Real Estate

Job-Promoting Tax Breaks Are on the Brink of Blowing Up

June 6, 2025, 5:00 a.m.June 6, 2025, 3:35 p.m.

Both a longtime incentive to locate jobs outside Manhattan and a new proposal to boost employment in the city’s central business district will vanish unless the state legislature acts soon.

The Bronx

Community Ownership Is Now Part of Kingsbridge Armory Revival Project

June 3, 2025, 6:38 p.m.June 3, 2025, 8:08 p.m.

Northwest Bronx Community Clergy Coalition negotiated space to aid small businesses and local workers as the city begins public review to develop the long-vacant landmark.

The 7 train es a parking lot on Citi Field’s southern end.

Development

Citi Field Casino Push Wins Permission to Build in Stadium’s Backyard

May 27, 2025, 6:15 p.m.May 27, 2025, 9:49 p.m.

The parking lot surrounding the Flushing stadium is technically parkland controlled by the state. On Wednesday, Albany lawmakers voted to allow development on it.

A classic billboard of a pink cat sat atop an Atlantic Avenue tire shop in 2018.

Crime

The Terrible Truth About Sherita, Brooklyn’s Beloved Billboard Dinosaur

May 19, 2025, 5:01 a.m.May 19, 2025, 12:55 p.m.

The vanished icon of Atlantic Ave. was the relic of a secretive family who grabbed buildings from immigrant owners across the booming borough.

The Vessel is framed by a glass wall at the Hudson Yards mall.

Real Estate

Big Tax Breaks Get Bigger as Mega-Developers Challenge Assessments

April 11, 2025, 5:00 a.m.April 11, 2025, 9:26 a.m.

Properties in Hudson Yards and Times Square are among the buildings that win millions of dollars in tax appeals even after getting up-front tax reductions — a maneuver New York allows that some other states restrict.

Pedestrians trudge through the snow during an early-winter storm.

How to New York

Apartment Dwellers, Avoid These Winter Heating Hazards to Stay Safe

Jan. 23, 2025, 5:00 a.m.Jan. 22, 2025, 6:21 p.m.

Beware of space heaters, using your oven and stove as a furnace and more.

Manhattan

What Doom Loop? Healthy Office Rentals and Tax Assessments Show Manhattan’s Strength.

Jan. 22, 2025, 5:00 a.m.April 4, 2025, 3:30 p.m.

High-end commercial towers drive a post-pandemic recovery for the nation’s leading business district.

City Hall

Adams Ally in Charge of City Leasing Demanded Lucrative City Gig for Favored Broker, Suit Alleges

Jan. 7, 2025, 5:55 p.m.Jan. 7, 2025, 5:55 p.m.

Jesse Hamilton forced Cushman & Wakefield to assign Diana Boutross to city lease deals, according to a court complaint — before the duo jetted off to Japan with Adams’ soon-to-be-indicted chief advisor.