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Mamdani Signs COPA in East New York as 38 East Harlem Buildings Go to the Auctioneer
The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act gives vetted nonprofits a head start on distressed buildings, starting in November 2027. On the day…
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Smiling at Auschwitz: “Here There Are Blueberries” Brings Its Photo Album to Broadway
Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich’s docudrama about an SS officer’s snapshots opened at the Ethel Barrymore on Nov. 9. The critics agree…
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The Milsteins, Round Three: An Ambassador Comes Home to Find the Checks Have Stopped
Constance Milstein, 80, has sued her brother Philip and her two daughters, saying they cut off $125,000 a month in trust payments…
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Why Surgery Partners Took $25 When Someone Offered $28
A rival bidder, reportedly UnitedHealth, offered $28 a share for the Bain-backed surgery-center chain. The board instead took a sweetened $25 from…
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The Pied-à-Terre Tax Survives Its First Appeal, on the Question of Who Gets to Sue
A Brooklyn appellate panel has reversed the Staten Island ruling against New York City’s second-home surcharge, holding that a notice in the mail is not an injury. The decision says nothing about whether the tax is constitutional. Two broader challenges remain, and the Jan. 5…
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Nineteen Months for a Sidewalk Table: Levine’s Audit Finds the City’s Outdoor Dining Permits Stuck in a Maze
Comptroller Mark Levine’s investigation of the Dining Out NYC program found that more than half of approved restaurants waited over 19 months for a license, far longer than the city’s eight-month estimate, and that the Department of Transportation cannot say where the delays happen.
By Rupert Daventry · Nov. 9, 2026
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Democrats Won the House Without New Maps. Hochul Wants to Keep the Option Anyway
Gov. Kathy Hochul says Republican-drawn districts in other states will still be there in 2028, and she won’t rule out a second vote on the constitutional amendment that would let Albany redraw…
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Mamdani Signs COPA in East New York as 38 East Harlem Buildings Go to the Auctioneer
The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act gives vetted nonprofits a head start on distressed buildings, starting in November 2027. On the day it was signed, lenders began auctioning an East Harlem portfolio…
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The Speaker’s Price: Some Freshmen Want Jeffries to Swear Off Corporate PAC Money
Hakeem Jeffries is on track to become the first Black speaker of the House, with most of New York’s Democrats already pledged. But a bloc of incoming members, including two New Yorkers…
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Democrats Won the House Without New Maps. Hochul Wants to Keep the Option Anyway
Gov. Kathy Hochul says Republican-drawn districts in other states will still be there in 2028, and she won’t rule out a second vote on the constitutional amendment that would let Albany redraw…
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The Pied-à-Terre Tax Survives Its First Appeal, on the Question of Who Gets to Sue
A Brooklyn appellate panel has reversed the Staten Island ruling against New York City’s second-home surcharge, holding that a notice in the mail is not an injury. The decision says nothing about…
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Tishman Spent a Decade Planning a Union Square Condo Tower. Now Someone Else Will Build It
Tishman has sold the vacant nine-story garage at 110 East 16th Street to Pro-H Group for $44.25 million. Pro-H plans a 22-story, 52-unit condominium, financed with a $30 million loan from Northwind…
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The Milsteins, Round Three: An Ambassador Comes Home to Find the Checks Have Stopped
Constance Milstein, 80, has sued her brother Philip and her two daughters, saying they cut off $125,000 a month in trust payments and tried to squeeze $2.5 million out of her while…
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BIG Stacks a Horseshoe on the Gowanus. The Canal Deserves the Open End.
Criticism/opinion: Bjarke Ingels Group’s 27-story, 1,000-plus-unit tower at 175 Third Street broke ground last month in Gowanus. Its best idea is a gesture toward the water, and its biggest risk is that…
