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Negotiations Improve at Willets Point (Crain's, Aug 29, 2008)
Roads Being Considered for Fresh Kills Park (Staten Island Advance, Aug 29, 2008)
After Delays, Underground Water Plant Takes Shape (NY Sun, Aug 29, 2008)
Police Department Sued Over Planned Downtown Command Center (NY Sun, Aug 29, 2008)
A group of Chinatown residents is suing the police department over plans to build a new command center in Lower Manhattan.
Profile of Transportation Commissioner Sadik-Kahn (NY Observer, Aug 28, 2008)
Planning Commission Approves 125th St. Rezoning (Crain's, Aug 28, 2008)
Plan for Major League Baseball TV Building in Harlem Unravels (NY Times, Aug 23, 2008)
Bloomberg: Windmills on Bridges, Skyscrapers Impractical (Newsday, Aug 21, 2008)
Environmental Concerns Raised About Brooklyn Con Ed Project (NY Sun, Aug 21, 2008)
The Overhaul of 2 Columbus Circle (New Yorker, Aug 19, 2008)
Squadron Contests Plan for Condos in Brooklyn Bridge Park (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Aug 19, 2008)
A Harlem Church Turned Developer (NY Times, Aug 18, 2008)
Progress Slow at World Trade Center (Newsday, Aug 18, 2008)
East Village Temple May Be Demolished (AM New York, Aug 15, 2008)
Willets Point Protesters Interrupt Pro-Development Hearing (NY 1, Aug 14, 2008)
A Confrontation Over the Future of Willets Point (NY Times, Aug 14, 2008)
Protest Pans Willets Point Plan (Daily News, Aug 14, 2008)
Bloomberg’s Team Leans on Government Intervention (NY Observer, Aug 14, 2008)
Long Island City Gets First Supermarket (Crain's, Aug 14, 2008)
Lower East Side Residents Protest Rezoning (NY 1, Aug 14, 2008)
Mixed Feelings for New Ground Zero Security Plan (Newsday, Aug 13, 2008)
City's Struggle Against Illegal Billboards (Village Voice, Aug 13, 2008)
Can City's Infrastructure Handle Floods, Intense Heat? (Associated Press, Aug 13, 2008)
In Slow Times, Rezoning Appeals to Developers (NY Times, Aug 13, 2008)
State’s Take on Demolition Roils Renters and Owners (NY Times, Aug 13, 2008)
City Weighs Extent of Concrete Retesting (NY Times, Aug 7, 2008)
New Law Cracks Down on Crane Inspection (Associated Press, Aug 7, 2008)
A Conflict of Interest In Ground Zero Development (NY Observer, Aug 6, 2008)
Bloomberg Plans to Name Acting Commissioner as Commissioner (NY Times, Aug 6, 2008)
Less than 24 hours after the City Council approved a bill downgrading the qualification requirements for buildings commissioner, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced on Friday that he intended to appoint Robert D. LiMandri to the post.
Stringer Urges Housing Authority, City to Devise Plan for Vacant Land (AM New York, Aug 4, 2008)
Como Vows to Push Landmarking in Queens (Daily News, Aug 4, 2008)
Community Wants More Than Retail at Armory (Norwood News, Aug 1, 2008)
Harlem Businesses Affected By Rezoning Offered Loans (NY 1, Jul 31, 2008)
Marshall Approves of Plan to Overhaul Willets Point (Crain's, Jul 31, 2008)
Queens Borough President Helen Marshall today gave her stamp of approval to the city’s ambitious plan to overhaul Willets Point in northeast Queens, though she attached conditions to her support for the controversial project.
Change in Tax Break Sparks Building Boom (Daily News, Jul 30, 2008)
Crane Operators Union Agrees to Court Supervision (NY Sun, Jul 29, 2008)
Yankee Stadium Subsidy Questioned (Associated Press, Jul 29, 2008)
Mayor Announces Changes to City Construction Projects (NY Sun, Jul 29, 2008)
Mayor Bloomberg is launching a series of wide-ranging reforms for city-led construction ventures.
Landmarks Race Continues As Term Nears End (NY Post, Jul 28, 2008)
With less than 18 months left in Mayor Bloomberg's final term, the city's Landmarks Preservation Commission is in a race against the clock to approve historic designations for more than 1,000 buildings.
Real Estate Developers Are Major Rangel Donors (NY Times, Jul 27, 2008)
Bloomberg Calls for Action on US Infrastructure (NY Sun, Jul 25, 2008)
Four Finalists Selected for Starrett City (Crain's, Jul 25, 2008)
Checks Still Not in Mail for Struggling Shops (Downtown Express, Jul 24, 2008)
Brewer Gets Caught in Land Use Battle (Village Voice, Jul 23, 2008)
Weiner Likes (Some) Mega-Development in Slow Economy (The Real Estate, Jul 22, 2008)
Giuliani Firm Plans Real Estate Investment Fund (NY Times, Jul 21, 2008)
Monserrate Draws Donations from Willets Point Opponents (Real Deal, Jul 21, 2008)
Mayor and Governor Tag Team on World Trade Center Site (NY Post, Jul 19, 2008)
Minutes after Mayor Bloomberg called on the Port Authority to make the memorial at Ground Zero its top priority in rebuilding the World Trade Center site, Gov. Paterson turned up at City Hall yesterday to say he agreed.
Protesters Demand Catsimatidis Build Supermarket (Village Voice, Jul 18, 2008)
Columbia Wins Expansion Round Amid Opposition (NY Sun, Jul 18, 2008)
Harlem Area Is Blighted, State Agency Declares (NY Times, Jul 18, 2008)
Merrill Lynch Ends Talks on Moving to Ground Zero (NY Times, Jul 17, 2008)
Lower East SIde at a Crossroads (NY Sun, Jul 17, 2008)
Columbia Deal Avoids Eminent Domain (NY Post, Jul 17, 2008)
City Is Moving To Modernize Construction Site Inspection Process (NY Sun, Jul 17, 2008)
Bloomberg Offers Measures to Help Agencies Share Information on Building Sites (NY Times, Jul 17, 2008)
Deutsche Fire Spurs Major Overhaul (NY Post, Jul 17, 2008)
Fire Safety Proposals at Construction Sites (Associated Press, Jul 17, 2008)
Crane Industry Remained Loosely Regulated (NY Times, Jul 16, 2008)
Vacant Building Could Save MTA Millions (AM New York, Jul 16, 2008)
IRS Presents Hurdles to Development (NY Observer, Jul 16, 2008)
Council Holds Crane Safety Hearing (NY Post, Jul 16, 2008)
In the wake of two recent deadly crane collapses, the City Council held an unusual mid-summer hearing yesterday on a package of safety bills.
LES Rezoning Another Boondoggle? (Daily News, Jul 16, 2008)
Wah Lee, a slight, middle-aged factory worker, stood in front of the Municipal Building Tuesday vowing a long fight to save her Chinatown neighborhood.
