Real Estate
Politics

Real estate spending heavily on attorney general race

REBNY and the Durst Organization have donated to multiple attorney general candidates

  • By Jeff Coltin

New York City
Policy

Why AMI are the three most controversial letters in New York housing policy

An explainer on New York City's area median income, and what it means for affordable housing.

  • By Kay Dervishi

Real Estate
Policy

5 things to know about the Inwood rezoning

Last week, the New York City Council passed the highly contentious rezoning plan for the Upper Manhattan neighborhood of Inwood, meant to spur residential and commercial growth in the area while also allowing for the development of new affordable housing units.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Donald Trump
Politics

Manafort trial is an explainer in New York real estate money laundering

Paul Manafort's trial is an explainer for New York real estate money laundering.

  • By Max Parrott

New York City
Policy

What you need to know about the NYC charter revision commissions

Few New York City residents know that the city’s charter is being revisited not once, but twice. To get up to speed, here are the basic details about the process – and what key officials are saying about how it’s playing out.  

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Real Estate
Policy

Can NYC increase local input without endangering real estate projects?

Can New York City increase local input without endangering real estate projects? It’s a puzzle for a pair of dueling city charter commissions.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Real Estate
Politics

Salazar takes aim at Dilan’s tenants rights record in state Senate primary

Julia Salazar, a socialist Democrat who is mounting a primary challenge against state Sen. Martin Dilan, says he is too cozy with real estate. Dilan's defenders says Salazar doesn't even know the Brooklyn district.

  • By Gaby Del Valle

New York City
Opinion

Tagging someone’s property doesn’t actually make it yours

In January, Jason Williams, a Los Angeles-based artist whose tag is Revok, sent a cease-and-desist letter to clothing retailer H&M, complaining that the company had shot a commercial in front of a mural Williams had painted at a Brooklyn playground. In February, a group of spray can artists who had painted pieces on the famous 5Pointz building in Long Island City won a $6.7 million award owner Jerry Wolkoff ripped down his own building.Graffiti writers who sue anyone for using or destroying their work are ultimately damaging the future of their own art form.

  • By Ben Adler
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