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REBNY PRESIDENT'S COLUMN
2013
May 1, 2013 Bryant Park a brilliant addition to NYC skyline
April 24, 2013 New York's residential market just keeps getting hotter
April 17, 2013 Boston Properties helping redevelop Eighth Avenue
April 10, 2013 Ross, Wilpon, Katz putting Queens on the map
April 3, 2013 Preparing for next 100 years as GCT celebrates centennial
March 13, 2013 Confidence factor high among New York brokers
March 6, 2013 New report shows NYC's residential market was strong in 2012
February 27, 2013 Industry fights for affordable housing on multiple fronts
February 20, 2013 Women have the edge at annual speakers forum
February 13, 2013 New housing legislation levels the playing field
February 6, 2013 Think of Koch when you cast next vote for mayor
January 30, 2013 Annual Report documents busy year at REBNY
January 23, 2013 Board beginning to measure brokers confidence
January 16, 2013 Rob Speyer bringing expertise and insight to leadership role
January 9, 2013 Appeals court victory should help halt ILSA abuse
January 2, 2013 New York City continues to be magnet for world's retailers
2012
December 26, 2012 Mary Ann Tighe an asset to REBNY during tough times
December 19, 2012 Get Your Ticket to More Deals Than You Can Make in a Whole Year
December 5, 2012 New Cornell Technology Campus Is a Feather in City's Cap
November 21, 2012, After Sandy, Lower Manhattan Will Rebound
November 7, 2012, Industry Will Restore What Mother Nature Tore Down
October 17, 2012, Mark calendars for residential real estate's big night out
October 10, 2012, $750M gem tower will make Diamond District shine again
October 3, 2012, Final chapter begins in city's High Line success story
September 26, 2012, Home building forecast casts cloud over NYC
September 19, 2012, ILSA Back in Spotlight
September 12, 2012, Rezoning done right putting Downtown Brooklyn on map
September 5, 2012, Residential Boom Goes on in Lucky Long Island City
August 29, 2012, Take A Look-see at How The City is Speeding The Land Use Process
August 22, 2012, NYU Plan Gets Top Marks
August 15, 2012 New Arena Will Enhance Downtown Brooklyn
August 8, 2012 Keep Building Chelsea Market's Success, Support the Expansion
July 18, 2012 Midtown East Rezoning Proposal Will Keep NY Competitive
July 11, 2012 Drafted Legislation Addresses Tax Abatements, J-51 Program
July 4, 2012 With Progress Made on WTC, Downtown Continues to Resurge
June 27, 2012 Awards for Deals that Help the Growth and Prosperity of NYC's Economy
June 20, 2012 Interior Construction Industry Corruption Curbed
June 13, 2012 For Access to Events and Experts, it Pays to be a REBNY Member
June 6, 2012 New York City's Landmarks Law Must be Updated
May 31, 2012 Retail Space Tight in Manhattan's Prominent Shopping Corridors
May 23, 2012 Upper West Side Retail Storefront Rezoning
May 16, 2012 Commercial Real Estate Industry Achievements, The Talk of The Town
May 9, 2012 REBNY Spring Golf and Tennis Outingg, A Great Opportunity to Play and Network
May 2, 2012 Residential Sales Market Steady
April 25, 2012 Residential Smoking Policies
April 18, 2012 Greening New York City’s Building Stock
April 11, 2012 Improve Safety for New Yorkers, Modernize Crane Operator Testing By Adopting a National Crane Certification
March 28, 2012 City Council is expected to pass the Prevailing Wage Bill (Intro. No. 18-A)
March 14, 2012 REBNY Members Luncheon
March 7, 2012 REBNY, Ambasators For The Greatest City In The World
February 29, 2012 Building Department Changes Beneficial For Real Estate Industry
February 22, 2012 Plan To Rezone Retail Storefronts in Upper West Side Threatens Small Businesses and Economy
February 15, 2012 Real Property Assessment Roll for Fiscal Year 2013
February 8, 2012, Residential Brokers Are Optimistic
February 1, 2012 Home Prices and Sales Citywide Have Declined
January 25, 2012, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo 2012-13 Executive Budget and Reform Plan
January 18, 2012, Delving into the Living Wage Bill
January 11, 2012, Commercial Building Service Workers Strike Averted
January 4, 2012, More Deals Made at REBNY Banquet than Any Other Place Throughout the Year
2011