Investigation of Ground Zero Fraud Allegations Is Sought (NY Sun, Jul 15, 2008)
Landmark Status Sought for Area Near Atlantic Yards (NY Sun, Jul 14, 2008)
For Council Members Looking to Higher Office, Willets Point Presents Dilemma (City Hall, Jul 14, 2008)
Concrete Drivers Reach Contract Agreement (Crain's, Jul 11, 2008)
City to Close Two Broadway Lanes for Bikes, Walkers (Daily News, Jul 11, 2008)
Closing Two Lanes on Broadway for Parks, Bikes (NY Times, Jul 11, 2008)
Abu Dhabi Buys Stake in Chrysler Building (Associated Press, Jul 10, 2008)
Report Urges Nonunion Labor Use (NY Sun, Jul 10, 2008)
Report and Film on Fighting East Village Chain Stores (The Villager, Jul 10, 2008)
Gentrification Goes Awry on Ludlow Street (Village Voice, Jul 9, 2008)
Historical Society Drops Controversial Condo Plan (NY Times, Jul 9, 2008)
Ex-Port Authority Chief Sees Possible Ground Zero Crimes (NY Sun, Jul 8, 2008)
Roxy Night Club to Rise Again (AM New York, Jul 8, 2008)
Inspector Pleads Not Guilty As More Chargers Emerge (NY Times, Jul 7, 2008)
The Fight Over Harlem (New York Magazine, Jul 7, 2008)
Buildings Department Steps Up Shutdowns (Daily News, Jul 7, 2008)
Efforts to Resolve Cement-Truck Strike Underway (Crain's, Jul 3, 2008)
As Bruno Exits, Real Estate Bills Angle for Spotlight (NY Observer, Jul 3, 2008)
Newell Assails Silver Over Relationship With Ratner (Daily Politics, Jul 3, 2008)
Cement Workers Strike Stalls Construction (NY Times, Jul 2, 2008)
Transit Hub Design Scaled Back (NY Times, Jul 2, 2008)
Community Votes in Favor of Willets Point Development (Associated Press, Jul 1, 2008)
Report, Citing Delays at Ground Zero, Will Suggest Changing the Plan (AM New York, Jun 30, 2008)
Crane Inspector Suspended (NY Post, Jun 29, 2008)
A senior Department of Buildings crane inspector has been suspended after its was alleged he had cleared several complaints last year that claimed unqualified operators were working in the industry and that some of their licenses were fraudulent.
Port Authority Allegedly Ignored Reports of Ground Zero Delays (Daily News, Jun 28, 2008)
Brooklyn Jail Opponents Speak Out (NY Sun, Jun 27, 2008)
So Long, Javits Hotel (NY Observer, Jun 26, 2008)
Landmarks Commission Approves Plan for Domino Sugar Site (NY Sun, Jun 25, 2008)
City Moves to Improve Crane Safety (NY Times, Jun 25, 2008)
New York City officials announced a new seven-point plan on Tuesday that they said would increase safety at tower crane construction sites by strengthening inspections and requiring safety reviews each time a crane passes from one owner or operator to the next.
Worst Buildings Escaped Reinspection, Audit Finds (Daily News, Jun 25, 2008)
The Buildings Department failed to reinspect 20 percent of the worst buildings last year, a city comptroller's audit shows. "The Buildings Department has permitted buildings with multiple open hazardous violations to go uncorrected for years," city Controller William Thompson said in releasing his report Tuesday.
Court Rejects Atlantic Yards Challenge (Daily News, Jun 24, 2008)
City Desperate For Docks -- Like Ikea's (NY Post, Jun 23, 2008)
Silver Makes Peace with Bloomberg, Pushes Waste Transfer Site (Daily News, Jun 22, 2008)
Concrete Company Investigated (NY Times, Jun 21, 2008)
Cracks Found in Crane Owned by Firm in Disasters (Daily News, Jun 20, 2008)
'Tale of two MTAs' in Flap Over Buses to Boss' Mall (Metro, Jun 20, 2008)
Politician Challenges New Plan for South Street Seaport (AM New York, Jun 19, 2008)
City Buys Out Two Willets Point Landowners (Crain's, Jun 19, 2008)
De Niro Defends Penthouse in Front of Landmarks Commission (AM New York, Jun 18, 2008)
Jets President to Oversee Hudson Yards (NY Sun, Jun 18, 2008)
Another Plan for South Street Seaport (NY Times, Jun 18, 2008)
Clashing Over Wine Bars in the East Village (NY Observer, Jun 18, 2008)
Bronx To Get a Facelift (Daily News, Jun 18, 2008)
A New Plan for the Bronx (NY Post, Jun 18, 2008)
City Revokes Crane Permit at Accident Site (Daily News, Jun 14, 2008)
Unions, City Reach Agreement on Willets Point (NY Times, Jun 14, 2008)
The Bloomberg administration has forged an unusual pact with labor leaders, promising that in exchange for their support of the city’s ambitious plan to transform Willets Point, a 62-acre enclave of auto repair shops and cinder block sheds near Shea Stadium, the project will provide union jobs and good wages.
Brooklyn Architect Scarano Faces Administrative Charges (NY Post, Jun 13, 2008)
City Ponders Port Authority Role at Moynihan (Crain's, Jun 13, 2008)
Politicians Swat at Yankees Pitch (NY Post, Jun 13, 2008)
Public to MTA, Yanks: Enough Already! (AM New York, Jun 13, 2008)
No More Stadium Tax Breaks, Politicians Howl (Daily News, Jun 13, 2008)
Question Mark Looms Over Three Expensive Projects (NY Times, Jun 13, 2008)
'Soviet-Style' Tactics Said To Be Used To Help Yankees (NY Sun, Jun 13, 2008)
Investigation Into Crane Inspection Corruption Broadens (NY Times, Jun 12, 2008)
Study Slamming Willets Point Seen as Eminent Domain Bid (Daily News, Jun 12, 2008)
Labor Shortages Threaten Construction Safety (NY Observer, Jun 12, 2008)
Work at Ground Zero Site Is Behind Schedule (Associated Press, Jun 12, 2008)
Architects, Engineers Fight City Effort to Reduce Qualifications for Building Commissioner (NY Times, Jun 11, 2008)
Officials Consider Measures to Help Small Stores (AM New York, Jun 11, 2008)
Doctors Say Hospital Is Falling Victim to Its Own Real Estate Value (NY Times, Jun 10, 2008)
Spitzer Mulls Starting Real Estate Venture (NY Sun, Jun 10, 2008)
Mayor: City Will Punish Bribe-Takers (NY Sun, Jun 10, 2008)
The city will come down hard on employees who violate the law, but natural incentives for buildings inspectors to accept bribes could make the fight against corruption an uphill climb, Mayor Bloomberg said.
