A Chair No More: Ousted CB 5 honcho Samir Lavingia in happier times. ( Courtesy Samir Lavingia) Community Board 5 Chair Battle Ends in Ouster for Lavingia The members of Community Board five divided down the middle as they ousted a housing lobbyist from the chair but elected... News 17 Jun 2024 | 12:22
Without an operating business, a homeless individual and his worldly possessions sprawl in front of this long- vacated restaurant. ( Deborah Fenker) Empty Storefronts Menace The “City of Yes” As soon as 203 West 22nd Street mounted a “For Sale” sign at the property, two homeless men—both neighborhood regulars— swiftly... Voices 16 Jun 2024 | 01:50
One possible version of a new Penn Station ( Photo: ReThinkNYC) Building a New Penn Station? It might happen someday. ReThinkNYC offers its visions today It has been a year since Gov. Kathy Hochul promised to “entertain all concepts” for rebuilding Penn Station. Since that time... News 06 Jun 2024 | 03:47
A view of the skyline of lower Manhattan where rental prices appear to be softening in advance of congestion pricing going into effect later this year. Photo: Wikimedia Commons Is Congestion Pricing Prompting New Renters to Look Outside Zone? The rental landscape in Manhattan took a slight dip in February, fueled by dips in many downtown neighborhoods, even while... News 29 Mar 2024 | 02:10
Meta first leased space at 770 Broadway in 2019. Now it is cutting one third of its footprint there. ( Source: Wikimedia Commons) Meta Drops 275,000 sq ft of Workspace at 770 Broadway Meta Platforms, the social media giant that owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, is abandoning 275,000 square feet out... News 15 Feb 2024 | 10:53
A rendering of a ten-story mixed-use building which will go up at 280 W. 8th Ave. It is currently undergoing excavation. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) Red Apple Group Erecting 10-Story Mixed-Use Building on 8th Ave. & W. 24th St. Excavation work is underway for a new ten-story mixed-use building at 8th Ave. & W. 24th St., a building that is being built... News 20 Jan 2024 | 03:44
The former site of the St. Benedict the Moor Church, 338-342 W. 53rd St., has a 1965 rectory and an 1869 church. The rectory will be replaced by a seven-story apartment building, while the church will be renovated. ( Photo: Chia-Tien Nicole Chen) New Apts to Rise Next to Chelsea Site that was First Black Catholic Church in NYC The new owner of several adjacent lots on West 53rd Street has filed plans to build a residential building on the grounds... Home 10 Nov 2023 | 04:03
The Hotel Pennsylvania at its opening in 1919 was an archictectural standout. Now all that is left standing are some steel struts and rubble from the demolished gem. The owner, Vornado Realty Trust, cancelled plans for a redevelopment so the sprawling eyesore is likely to be in place for years. Photo: Layla Law-Gisiko. Ode to the Hotel Pennsylvania The Hotel Pennsylvania is no longer. What is left is a pile of rubble, ruins, untidy, heaped like a carcass, a battlefield.... News 08 Oct 2023 | 12:52
An architectural rendering of the upcoming development at 335 Eighth Ave. ( Image courtesy of MAG Partners.) Construction Begins on a New Mixed-Use Building at 335 Eighth Ave. On Tuesday, Oct. 3, developers broke ground on a new mixed-used building at 335 Eighth Ave., which is slated to bring to... News 06 Oct 2023 | 05:07
Donald Trump said he is being unfairly targeted by New York State Attorney General Letitia James in the business fraud trial that began on Oct. 2 and could last until December. Photo: Michael Vadon/Wikimedia Commons Trump at Opening of Fraud Trial Denounces It As a “Scam;” Trial Could Last Until December (AP)–The fraud lawsuit that could cost former President Donald Trump control of some of his most prized properties went... News 03 Oct 2023 | 12:45
The city is powerless to seize the property at 131 W. 70th St even though the landlord owes more than $250,000 on the abandoned building. Photo: Ethan Geringer-Sameth City Powerless to Seize Buildings from Landlords Who Fail to Pay Property Tax Bills Due to COVID Era Law A policy change meant to save low-income homeowners from losing their homes during the worst days of the pandemic has tied... News 29 Sep 2023 | 02:33
263 West 34th Street, which was just taken over by Marathon Asset Management for $16.5 mil at a September 20 foreclosure auction. ( Photo via Google Maps ) Office Building Forecloses at Penn Station for 25 Percent of Its Development Price The office market in Manhattan remains battered, with the latest evidence being the foreclosure of a W. 34th St. office building... News 27 Sep 2023 | 03:05
The Central Park West historic district lost the greatest number of multi-family buildings compared to other districts. Photo: Ben Fractenberg/THE CITY NYC Lost 100K Homes in Apartment-to-House Conversions It’s a New York dream to combine your place with the one next door to make a spacious home. But it comes at a price: over... News 30 Aug 2023 | 05:55
50-64 Third Ave., a row of buildings that the developer Ari Zagdanski and his firm Kinsmen Property Group now hope to demolish. Objections to their filings have put the knock-down on hold. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) Plan by Developer to Demolish East Village Block Put On Hold by Buildings Department Just about an entire block in the East Village may be smashed to the ground, but problems with demolition filings at the... News 21 Aug 2023 | 04:20
Giuliani’s Co-Op in a landmarked building at 45 E.66th St. went on the block in late July from Sotheby’s seeking $6.5 million. Photo: Beau Matic Giuliani’s UES Co-Op Listed For $6.5 Million Could Take Up to a Year to Sell Rudy Giuliani, who put his Upper East Side co-op on the market laate last month for $6.5 million amid mounting legal woes,... News 18 Aug 2023 | 04:30