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REBNY president says housing development could take a backseat in Albany next year
Dec. 10, 2023
REBNY president says housing development could take a backseat in Albany next year
Hochul confirms she’s not pursuing housing growth mandates in upcoming legislative session
Dec. 3, 2023
Gov. Kathy Hochul confirmed on Thursday that the growth mandates which anchored her housing plan this year will not be part of her agenda going into the new legislative session in January.
NYC Will Build Just 11,000 Homes This Year, Half of 2022 Total, Annual Report Finds
Oct. 22, 2023
The forecast by the New York Building Congress reflects the fallout from the expiration of a major tax break for developers.
Adams wants to scrap parking mandates in new resi projects
Sept. 24, 2023
Text amendment in “City of Yes” plan also includes legalizing ADUs
NYC Lost 100K Homes in Apartment-to-House Conversions
Aug. 28, 2023
New research of historic property records estimates the toll of mansion and other space combinations, especially in Manhattan.
What Hochul could do on housing via executive action
June 18, 2023
The failure to reach a housing deal in Albany last week came despite high hopes for substantive action on the issue at the beginning of the year
Time for a NY housing deal that endures
April 14, 2023
Gov. Kathy Hochul and the State Legislature must develop a housing plan that is flexible and workable. By Editorial Board, Newsday
Uproar in suburbia as New York looks to spur development
April 7, 2023
For decades, the middle-class towns of single-family homes that ring many American cities have used zoning laws to ensure they stay much like they looked in the suburban boom after World War II. By Michael Hill, Associated Press
Gov. Hochul pressed to go ‘Dark Kathy’ on lawmakers to break budget impasse
April 7, 2023
After more than a week of deadlocked budget talks and with a Monday deadline looming to keep New York’s government running, political insiders say the time has come for Gov. Hochul to get medieval on holdout lawmakers. By Zach Williams, New York Post
Housing and MTA funding remain Long Island issues in state budget talks
April 1, 2023
Two of the puzzle's biggest holes are inextricably linked and matter much to Long Island — housing and public transit. By The Editorial Board, Newsday