Bribe Charges for Top Crane Inspector (NY Times, Jun 9, 2008)
Inspector Doles Out Licenses at a Price (NY Post, Jun 9, 2008)
Crane Inspector Charged (Daily News, Jun 9, 2008)
Paterson Rages Over Inspector (Daily News, Jun 9, 2008)
Private Firms Hired For 'Safety Sweep' of Cranes (NY Sun, Jun 6, 2008)
New Building Applications Spike in '08 (NY Observer, Jun 6, 2008)
Ratner Cooks Up Rally for Brooklyn Project (Daily News, Jun 6, 2008)
Lighting Ceremony for Newtown Creek Sewage Plant (WNYC, Jun 6, 2008)
Webster Hall Landmarked (NY Post, Jun 5, 2008)
Motives of Atlantic Yards Rally Are Questioned (NY Sun, Jun 5, 2008)
City Unveils Plan to Improve Safety at Construction Sites (NY Times, Jun 5, 2008)
The Bloomberg administration and the City Council unveiled a 13-point legislative package on Wednesday to broaden oversight of building sites, increase fines for violations and register all key contractors.
Construction Delays Likely At Ground Zero (NY Observer, Jun 4, 2008)
Chinese Tenant for Trade Center Doubted (NY Sun, Jun 3, 2008)
Documents Seized from Crane Owner's Office, Sources Say (NY Times, Jun 3, 2008)
Mayor Sees No Connection Between Crane Accidents (Newsday, Jun 2, 2008)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Friday's crane accident that killed two people seems to be unrelated to a March crane collapse that killed seven. "It would appear that there is no connection whatsoever between the two accidents," Bloomberg said Sunday. "They're very different things."
Some Construction Stopped (NY Times, Jun 2, 2008)
The construction of several large buildings in Manhattan is likely to be delayed for days, if not weeks, as city officials determine the safety of the tower cranes being used at those sites, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg said on Sunday.
Financial Dispute Stalls Razing of College Building Damaged on 9/11 (NY Times, Jun 1, 2008)
Criminal Investigation into Crane Collapse (NY Times, Jun 1, 2008)
The Manhattan district attorney’s office has opened a criminal investigation into a fatal crane accident on the East Side, focusing on whether a part of the crane had been seriously damaged last year and then inappropriately put back into service, an official involved in the investigation said on Saturday.
Accident Prompts Doubts About the Mayor (NY Times, Jun 1, 2008)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has taken pride in the city's construction boom. But the deadly crane collapse that killed two people and injured another on Friday morning threatens to tarnish that legacy. It was the latest in a series of construction-related accidents — including a crane collapse in March that killed seven people — that have left New Yorkers uneasy, with a growing concern that Bloomberg may have let high-rise construction proliferate without adequate oversight.
Crane Inspectors Faulted (NY Post, Jun 1, 2008)
City officials are gambling with safety by failing to hire experienced crane inspectors, put them through rigorous training - or even fill empty positions, city leaders and experts said yesterday.
Commissioner Meets with Industry (NY Post, Jun 1, 2008)
In an emotional two-hour meeting yesterday, the city's acting buildings commissioner warned the construction industry that "if there's any more crane accidents, he's shutting the whole city down," sources at the emergency summit said.
Deaths Rattle Crane Operators (NY Times, Jun 1, 2008)
Two deadly construction crane collapses in Manhattan in less than three months — one that killed seven people on March 15 and another that killed two people on Friday — have saddened and rattled crane operators, bringing their often unseen, unheralded and misunderstood jobs into the public eye.
City Approved Building to Get School (Daily News, May 31, 2008)
The city green-lighted the construction of the condo tower at the site of Friday's crane collapse as part of a deal to get a new middle school built for free.
Crane Collapses, Killing Two (NY Times, May 31, 2008)
The top of a construction crane fell Friday on East 91st Street, the second fatal crane accident since March. The huge pieces smashed into the penthouse of a nearby building, then tore off a row of balconies and plummeted to the street in a shower of bricks, dust and debris. Two men, both workers, were killed.
Financing Woes Could Doom Lower Manhattan Agency (NY Sun, May 29, 2008)
Costs and Delays Mount for Replacing Parks Lost to New Yankee Stadium (NY Times, May 27, 2008)
Tax Breaks, Even Redesign, Used To Lure Corporate Tenants to WTC (Associated Press, May 27, 2008)
Merrill Lynch May Put Headquarters at Ground Zero (NY Times, May 23, 2008)
Merrill Lynch Renews Talks of Move to Ground Zero (Crain's, May 23, 2008)
Silverstein Gets More Time To Build (NY Sun, May 23, 2008)
Seventy-Four Schools Told to Expect 5 Percent Budget Cut (NY Times, May 23, 2008)
MTA Approves a New Deal to Build at West Side Yards (NY Times, May 23, 2008)
State Senate Approves West Village Waste Transfer Station (NY 1, May 22, 2008)
Plan To Give Pennsylvania Station Oversight to Port Authority (NY Sun, May 22, 2008)
Lower East Side Rezoning Sparks Border War in Chinatown (Village Voice, May 22, 2008)
Lower East Side Gets Endangered Status (NY Times, May 21, 2008)
Crane Collapse Site Could Be Closed Indefinitely (NY 1, May 21, 2008)
From Cracks to Falling Cranes, a Big Job for Building Inspectors (NY Times, May 20, 2008)
City to Add Building Inspectors (NY Times, May 19, 2008)
The Bloomberg administration announced on Sunday that the city would hire 63 more inspectors to enforce safety rules at construction sites, the latest of several measures rolled out since a series of fatal accidents and inspection flaws led to the resignation of the buildings commissioner last month.
Disarray at Economic Development Agency Threatens Major Projects (NY Times, May 18, 2008)
Schumer Seeks Bigger Role in Local Development Projects (Associated Press, May 18, 2008)
NYU to Preserve Historic Playhouse (NY Post, May 18, 2008)
Rally to Save Ninth Avenue Shops (Chelsea Now, May 16, 2008)
JPMorgan Says it's Not Building in Lower Manhattan (Reuters, May 15, 2008)
Railyard Deal Fails (NY Times, May 14, 2008)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s effort to revive his ambitious plans for the West Side railyards ended on Tuesday after Tishman Speyer Properties failed to come to terms with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority on a $1 billion deal. The transportation authority quickly reopened talks with four other developers, who had also bid for the rights to build a small city of office towers and apartment houses on a platform over the 26-acre railyards.
Delays at Trade Center Site Cost City, State Millions (Daily News, May 12, 2008)
Failure of Hudson Yards Deal Could be Costly for MTA (NY Sun, May 12, 2008)
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority could lose tens of millions of dollars if its tentative deal with Tishman Speyer to develop the West Side rail yards collapses, according to a number of sources. Representatives of the MTA and Tishman Speyer are scheduled to meet today to try to salvage the deal. A failure could lead the MTA to reopen the bidding process, or possibly approach one of the runner-up bidders. Both scenarios, observers say, leave the MTA with reduced bargaining leverage.
