City poised to ban gas in new construction
New York City is set to ban the use of gas in new construction. Negotiations for legislation banning gas hookups in new buildings by limiting...
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CPC approves rezoning to turn Blood Center into life science hub
The City Planning Commission today approved by vote of 8 to 2 the New York Blood Center’s ULURP application for an applied life sciences hub...
New York City getting back to work
New York City is getting back to work after a 12-month pause that brought building work on 1,700 city projects on hold. Mayor Bill de...
Cuomo fast-tracks Penn Station overhaul, asks Trump to fund more work
Governor Andrew Cuomo is set to ask President Donald Trump to put America back to work with a massive infrastructure investment. The Governor is meeting...
Real estate to weigh in on campaign finance reform, other ballot issues
When New Yorkers head to the polls to vote in tomorrow’s midterm elections, there will be little mystery about who will represent the city in...
Chao working to get Gateway back on track
US Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao told a group of New York executives she wants to work out a solution to the Gateway project deadlock....
Report: De Blasio on pace to meet housing target with 25,342 units since 2014
The cityʼs Building Congress has given Mayor Bill de Blasio a pat on the back for effort in trying to build more affordable housing. “Shortly...
Retiring NYBC president Richard Anderson puts the years in perspective
In 1994, Rudy Giuliani had just beaten incumbent New York City Mayor David Dinkins, unemployment was at over 13 percent and Staten Island was threatening...
NYC hospitals to spend $6.3B in construction over next two years
New York City’s hospitals are expected to invest $6.3 billion on construction projects over the next two years, according to a new report. The massive...