The Hidden Privacy Cost of New York’s Pied-à-Terre Tax
New York is fighting federal demands for sensitive personal information.
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Opinion: New York’s Green Economy Must Deliver Economic Justice
"Every major climate investment should consider the workers and skills required, the employers expected to hire, and the pathways needed to connect New Yorkers to the work."
Mamdani Enlists Unions in Push to Overhaul NYC Hiring
A new mayoral task force will study the dysfunctional 143-year-old civil service system and propose changes in Albany.
The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026: 4 ways the new permitting package gets transmission policy right
Passing the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act is critical to ensuring affordable and reliable power for all.
SUNY Research Foundation Payroll Tops $400 Million
Payroll records for 8,401 employees of the Research Foundation for the State University of New York (RF SUNY) for fiscal....
Daily Links: Brooklyn Children’s Museum Under Fire for Noise, Closures
In the News What to Know About New York City’s Second-Home Tax [NYT] With a ‘Box-Bed,’ Family in Brooklyn Loft Found (Semi) Privacy [NYT] Open Kitchen: The Ramen Master on Smith Street [BK Mag] Socrates Restaurant…
Alcion Ventures, Slate Offload 60 East 12th Street for $83M
A joint venture of Alcion Ventures and Slate Property Group is parting ways with a rental apartment building near Manhattan’s Union Square at a loss, Commercial Observer has learned.
MTA Boss Warns GOP Bill Will Blow A Hole In Transit Budget
"We are getting the word out ... that there are real problems for the MTA if this bill becomes permanent," MTA Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber told reporters.
Mamdani, Hochul Secure Stay in Court Order Against Pied-à-Terre Tax Rollout
It may be back to the drawing board for Mayor Zohran Mamdani in the rollout of his pied-à-terre tax after a Staten Island judge ruled Tuesday the tax’s debut was mishandled and that the mayor must start over.
Daily Links: City Must Redo Pied-à-Terre Tax Rollout, Send New Notices
In the News Judge Orders New York to Scrap Rollout of Second-Home Tax [NYT] Man Killed in After Bag Gets Stuck in Subway Doors: Police [NYT] MTA Axes Planned G Train Shutdowns After Outcry [BP] J, M Trains Disrupted So…
Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax hit with new lawsuit after homeowners win rollout challenge on Staten Island
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s recent rollout of the pied-à-terre tax is facing yet another legal challenge.
Judge Sends Mamdani’s Pied-à-Terre Tax Rollout Back to Square One
A Staten Island judge on Tuesday ordered the Mamdani administration to cancel thousands of notices sent to property owners warning them that they faced a second-home surcharge and to restart the vetting process that…
Brownsville community center set to open two years early, $10 million under budget
Community-based organizations and Brooklyn Community Board 16 will soon serve residents across Brooklyn from under one roof at a new 60,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art, all-electric community center set to open its…
Newly Retired NYC Firefighters Average Over $177k In Pensions
New York City firefighters and fire officers retiring last year after full careers were entitled to average annual pension benefits....
LISTEN: NYC’s Comptroller on the AI Storm Coming for Our Economy, and Its Silver Linings
What’s about to happen with agents is not just lowering the friction.
New York City Council and CUNY Announce Launch of New Pilot Program Giving Free, Unlimited OMNY Cards to Students
Initial cohort of 700 CUNY students will receive the transit cards, funded with $700k secured by the Council in FY27 budget NEW YORK – The New York City Council and the City University of New York (CUNY) today launched…
New York Is Overhauling Its Unemployment Benefits Portal: What You Need to Know
New Yorkers who are enrolled in weekly unemployment insurance benefits will experience a temporary delay in their unemployment payments this fall as the state Department of Labor conducts a major overhaul of its online…
Looking for a city job? Mamdani is opening a permanent walk-in jobs center amid thousands of vacancies
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is opening a permanent walk-in jobs center in Lower Manhattan where New Yorkers can get help navigating public-service hiring, as city agencies continue to carry more than 14,000 vacant authorized…
MTA Announces Design Award for Hudson Line Resilience Project
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has awarded a $19.7 million contract for the design phase of a resilience project to protect the Metro-North Railroad's Hudson Line from the effects of climate change.
Sheriffs Fear Broad Limits on Collusion with ICE. Advocates for Immigrants Hope They’re Right.
A vaguely written new law raises questions about how and when the state will take action against "informal" collaboration.
Revealed! Trump’s Penn Station Contract Would Have Handcuffed MTA On Lease — And Let Duffy Say Whatever He Wants
The deal really was as bad as Janno Lieber said it was.
Strengthening society’s social contract: Attorney Chris Pioch sees his work as way to help people trying to make the world a bit better
Contracts and business law may sound mundane to most, but not to attorney Christopher Pioch.
Speaker Menin and Council Members Pass New Legislation Streamlining Fair Fares Registration and Fostering Greater Enrollment
Council also approves measure to expand J-51 tax incentive to include additional building owners NEW YORK – Today, the New York City Council approved new legislation that will encourage greater enrollment in the City’s…
Nomic AI Inks 5K-SF Deal at 99 University Place Near Union Square
Four tenants have signed office deals adding up to 15,593 square feet at a 10-story office building near Manhattan’s Union Square, Commercial Observer has learned.
The Plan: NYC’s First Flight Club Aims for a Bull’s-Eye at 31 Union Square West
The first rule of Flight Club is to find a historically significant building to lease.
Union Could Bag 190,000 New Home Care Workers in Medicaid-Funded Program
The powerful healthcare union 1199SEIU formally petitioned to unionize tens of thousands of home care workers across the state, the latest twist in New York’s controversial quest to streamline an $11 billion…
MTA boss Lieber says agency’s targeting ‘kooky’ work rules, health insurance contributions in labor talks with transit union
In the MTA's contract negotiations with the union representing nearly 40,000 New York City Transit workers — Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 — the authority is pushing to ensure that some workers show up to the…
Taxes, the Cost of Living, and Feeling Ignored: Why New Yorkers Are Thinking of Leaving
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALBANY, N.Y. – New Yorkers across the political spectrum are considering leaving the state.
‘We Screwed Up’: DoorDash to Pay $131.5 Million to Stiffed NYC Delivery Workers
Delivery giant DoorDash agreed to pay a $131.5 million settlement after New York’s worker and consumer protection agency found the company had unlawfully withheld wages from thousands of delivery workers who were paid…
MTA cannot leave subway station booths empty when workers call out for emergencies, Manhattan judge rules
A Manhattan state judge handed the Transport Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 and a group of disability advocates a legal victory last week when it ruled that the MTA must no longer leave station booths empty when…