Bloomberg to Seek to Preserve West Side Deal (NY Times, May 10, 2008)
Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Friday that he would push to revive a $1 billion deal to develop the railyards on the Far West Side of Manhattan as he met with the developer whose negotiations with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority had collapsed.
Bloomberg Meets with Hudson Yards Developer (Daily News, May 10, 2008)
Mayor Bloomberg met in London Friday with the developer of the near-dead Hudson Yards project in a last-ditch effort to revive plans to create a new mini-city over the railyards on Manhattan's far West Side.
Deal to Build at Railyards on West Side Collapses (NY Times, May 9, 2008)
Deal to Develop West Side Yards Collapses (AM New York, May 9, 2008)
Tishman's Hudson Yards Plan in Jeopardy (Crain's, May 9, 2008)
'Impasse' May End Deal For Hudson Yards Project (NY Sun, May 9, 2008)
Parents Say Public Schools Overcrowded (Newsday, May 9, 2008)
Community Groups to Protest Coney Island Plan (NY Post, May 7, 2008)
Council Hearing Focuses on Fixing Building Department (Metro, May 7, 2008)
Landmarks Commission Reject St. Vincent's Plan (NY Times, May 7, 2008)
Members of the city Landmark Preservation Commission yesterday opposed plans by St. Vincent's Hospital to demolish nine existing buildings and construct a 329-foot-tall hospital and a 265-foot-tall luxury condominium in conjunction with the Rudin Management Co.
Hospital to Seek Hardship Exemption (NY Sun, May 7, 2008)
After the city Landmarks Preservation Plan rejected St. Vincent's plans for expansion, the Greenwich Village Hospital said it would seek a hardship exemption that would allow it to go ahead.
New Yorkers React to a Scaled Back Atlantic Yards Project (Daily News, May 6, 2008)
Ground is Broken at Renovation of United Nations (NY Sun, May 6, 2008)
Atlantic Yards Slashed (Daily News, May 5, 2008)
Plots Could Remain Vacant if Development Stalls (NY Post, May 5, 2008)
Timeline for Atlantic Yards Revised (Daily News, May 5, 2008)
New Whitney Museum for Meatpacking District (NY Post, May 2, 2008)
Delays in Atlantic Yards Are Challenged in Tenants' Lawsuit (NY Times, May 1, 2008)
Council Approves 125th Street Rezoning (NY 1, May 1, 2008)
Three Vie for Recchia's City Council Seat (Daily News, Apr 27, 2008)
Crane Collapse Could Cost the City (Daily News, Apr 27, 2008)
The March 15 accident on E.51st St. killed seven people, injured 24, flattened a brownstone and left hundreds of people homeless.
A $4 Million Construction Probe (NY Post, Apr 24, 2008)
City Hall Announces Plan to Review Construction Sites (Daily News, Apr 24, 2008)
City Orders Safety Check of 'High Risk' Building Sites (NY Times, Apr 24, 2008)
Monserrate Fights City Hall Over Willets Point (NY Observer, Apr 24, 2008)
Bronx Water Plant With a Towering Price Tag (NY Times, Apr 24, 2008)
Residents Fight Tudor City Development (AM New York, Apr 24, 2008)
Vornado to Double Size of Pier 94 Site (Crain's, Apr 24, 2008)
Progress Reports Urged for Big Development Projects (NY Sun, Apr 24, 2008)
City's Buildings Chief Resigns as Outcry on Accidents Grows (NY Times, Apr 23, 2008)
Buildings Commissioner Resigns After Mayor's Criticism (Associated Press, Apr 23, 2008)
Buildings Commissioner Resigns Following Wave of Accidents (Daily News, Apr 23, 2008)
Buildings Boss Booted (NY Post, Apr 23, 2008)
Agency With a History of Graft and Corruption (NY Times, Apr 23, 2008)
Real World Doesn't Give Even an Inch in Real Estate (NY Times, Apr 23, 2008)
For Buildings Official, Criticism Comes to a Boil (NY Times, Apr 22, 2008)
Abandoned Neponsit Health Center Fixed (Daily News, Apr 22, 2008)
Ground Zero Money Sought for Penn Station (NY Sun, Apr 22, 2008)
Mayor Displeased with Buildings Department (NY Post, Apr 22, 2008)
A rash of construction accidents had Mayor Bloomberg yesterday declaring his displeasure with the city's Buildings Department.
A Plan to Stimulate Staten Island (Staten Island Advance, Apr 21, 2008)
Coney Island Plan Keeps Condos Out of Amusement Area (NY Post, Apr 21, 2008)
The Bloomberg administration's revised rezoning plan for Coney Island's seaside area keeps condos and time-share hotels out of the amusement district, city officials confirmed yesterday.
Key World Trade Center Schematics Found in Garbage Can (NY Post, Apr 18, 2008)
Average Price of Manhattan Real Estate Up 41 Percent (Crain's, Apr 18, 2008)
Crane Collapse Site Approved 'In Error' (Daily News, Apr 18, 2008)
High-Rise Approved in Error Before Crash (NY Times, Apr 18, 2008)
Buildings Chief in the Dark on Emergency Sites (Daily News, Apr 17, 2008)
Trade Center Transit Hub Hits Delays and Cost Overruns (Daily News, Apr 16, 2008)
Community Fights for Harlem Victoria Theater (AM New York, Apr 16, 2008)
Harlem Rezoning Clears Hurdle (NY Times, Apr 16, 2008)
Sweeping Plans to Redevelop West Side Fall into Disarray (NY Times, Apr 14, 2008)
Atlantic Yards Could Cost Public Billions (NY Post, Apr 14, 2008)
Bloomberg Reshapes City, Despite High Profile Setbacks (AM New York, Apr 11, 2008)
Budget Alters Wicks Law (Associated Press, Apr 11, 2008)
An Urban Blueprint for St. George (Staten Island Advance, Apr 11, 2008)
Off the Waterfront! (NY Observer, Apr 10, 2008)
Evicted From Fulton, Businesses Seek Cash (Metro, Apr 10, 2008)
Trade Center Museum Reaches Fundraising Goal (Associated Press, Apr 10, 2008)
Willets Point Protesters Sue City (Crain's, Apr 10, 2008)
Brooklyn Bridge Placed On 'Must Fix' List (NY Sun, Apr 10, 2008)
Proposal Would Relocate Arts Center to Transit Hub (NY Times, Apr 10, 2008)
Opponents Protest Plans to Develop Willets Point (AM New York, Apr 9, 2008)
Planned Tower Near MoMA Widely Criticized at Hearing (NY Times, Apr 9, 2008)
Despite Rezoning, Net Loss of Office Space in Downtown Brooklyn (Real Deal, Apr 9, 2008)
Roth Still Interested in Smaller Moynihan Plan (The Real Estate, Apr 9, 2008)
Midtown Residents to Pritzker Winner: Nice Try, Nouvel! (The Real Estate, Apr 9, 2008)
Community Advocate Still Missing in Atlantic Yards Project (Daily News, Apr 9, 2008)
Would 125th Street Rezoning Be a Dream Deferred? (City Limits, Apr 8, 2008)
Plan B: Reallocating Street Space To Buses, Bikes & Pedestrians (StreetsBlog, Apr 8, 2008)
Building Violations Found in Sidewalk Shed Sweep (Daily News, Apr 5, 2008)
A Buildings Department sweep found safety hazards at hundreds of sidewalk sheds set up at construction sites to protect pedestrians from falling debris.
