the City Council, I caught up with Dan Scully, vice president of Tully Construction, the largest landowner in the 61-acre industrial site and a driver of much of the opposition to the Bloomberg administration's redevelopment plan for the area. [More on the political controversy surrounding Read More
The selection was coupled with a vote on the project by the City Council, which this afternoon approved a rezoning Read More
The result, a year after the city announced the $2 million commitment, Read More
Two of the city's largest planned developments are headed to the City Council for consideration, as the Planning Commission voted this morning to approve the Willets Point and Hunter's Point South developments in Queens. The two Bloomberg administration-led rezoning plans would permit the development of more than 10,000 apartments, though many on the Read More
A former official at the city's Economic Development Corporation has been fined for accepting gifts worth thousands of dollars from a private contractor that worked on jobs under his supervision. The city's Conflicts of Interest Board today announced that Nazir Mir, a former vice president for capital construction at the EDC, has been fined $11,500. Read More
Mr. Brodsky, who testified at Rep. Dennis Kucinich's Congressional hearing today on the issue, lobbed a series of accusations at the city Read More
A majority of the City Council signed a letter firmly opposing the Bloomberg administration's proposed redevelopment plan for Willets Point today, demanding more commitments to below-market rate housing and the creation of a broad relocation plan for the existing workers and employers. The letter, signed by 30 members of the Council, marks the planned 61-acre Read More
The landowner, Carlos Canal, agreed to sell his 4,000-square-foot property if the city completes a rezoning of the area, a process that will come Read More
The road to approving a mega-project in New York City often follows a similar formula, with a months-long political dance carried out between the city or developer and local member/members of the City Council. Last-minute compromises and agreements are routine, and once a project starts the city's land-use approval process, defeats are almost without precedent. Read More
The city today announced a third deal to buy land at Willets Point, agreeing to acquire 22,000 square feet from Met Metals if the area is rezoned by the City Council. However, the deal leaves a long road left for the city in terms of acquisitions and relocation deals at the 61-acre site next to Read More
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