Fred Dicker: a rent deal in Albany is "hours away;" decontrol cap will rise to about $2500; Cuomo read real estate industry honchos the "riot act." (Post)
"The board of the Rent Stabilization Association, a group of large and ...
Facing a Wednesday deadline, Senate Republicans offer a short-term rent law extender (Daily News).
As the rent battle escalates, tenant advocates say Governor Cuomo has few opportunities left to "establish his credibility as a Democrat." (Gotham Gazette)
Another Karl...
East River ferry service beins today - free for the first two weeks! (Daily News)
Today a House committee holds a hearing to determine, among other things, whether federal regulators have enough authority to shut down bad intercity bus companies...
As the deadline to renew rent regulations approaches (next Wednesday), a new report suggests more than 60% of the city's rental units enjoy "price protections." (Post)
The south side pedestrian path on the Williamsburg Bridge will be closed for six...
New York's rent laws expire a week from tomorrow; Sheldon Silver says hammering out a new deal is priority one (Daily News).
Senator Chuck Schumer wants the city to get tougher on intercity bus companies (Transportation Nation).
The Nolitan appears to...
Serial mugger strikes on the East Side (WABC).
Bowery Beef robbed multiple times; "a sign the old Bowery still has some fight left in it." (Grub Street)
Firefighters march across the Brooklyn Bridge to protest fire company closures (NY1).
A documentary in...
Rep. Nydia Velazquez belatedly files disclosure reports, totaling more than $15,000, for overseas trips she took a few years ago (Roll Call).
Fred Dicker pumps up the Sheldon Silver-Dean Skelos grudge match (Post).
Chinese "Take Out" becomes art exhibition (NY1).
The New...
The holiday weekend is over but our beautiful summer-like weather continues. Look for sunny skies and a high of 82 today. We'll be updating some ongoing stories today, including last week's City Council hearing on the Chinatown Business Improvement...
Sheldon Silver rejects the notion (expressed by GOP leader Dean Skelos) that rent laws should be extended but not expanded (Daily News).
Silver says he's determined not to leave Albany without a meaningful ethics reform bill (Politics on the Hudson).
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The city prepares to launch East River ferry service next month (Post).
Jury in the 9th Precinct rape trial is still deliberating; accused cop carries self help book (Daily News).
Sheldon Silver says property tax relief and rent reform are (still)...