Garden Unfurls Its Plan for a Major Renovation (NY Times, Apr 4, 2008)
Garden Unveils Renovation Plans (Newsday, Apr 4, 2008)
Frothing Over a Starbucks in Little Colombia (City Room, Apr 3, 2008)
Williamsburg Developers Sue to Build Tall (Crain's, Apr 3, 2008)
Harlem Business Owner Wants Building Relocated (AM New York, Apr 3, 2008)
Cheaper Office Space May Provide Economic Crystal Ball (The Real Estate, Apr 3, 2008)
Wanted: Building Reforms (Village Voice, Apr 2, 2008)
Trump Soho May Trump The Neighborhood (New York Magazine, Apr 2, 2008)
Residents Petition Supreme Court on Atlantic Yards (NY Sun, Apr 2, 2008)
West Side Rail Yards Comes With Risks (NY Observer, Apr 2, 2008)
Quinn Opposes St. Vincent's Demolition (NY Times, Apr 2, 2008)
The City Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, said on Tuesday that she opposed the demolition of the large number of hospital buildings called for by a controversial new development proposal for St. Vincent’s Hospital Manhattan.
Councilwoman Opposes Harlem Rezoning (NY Times, Apr 2, 2008)
City Councilwoman Inez E. Dickens said on Tuesday that she would not support the current proposal for the redevelopment of 125th Street, a plan intended to transform the street into one of the city’s major business and commercial corridors.
20 New Courts and a Stadium Planned on Randalls Island (NY Times, Apr 2, 2008)
Harlem Councilmember Opposes Rezoning Plan (NY Times, Apr 2, 2008)
Speaker Opposes Plan to Raze St. Vincent's Hospital Buildings (NY Times, Apr 2, 2008)
With Investors on the Phone, Forest City Thinks Happy Thoughts (The Real Estate, Apr 2, 2008)
Fighting a New 125th St., Using a 110-Year-Old Law (NY Times, Apr 1, 2008)
Beloved Hospital’s Plans Cause Furor in the Village (NY Times, Apr 1, 2008)
Brooklyn's Jail with Retail is Back with a Lot More Jail (Curbed, Apr 1, 2008)
Activists To Protest Brooklyn Museum's Ratner Nod (The Real Estate, Apr 1, 2008)
Museum Hopes for Historic Ships on Pier 15 (Downtown Express, Apr 1, 2008)
Low Disclosure Required From Ratner For Eminent Domain Seizure (Brownstoner, Apr 1, 2008)
Eminent Domain Foes Fear Bid By Assemblyman for Phizer Plant (NY Sun, Apr 1, 2008)
Council Members to Press Planners on Harlem Rezone Proposals (Daily News, Apr 1, 2008)
The controversial rezoning of 125th St. in Harlem faces additional scrutiny Tuesday at a public hearing before the City Council's subcommittee on zoning and franchises.
Today in 125th Street Rezoning News (The Real Estate, Apr 1, 2008)
MetroTech Now Completely Leased, Forest City Reports (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Apr 1, 2008)
Weak Economy Threatens Major Development Projects (Daily News, Mar 31, 2008)
Minister Sees Salvation of Harlem in Boycott (NY Times, Mar 31, 2008)
Harlem Residents Protest Rezoning Plan (Associated Press, Mar 30, 2008)
New Partnership Eyed for West Side Pier -- Without Cirque de Soleil (The Villager, Mar 30, 2008)
Officials Still Hope to Save Moynihan Station Project (Newsday, Mar 29, 2008)
Garden Move Threatens Moynihan Plan (NY Sun, Mar 28, 2008)
Station Plan Put in Doubt as Garden Opts to Stay (NY Times, Mar 28, 2008)
Related's Pier 40 Plan Nixed on Lease Terms (Crain's, Mar 28, 2008)
Parking Lots at Stalled Atlantic Yards Site? (Metro, Mar 28, 2008)
Why Mega-Projects are Falling Apart (Crain's, Mar 28, 2008)
Toll Brothers Team Talks Up the Gowanus Plan (Gowanus Lounge, Mar 28, 2008)
Suit Says Columbia University's Campus Expansion Plan Could be a Terror Risk (Daily News, Mar 28, 2008)
‘Bathtub’ Suit Aimed at Columbia (Metro, Mar 28, 2008)
Desperate City Considers Coney Developer (NY Post, Mar 28, 2008)
Tishman Speyer Wins Hudson Yards Bid (Crain's, Mar 27, 2008)
$1 Billion Bid Wins West Side Railyards (Daily News, Mar 27, 2008)
Tishman Speyer to Build Skyscrapers (Associated Press, Mar 27, 2008)
For Railyards, the Hard Part Is Still Ahead (NY Times, Mar 27, 2008)
Costs and Disruptions Rise for Yankee, Met Stadiums (Village Voice, Mar 27, 2008)
City Building Permits Drop 40 Percent (NY Observer, Mar 27, 2008)
Contractors Express Worry Over New Building Department Rules (NY Post, Mar 27, 2008)
Land Owner Challenges Columbia Expansion (Crain's, Mar 27, 2008)
Community Proposes Alternative to Waste Transfer Station (Downtown Express, Mar 27, 2008)
Is There Room for Past in Coney Island's Future? (Greenpoint Star, Mar 27, 2008)
Williamsburg Downzoning Approved (NY Post, Mar 27, 2008)
Residential Eden to Rise on East Side (NY Sun, Mar 27, 2008)
Development Comes to Atlantic Avenue (NY Post, Mar 27, 2008)
Doctoroff Can Work on Big City Projects (NY Times, Mar 26, 2008)
The city’s Conflicts of Interest Board has ruled that former Deputy Mayor Daniel Doctoroff, who left City Hall two months ago to become president of Bloomberg L.P., can continue to work on city projects, such as Hudson River Park, Governors Island, Moynihan Station and Queens West.
City Tightens Rules on Cranes (NY Times, Mar 26, 2008)
New York City ordered broad changes on Tuesday to the way it inspects and regulates tower cranes, in the wake of a crane collapse that killed seven people on the East Side of Manhattan.
Cranes Fail Inspection (Daily News, Mar 26, 2008)
Three of nine tower cranes reexamined in the aftermath of the East Side crane disaster failed inspection and were shut down, the Daily News has learned. All told, there are 40 tower cranes operating in the city. The Building Department expects to reinspect all of them by April 15, a spokesman said.
