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5/29/2020 New York’s Townhouses Poised for Comeback as Buyers Prize Space, Privacy and Social Distance—Mansion Global

The past two years have seen a slowdown in New York City’s formerly gangbusters real estate market, with townhouses facing a particularly stark slump—median sales prices for Manhattan townhouses plunged nearly 35% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2019.
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5/29/2020 NY Landlords Sue Over Cuomo's Order Restricting Evictions—Law360

A group of landlords filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over his executive order limiting evictions during the COVID-19 crisis, arguing that the move violated their due process rights and their "constitutionally protected right against takings."
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5/29/2020 NYC Judge Cites 'Drafting Issue' In Eviction Guidance—Law360

New York City landlords do not have the court's blessing to investigate their tenants' finances as a prerequisite for commencing a new eviction case, an administrative judge told dozens of attorneys, citing a "drafting issue" in newly published court directives.
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5/28/2020 Justin Theroux 'accuses NYC neighbour of domestic abuse' in ongoing court battle—Evening Standard

here has been a dark development in Justin Theroux’s battle against his downstairs neighbour in New York, as the Leftovers star has reportedly accused Norman Resnicow of domestically abusing his 71 year old wife.
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5/28/2020 Coop Property Of The Week!! In Forest Hills, Queens, New York—Patch.com

JUST LISTED!! "Barclay Plaza Premier 2 bedroom/ 1 Bath Coop with Terrace"
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5/28/2020 Steve Mnuchin’s socialite sister sues potential buyers of her $8M pad—NY Post

The socialite sister of US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin is suing two potential buyers of her Park Avenue penthouse for a near $1 million deposit after she claims they tanked the deal, new court papers show.
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5/28/2020 Bold Buyer Spends Almost $1M Without Seeing NYC Condo in Person Due to Coronavirus—NY1

Sales of houses and apartments in the city plummeted after Governor Cuomo ordered a halt to in-person showings of residential real estate to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Even with those restrictions, some sales are still taking place. They’re often deals that require a bold buyer, willing to take an almost blind risk.
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5/28/2020 New York City Business And Civic Leaders Are Now Pushing For Property Tax Relief—Forbes

A broad coalition of city leaders, from business to civic groups, is urging Mayor Bill de Blasio to put a freeze on property tax bills and provide relief for property owners who are struggling with their payments amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
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5/21/2020 Co-Op City, the ‘City Within A City’ in the Bronx, Shaken by Sickness and Fear—NBC New York

Tarhia Morton and her family were planning to party this year. She is retired after 40 years with the U.S. Postal Service. Her sister is turning 70. A birthday bash in Las Vegas was booked for August.
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5/21/2020 Brian D. Obergfell, Robyn DesHotel and Andrew Reicher join the Board of Directors for National Cooperative Bank—Yahoo! Finance

National Cooperative Bank (NCB), a leading financial services company dedicated to providing banking products and services to cooperatives, their members and socially responsible organizations nationwide is pleased to welcome three new members to its board of directors.
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5/21/2020 Coronavirus News: Cuomo calls for outreach to hardest hit low-income areas—ABC 7 News

The Bronx has been hit harder by the coronavirus than any other place in the New York City metropolitan area. And within the Bronx, almost no place has been hit as hard as Co-op City.
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5/21/2020 New Yorkers find ways to cram in Pelotons amid coronavirus—NY Post

One week into New York’s stay-at-home order, Nicole Rosofsky couldn’t sleep. As her thoughts churned with coronavirus-fueled anxiety, the Upper East Sider focused on the one thing she could control: her exercise routine.
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5/21/2020 The Winners and Losers When New York’s Luxury Home Market Reopens—Bloomberg

At the start of 2020, New York’s luxury real estate market was finally showing signs of life. There was still a large oversupply of new condos on the market, but buyer and seller expectations—never aligned in the best of circumstances— were slowly beginning to move in tandem.
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5/21/2020 New York Lost Tens Of Millions In Real Estate Tax Revenue During The Pandemic—Forbes

New York State lost $139 million in tax revenue generated by a combination of residential and commercial real estate sales between March and April of this year and $72 million last month compared to April of 2019, a new report from the Real Estate Board of New York has found.
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5/21/2020 I On Politics—Queens Gazette

‘KEEP PROMISE FOR FEMA TO COVER FULL COST’: Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney, the Chairwoman of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, sent a letter on May 11 asking President Donald Trump to fulfill his commitment to authorize the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to cover the full costs of New York’s emergency response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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5/20/2020 UWS Glass Condo Building Kills 28 Birds In 1 Day, Advocates Say—

Twenty-eight birds who died crashing into an Upper West Side condo building's reflective windows is just the latest bird-related tragedy since the building opened in 2017, advocates said this week.
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5/19/2020 Assembly Line At 570 Westminster Road: Neighbors Have Made over 1,500 Masks For Essential Workers—Bklyner.

Residents of the 570 Westminster Road co-op in Ditmas Park are a force to be reckoned with.
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5/19/2020 Perry Rosenstein: Building a Foundation for Art and Social Justice—In These Times

With the passing of Perry Rosenstein on April 3, In These Times lost a friend and American workers lost a champion.
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5/19/2020 The Richest Neighborhoods Emptied Out Most as Coronavirus Hit New York City—The New York Times

Hundreds of thousands of New York City residents, in particular those from the city’s wealthiest neighborhoods, left as the coronavirus pandemic hit, an analysis of multiple sources of aggregated smartphone location data has found.
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5/19/2020 New Rendering Revealed For RAMSA’s 42-Story Tower Planned At 3041 Broadway In Morningside Heights—NY YIMBY

The first official rendering surfaced in the YIMBY Forums of the 42-story mixed-use condominium building coming to 3041 Broadway in Morningside Heights. Also known as 100 Claremont Avenue, the tower is designed by Robert A. M. Stern Architects and will contain a mix of private residences and institutional space that includes offices, faculty housing, and classrooms.
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