I had a friend was a big baseball player back in MLB, he could hit that speedball by you, saw him the other night in the State Capitol, I was walking in, he was walking out, all he kept talking about was … DMAA, will the Senate pass that ban, DMAA, in the blink of Jeff Klein’s tan, DMAA. Now I think I’m going down to the well tonight, to hear a press conference about restoring budget cuts, and I… [More]

  What does Mayor Michael Bloomberg do on his birthday, which also happens to be Valentine’s Day and the day he addressed the city in his 12th and final State of the City talk? Does he put on a tuxedo and throw himself a classy yet staid black tie party at the Waldorf Astoria like Jack Donaghy did once? Does he pop a copy of Annie Hall into his 90-inch television and curl up on his animal print sofa with… [More]

At Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State Address, a construction project was used as a symbol for the state’s economic resurgence. The logo for the speech was emblazoned with the slogan “NY Rising,” complete with an illustration of the new design for the Tappan Zee Bridge, symbolizing, in the words of the governor, a bridge to “divide from yesterday to tomorrow; from what was to what can be; from dysfunction to performance; from cynicism to trust; from gridlock to… [More]

Peter King, Paul Williams, Catharine Young and Leroy Comrie discuss construction and development.… [More]

  The week may have been short – but there was no shortage of winners and losers this week, as the Rangel/Espaillat primary race dragged on past its initial expiration date, and politicians making public appearances, sending mailers and just  talking provided news fodder from Buffalo to Bay Ridge.   Adriano Espaillat –  Early last week it looked as though the race was over, but a series of BOE mishaps and a savvy court case later, and Espaillat is still… [More]

Catharine Young Senate Housing Committee Chairwoman Q: What are your priorities for the coming session? CY: One of my priorities is stimulating growth in the affordable-housing sector through tax incentives or zoning incentives such as a fully refundable housing tax credit. Last year we worked on a bifurcation bill which would have split the state and federal housing tax credits to make them more appealing to private investors. It’s something I think would have great economic and social benefits. I… [More]

DARRYL TOWNS Commissioner, New York Division of Homes and Community Renewal Q: What is the Cuomo administration doing to boost construction? DT: I think that Governor Cuomo has a sense of the tough economic times that we’re in, and has come up with this concept of regional councils to really help deliver economic development, even during difficult times, by connecting resources with transformative projects and regional priorities, and this concept is allowing us to get the most value out of… [More]

DARRYL TOWNS Commissioner, New York Division of Homes and Community Renewal Q: What is the Cuomo administration doing to boost construction? DT: I think that Governor Cuomo has a sense of the tough economic times that we’re in, and has come up with this concept of regional councils to really help deliver economic development, even during difficult times, by connecting resources with transformative projects and regional priorities, and this concept is allowing us to get the most value out of… [More]