Paterson Invokes Great Depression At Hudson Yards Announcement (Daily Politics, Mar 26, 2008)
Vito Lopez Moves To Take Pfizer's Brooklyn Site By Eminent Domain (The Real Estate, Mar 26, 2008)
At 11th Hour, Rivals Vie for Deal on West Side Railyards (NY Times, Mar 25, 2008)
An Atlas of Community Plans (The Real Estate, Mar 25, 2008)
High Court Deals Death Blow to East Village MegaDorm (Village Voice, Mar 25, 2008)
Street Trees Are No Longer an Optional Accessory (City Room, Mar 25, 2008)
Crane Accidents Increase (Daily News, Mar 24, 2008)
New Brooklyn Vistas, and a Fight Over Plans for Them (NY Times, Mar 24, 2008)
Buildings Department Reviews Construction Jobs (NY Times, Mar 22, 2008)
The city's Buildings Department has begun a comprehensive review of other construction jobs that were approved by an engineer who has been charged with lying about his inspection of a Bronx building that collapsed in 2006, killing two firefighters.
Engineer’s Arrest Spurs Review of 29 Building Inspections (NY Times, Mar 22, 2008)
MTA Leaning Toward Tishman Speyer’s Railyard Bid (NY Times, Mar 22, 2008)
Inspector Charged in Crane Collapse (AM New York, Mar 21, 2008)
Plan For Brooklyn Power Plant Rejected (NY 1, Mar 21, 2008)
JPMorgan to Build in Trade Center Despite Bank Deal (NY Post, Mar 21, 2008)
Slow Economy Likely to Stall Atlantic Yards (NY Times, Mar 21, 2008)
What Will Be Left of Gehry’s Vision for Brooklyn? (NY Times, Mar 21, 2008)
Liz Krueger Calls Buildings Commisioner To Resign (Daily Politics, Mar 21, 2008)
Buildings Chief Slammed After Crane Collapse (Newsday, Mar 20, 2008)
For Troubled Coney Plan, City May Need to Backpedal (The Real Estate, Mar 20, 2008)
Costs to City for Yankees Stadium Skyrockets (Village Voice, Mar 20, 2008)
Chase Plaza Could Be Landmarked (NY Times, Mar 19, 2008)
Webster Hall Receives Landmark Status (NY Post, Mar 19, 2008)
Port Authority Considers Trade Center Tower (NY Sun, Mar 19, 2008)
City Development Still in Doubt (NY Observer, Mar 19, 2008)
City Council Sets Construction Site Hearing (NY Sun, Mar 19, 2008)
The City Council next month will examine safety for workers and bystanders at high-rise construction sites after a crane accident in Midtown on Saturday left seven dead.
Construction Is Up, Inspectors Down. Guess What? (NY Times, Mar 19, 2008)
Head of Empire State Development Corporation Resigns (NY Sun, Mar 18, 2008)
Will Bear Sterns Buyout Change JPMorgan's World Trade Center Plans? (Bloomberg, Mar 18, 2008)
Failure of Strap Is Suspected in Crane Collapse (NY Times, Mar 18, 2008)
Landmarks Tosses 125th Street A Bone (The Real Estate, Mar 18, 2008)
Accident Sparks Fear of Cranes (NY Times, Mar 17, 2008)
The collapse of a crane on the East Side on Saturday — killing at least four people, demolishing a building and damaging at least five others —exposed the often-uneasy relationship cranes have had with the New Yorkers who walk below them.
Fall of Support Caused Crane Collapse (NY Times, Mar 17, 2008)
The collapse of a towering crane on the East Side began when a massive piece of steel designed to secure it to a new high-rise building came loose and pancaked on top of a second support nine stories below, shearing it free and creating a fatal imbalance that sent the 22-story crane toppling.
Inquiries Begin in Crane Collapse (Daily News, Mar 17, 2008)
The Manhattan District attorney's office and the city Department of Investigation have opened inquiries into the East Side crane disaster.
Search Continues for Three Missing (Daily News, Mar 17, 2008)
Rescue teams dug through the ruins of the crane-crushed East Side townhouse Sunday night for two construction workers and a visitor from Florida who flew to New York for St. Patrick's Day.
Coney Est Mort, Vive Coney! (Village Voice, Mar 17, 2008)
Eyewitness Accounts of Crane Collapse (NY Times, Mar 16, 2008)
It was far less deadly than a terrorist attack, yet no less frightening for those who lived through it. The giant crane toppled from a building under construction at 303 East 51st Street and turned a bustling, upscale neighborhood on the East Side into a scene of chaos, dust and panic.
Inspector Ordered Partial Work Stoppage at Crane Site (NY Post, Mar 16, 2008)
Less than an hour before yesterday's Midtown crane collapse, a city building inspector ordered work partly stopped at the construction site because of safety violations
Retired Contractor Warned of Crane Dangers (Daily News, Mar 16, 2008)
A retired contractor warned the city 12 days ago the doomed crane on E. 51st St. wasn't properly braced, but the Buildings Department blew him off after making a cursory check.
City Soliciting Bids to Develop Brooklyn Theater (NY Post, Mar 15, 2008)
After more than a year of planning, the city has begun soliciting bids from developers interested in Loews King theater Flatbush, which could cost as much as $70 million.
Zoning Restricts Bank Branches on 125th Street (City Room, Mar 14, 2008)
Paterson Could Derail Development (NY Sun, Mar 14, 2008)
Students Protest Washington Square Park Redesign (Village Voice, Mar 14, 2008)
Atlantic Yards Opponents Look With Hope to Gov. Paterson (Village Voice, Mar 14, 2008)
Community Board Votes Against MoMA Tower; Development Enthusiasts Counter With Petition (The Real Estate, Mar 14, 2008)
Sunset Park Rezoning Plans Meet the Community (Brownstoner, Mar 14, 2008)
Once-Ornate But Now Dilapidated, Loew’s Kings May Be Rehabilitated (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Mar 14, 2008)
New World Trade Center Towers Under Way (NY Post, Mar 13, 2008)
Related Loves Republicans, Other Big Developers Lean Left (NY Observer, Mar 13, 2008)
After Spitzer: Project Delays? (Crain's, Mar 13, 2008)
Plan for Ambitious East Side Project Clears Big Hurdle (NY Times, Mar 13, 2008)
City University's Toxin-Filled Building at Ground Zero to be Demolished (NY Post, Mar 13, 2008)
Planning Board Approves Rezoning of 125th Street (Associated Press, Mar 12, 2008)
Soho Streets Could Be Car-Free on Sunday (Metro, Mar 12, 2008)
Council to Vote on East Side Project (NY Sun, Mar 12, 2008)
A modified version of developer Sheldon Solow's $4 billion mixed-use development project along the East River will come to a vote today and the City Council is poised to approve it, according to sources close to the negotiations.
