New York City doorman and apartment building workers strike alert! - 03/28/10 12:34 PM

To date, talks between 32BJ and leaders of NY's Real Estate Industry made no progress on a new contract for 30,000 doormen and other apartment building workers.
The negotiations for a new multi-year contract covering more the 30,000 apartment building workers began on March 9 between 32BJ and the Realty Advisory Board (RAB), an industry association representing most building owners in New York City. Failure to reach an agreement could lead to a strike directly affecting more than one million New Yorkers living in over 3,200 apartment, condo and co-op buildings in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island.
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The Real Estate Board of New York asks New Yorkers to help build a new subway station - 03/12/10 04:09 PM
  In 2005, the New York City Council approved the rezoning of Hudson Yards, in hope of transforming Hudson Yards into a vibrant extension of Midtown's business and residential districts. The project would bring new life into the neighborhood.To better serve the neighborhood and to boost its rebirth, the city decided to extend subway line No. 7 which would bring a new subway station to 41st Street and 10th Avenue. Yet, the Hudson Yards Development Corporation, the nonprofit that oversees the development of Hudson Yards' plans now lacks the funds needed to build the subway line extension. In order to get … (0 comments)

NYC Mayor Bloomberg Signs Tenant Screening Agency Disclosure - 03/07/10 10:13 AM
Recently, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed legislation requiring realtors and landlords to disclose contact information for tenant screening agency that will screen rental applicants. Introductory Number 5-A sponsored by NYC Council members requires landlords, realtors, and others who rent residential properties to disclose the contact information of the tenant screening agency that they use to investigate potential tenants. Realtors and landlords often use tenant screening agencies to determine if a potential tenant has appeared frequently before housing court, but their determinations are not transparent; reports do not provide context on why the tenant appeared in court, and few tenants … (3 comments)