Robert Jackson to Audience: "Shut Up" (Village Voice, Mar 12, 2008)
In Gaining Approval for Harlem Tower, Vornado Gave Concessions (The Real Estate, Mar 12, 2008)
Harlem Rezoning Approved by City Planning Commission (NY Post, Mar 11, 2008)
Outcry as 125th St. Rezoning Plan Advances (Daily News, Mar 11, 2008)
Convention Center Sites Eyed in Queens (NY Post, Mar 10, 2008)
Burden Cries 'Security!' As Planning Commission OKs 125th Street Rezoning (The Real Estate, Mar 10, 2008)
Revolt Against Gowanus Plans (Brooklyn Papers, Mar 8, 2008)
Union Targets Council Member Over 125th St. Rezoning (Daily News, Mar 7, 2008)
Churches Trading Land for Financial Support (City Limits, Mar 6, 2008)
Atlantic Yards Secures $55 Million in Public Funding (Crain's, Mar 6, 2008)
What Will Paterson do in Lower Manhattan? (Downtown Express, Mar 6, 2008)
Officials Critical of Domino Factory Design (NY Post, Mar 5, 2008)
The Fate Of Moynihan Station (NY Observer, Mar 5, 2008)
Bar Association Calls For Construction Law Overhaul (NY Sun, Mar 5, 2008)
Bloomberg Backs Away From Bronx Jail (NY Times, Mar 5, 2008)
The Bloomberg administration said on Tuesday that it had withdrawn its plan to build a 2,040-bed jail in the South Bronx, a proposal opposed by community groups and elected officials. At the same time, city officials said that the decision would not affect their plan to reopen and expand the Brooklyn House of Detention.
City Withdraws Its Proposal for a $375 Million Jail in the South Bronx (NY Times, Mar 5, 2008)
Dumbo Rezoning Could Spawn Over 1,000 Apartments (The Real Estate, Mar 4, 2008)
State Won't Sell Javits Block (Associated Press, Feb 29, 2008)
Willets Point Owners, Tenants, Workers Unite in Defiance (Times-Ledger, Feb 29, 2008)
Gowanus as a National Historic Landmark? (Brownstoner, Feb 29, 2008)
Rezoning Anxiety Rends Garment District (The Real Estate, Feb 29, 2008)
Duffield Imperiled Again (NY Post, Feb 29, 2008)
City Wants Tougher Enforcement on Construction, Architectural Plans for All (The Real Estate, Feb 29, 2008)
Mayor Defends Subsidy Plan For Baseball (NY Sun, Feb 28, 2008)
Ratner Tower Whittled Down (Daily News, Feb 28, 2008)
Tax Abatement Debate To Be Revived (NY Sun, Feb 28, 2008)
Construction Turns Once Vibrant Orchard Street Into 'Ghost Town' (The Real Estate, Feb 28, 2008)
Many Complaints to Buildings Department in Greenpoint-Williamsburg Go Uninspected (Gowanus Lounge, Feb 27, 2008)
One of Five Bidders Backs Off on Building Over Railyards (NY Times, Feb 27, 2008)
Corporate Welfare Lives, Especially for Baseball (NY Times, Feb 27, 2008)
Queens Residents Try to Preserve Historic Buildings (AM New York, Feb 26, 2008)
Atlantic Yards Quietly Scaled Back? (Crain's, Feb 26, 2008)
Related, Vornado Spent $47 Million on Moynihan Station (The Real Estate, Feb 26, 2008)
Convention Center Potential in Queens (NY Sun, Feb 25, 2008)
How Quinn and Spitzer Fought Over Center (Daily News, Feb 25, 2008)
A Long Island state senator says he plans to get to the bottom of whether Gov. Spitzer and Council Speaker Christine Quinn had a screaming match over the governor's plan to sell land slated for the Javits Convention Center expansion.
Station Renovation Might Fail (NY Times, Feb 25, 2008)
Officials Vow to Move Forward With Station Plans (Daily News, Feb 25, 2008)
Moynihan Station Plan in Jeopardy Over Finance and Coordination (Daily News, Feb 25, 2008)
Pros Fear New Towers at World Trade Center Site have Security Gaps (Daily News, Feb 24, 2008)
Plan to Rebuild Penn Station Area May Be Close to Failure (NY Times, Feb 23, 2008)
East Side Residents Push for New Park (AM New York, Feb 22, 2008)
Sale of One Javits Parcel Enough for Affordable Housing Fund (The Real Estate, Feb 22, 2008)
Should All of 125th Street Be Declared Historic? (City Room, Feb 22, 2008)
A Plan for a New Riverfront Park Faces a Struggle (NY Times, Feb 22, 2008)
A Pastor’s Mission to Destroy Harlem (City Room, Feb 22, 2008)
Rezoning of 125th St Has Many in Harlem Concerned (NY Times, Feb 21, 2008)
Manhattan Borough President Vows To Crack Down On Site Safety (NY 1, Feb 21, 2008)
Brooklyn Brothers Are Kings of the Expediters (Village Voice, Feb 21, 2008)
Willets Point, A Development Waterloo? (NY Observer, Feb 21, 2008)
Reversing No Donation Policy, Ratner Begins Contributing (Brooklyn Papers, Feb 21, 2008)
Call for Mob Probe of Croton Water Plant (Daily News, Feb 21, 2008)
Work to Begin on Platform Over Tracks on the West Side (NY Times, Feb 21, 2008)
Land Turnover Late at World Trade Center (Associated Press, Feb 20, 2008)
Garodnick, Others Keep Up the Heat for East River Park (The Real Estate, Feb 20, 2008)
A New Look for Sidewalk Sheds? (The Real Estate, Feb 20, 2008)
Bloomberg, Others Fight Spitzer Plan to Scale Back Javits Center Expansion (NY Times, Feb 19, 2008)
City Forced to Delay Willets Point Plan (Daily News, Feb 19, 2008)
The city has been forced to delay its plan to transform a desolate commercial corner of Queens after City Councilmember Hiram Monserrate demanded the project include union jobs and affordable housing.
Opponents Organize Against State’s Plan to Scrap Javits Center Expansion (NY Times, Feb 19, 2008)
Rezoning Delay in Dutch Kills Draws Ire (Daily News, Feb 19, 2008)
Port Authority Turns Twin Towers Land Over to Developer (Associated Press, Feb 18, 2008)
Stadium Contracts Go to Bronx Businesses, Yankees Say (NY Post, Feb 17, 2008)
Developer Holds Off Creditors, for Now (NY Times, Feb 16, 2008)
Population Task Force Holds First Hearing Today (AM New York, Feb 15, 2008)
Willets Point Plan Loses Key Backer (Daily News, Feb 15, 2008)
State Lawmaker Says Developers Should Recycle Building Materials (Courier-Life, Feb 15, 2008)
Heliport Owner Would Move Landing Pads Into Hudson (NY Times, Feb 15, 2008)
Gowanus Condo Plan (NY Post, Feb 15, 2008)
Bloomberg, Quinn Get Back-Up From Senate GOP On Javits (Daily News, Feb 15, 2008)
Silver Reserves Judgment On Spitzer Javits Plan (NY Sun, Feb 15, 2008)
Firm Gets Cold Water After Floating Seaport Center (Downtown Express, Feb 15, 2008)
A Look at the Rejected Proposal for the Atlantic Ave. Jail (Gowanus Lounge, Feb 15, 2008)
Red Hook Port Signs Ten Year Lease (Daily News, Feb 15, 2008)
$40 Million a Year for Proposed "Livable Streets Lock Box" (StreetsBlog, Feb 15, 2008)
Port Authority Could Bridge Moynihan Funding Gap (NY Sun, Feb 14, 2008)
Developers Want Easier Access to High Line Air Rights (The Real Estate, Feb 14, 2008)
Pint-Sized Parks Make Safer Streets and Cleaner Rivers (StreetsBlog, Feb 14, 2008)
AIA Zoning Plan Sees Change of Skyline Citywide (Chelsea Now, Feb 14, 2008)
Toll Brothers Reveal Gowanus Plans (Gowanus Lounge, Feb 14, 2008)
Smart Land Deals a Cornerstone of Free Tuition at Cooper Union (NY Times, Feb 13, 2008)
Port Authority, MTA Run Into Trouble Selling Bonds (The Real Estate, Feb 13, 2008)
Report: Applause for Mayor's Efforts--But Construction Still Very White, Male (The Real Estate, Feb 13, 2008)
Nightime Construction for Atlantic Yards Ties Up Flatbush Ave. in Daytime, Too (Gothamist, Feb 13, 2008)
Buildings Department to Crack Down on Outlaw Architects (Daily News, Feb 13, 2008)
Roosevelt Island Landmark Is Falling Apart (Daily News, Feb 12, 2008)
What Constitutes a Landmark? (AM New York, Feb 12, 2008)
Spitzer Responds On Javits (Daily Politics, Feb 12, 2008)
Columbia Buys Site to House Displaced Tenants (The Real Estate, Feb 12, 2008)
Javits a Billion Dollar Mess After 21 Years (NY Post, Feb 12, 2008)
Jail Reopening and Expansion Proposed for Atlantic Ave (New York Magazine, Feb 12, 2008)
A Caribbean Corner of Brooklyn Fights to Survive (NY Times, Feb 11, 2008)
Lieber Takes on Life After Doctoroff (City Hall, Feb 11, 2008)
Ex-MTA Chief Sees Big Obstacles to West Side Development (NY Sun, Feb 8, 2008)
Developer’s Dreams Deferred in Long Island City (New York Magazine, Feb 8, 2008)
MTA Hudson Yards Deal Fraught with Caveats (Crain's, Feb 7, 2008)
Plans For Domino Factory Face Heat (NY Times, Feb 6, 2008)
Plans for Domino Sugar Refinery Elicit Criticism (NY Times, Feb 6, 2008)
A Fee That Developers Would Like to See Rise (NY Times, Feb 6, 2008)
New York Can Do Better Than the “New Fourth Avenue” (StreetsBlog, Feb 6, 2008)
New President for Economic Development Nominated (Crain's, Feb 5, 2008)
City Seeking Tougher Rules for High-Rise Construction (NY Times, Feb 5, 2008)
Domino Sugar Sign Not Part of Developers Plan (NY Post, Feb 5, 2008)
Atlantic Yards Opponents Lose Another Round in Court (NY Times, Feb 4, 2008)
Spitzer’s Budget Plans, and the Iffy Real Estate Deals Behind Them (NY Times, Feb 4, 2008)
Deal Over Randalls Island Sports Fields Is Voided (NY Times, Feb 1, 2008)
Sides Dig In on 125th Street Rezoning (NY Sun, Jan 31, 2008)
Baseball TV Network Plans Office Tower in Harlem (NY Times, Jan 31, 2008)
Village Skeptical of ‘Godzilla’ NYU Plan (Metro, Jan 31, 2008)
Katz Gets Help from Industry Heavy Hitters (Real Deal, Jan 31, 2008)
Village Residents Fight Planned Entertainment Complex on Pier (NY Times, Jan 30, 2008)
City's Tallest Residential Tower Planned for Downtown (Daily News, Jan 30, 2008)
Village Wants to Keep Its Fields as They Are on Pier 40 (NY Times, Jan 30, 2008)
NYU Offers Accord on Growth (NY Times, Jan 30, 2008)
Brooklyn Bridge Park Construction Begins (NY Sun, Jan 30, 2008)
City Planning Commission Approves New Towers Near United Nations (Associated Press, Jan 29, 2008)
Is Future of Harlem Tied to Rezoning of 125th Street? (Metro, Jan 29, 2008)
Merchants Moved for Fulton Hub Feel Shortchanged (AM New York, Jan 29, 2008)
MTA prefers Leasing Hudson Yards (Crain's, Jan 29, 2008)
Legal Delays Tax More Than the Nets' Patience (NY Times, Jan 29, 2008)
Wall Street Journal's New Direction Will Take It to Midtown (NY Times, Jan 29, 2008)
Development Plans for Area Near UN (Associated Press, Jan 29, 2008)
80 Story Residential Building Planned for Lower Manhattan (Slatin Report, Jan 29, 2008)
Ratner Can Legally Pull Out of Atlantic Yards Project if Desired (NY Post, Jan 29, 2008)
Brooklyn Stadium in Jeopardy (NY Post, Jan 28, 2008)
Much of Downtown Brooklyn Is Going Out of Business (Brooklyn Daily Eagle, Jan 28, 2008)
Harlem Community Upset With 125th St Rezoning (AM New York, Jan 25, 2008)
Developer Quits Pier 57 Project Due to Investigation (NY Sun, Jan 25, 2008)
125th St Rezoning Plan Is Under Fire (City Room, Jan 25, 2008)
Safety Nets in City’s Skies Protect Workers and Passers-by. But Not Always. (NY Times, Jan 25, 2008)
Is City Becoming a College Town? (AM New York, Jan 25, 2008)
New Rules May Grill Red Hook Vendors (Daily News, Jan 25, 2008)
Prelude to a Downzone in Carroll Gardens? (Brownstoner, Jan 25, 2008)
Forces Prepping for Battle of 125th Street (Curbed, Jan 24, 2008)
High-Rise Residential Construction Keeps Going (New York Construction, Jan 24, 2008)
Reverend: Let us Tear Down Church (Daily News, Jan 24, 2008)
More Modest Expansion Planned for Javits Center (NY Times, Jan 22, 2008)
City Intends to Renovate Landmark Pier as a Hub (NY Times, Jan 22, 2008)
Top Buildings Official Lacks Engineering License (NY Post, Jan 21, 2008)
Manhattan Buildings Commissioner Christopher Santulli who is responsible for making sure that developers and builders follow the laws does not have a current engineering license and so is in violation of city policy.
A City That Needs More Places More Hotels (NY Times, Jan 20, 2008)
New York Settles on Far More Modest Expansion of Javits Convention Center (NY Times, Jan 19, 2008)
Affordable Housing or... Affordable Housing? (NY Observer, Jan 18, 2008)