December 28, 2011, Borough Hall Skyscraper Historic District in Brooklyn
December 21, 2011, REBNY's Major Accomplishments
December 14, 2011, REBNY Supports The Rudin West Village Project
November 30, 2011, Parking in Manhattan—A Challenge for City Planners
November 23, 2011, Living Wage Legislation Harmful to Our Economy
November 16, 2011, Despite Economic Lull Prime Retail Rates Remain Strong
November 9, 2011, REBNY Oposes Proposed Riverside-West End Historic District
November 2, 2011, City's Residential Market Show Signs of Improvement
October 26, 2011, City Projects 40% Increase in Energy Consumption Over the Next 20 Years
October 19, 2011, City Gets Digital with Plans for Proposed Construction Projects
October 12, 2011, City's Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) Recognized by EPA
October 5, 2011, DEP Stormwater Rule Update
September 28, 2011, ZoLa Makes Zoning and Land Use Info Accessible
September 21, 2011, REBNY 9/11 Report
September 7, 2011, How the Real Estate Industry Overcame the Challenges of 9/11
August 24, 2011, Changes In Retail Zoning For Upper West Side
August 17, 2011, New York State Gets an "F" in Tax Administration
August 3, 2011, Why The Case Shiller Index Is Meaningless For New York
July 21, 2011 REBNY Important Accomplishments in the New York State Legislative Session that Ended June 24
July 11, 2011 REBNY Continues Opposition to Riverside-West End Historic District Extension
June 6, 2011 Retail Deal of the Year Awards
May 4, 201 - Biking to Work? You May Be Alone.
April 27, 2011 The Real Estate Board of New York Asks NYC to Adopt National Licensing for Crane Operators
April 13, 2011 - The Terrorist Trials Have been Moved from Lower Manhattan
April 6, 2011 - REBNY is taking action to stop the inappropriate use of the Interstate Land Sales Act (ILSA)
March 30, 2011 - 34th St. Transit Way Proposal
March 23, 2011 - Opposing the Riverside West End Historic District Extension
March 2, 2011 - Out of State Reisdents Tax
February 23, 2011 - Downtown Brooklyn Landmark District Overreach
February 16, 2011 - Governor Andrew Cuomo's Budget Proposal
February 9, 2011 - REBNY Flip Tax Success
February 2, 2011 - New Department of Labor Rules Could Hurt Commercial Firms
January 25, 2011 - The Department of Finance Preliminary Property Tax Role Released
January 19, 2011 - Results of the Recent 4Q Brokers Survey Suggests that Activity in the Market Will Pick Up This Year
January 12, 2011 - New York is Once Again Open for Business
2010
DECEMBER 29, 2010 - Looking Ahead to 2011: REBNY's Agenda for Real Estate, Business and Politics
DECEMBER 22, 2010 - REBNY Strides Toward a Brighter Future for the Industry
DECEMBER 8, 2010 - Anyone should be allowed to live in SoHo
NOVEMBER 17, 2010 - Retailers taking advantage of all that New York has to offer
NOVEMBER 10, 2010 - CRE should roll up its sleeves to help new Gov. fight back
NOVEMBER 3, 2010 - The price of doing real estate business just went up — again
OCTOBER 27, 2010 - Community effort pays off in battle to scrap sick pay bill
OCTOBER 13, 2010 - NYARM Expo today ... really
OCTOBER 6, 2010 - Time for the ‘legal extortion’ of developers to be scrapped
SEPTEMBER 29, 2010 - Commission on the way to making historic mistake
SEPTEMBER 22, 2010 - Flipping out over Flip Tax
SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 - Top 10 reasons that New York City is still Number 1
SEPTEMBER 8, 2010 - Summer in Albany: What happened?
SEPTEMBER 1, 2010 - Historic district extension doesn’t meet standards
AUGUST 25, 2010 - A
lbany’s anti-recovery budget just doesn’t add up
AUGUST 18, 2010 - Let’s open the door to more hotels for bustling Tribeca
AUGUST 11, 2010 - Broker survey produces signs that housing market is getting healthier
AUGUST 4, 2010 - NYC housing report offers optimistic outlook for recovery
JULY 28, 2010 - Jump-starting new housing production key to recovery
JULY 21, 2010 - Business Improvement Districts: NYC success story
JULY 14, 2010 - Victory in push to create No. 7 subway station
JULY 7, 2010 - Tax plan defeat a major victory for industry
JUNE 30, 2010 - Board has its eye on the roads
JUNE 23, 2010 - No time to be laissez faire about industry’s role in recovery
JUNE 16, 2010 - Governor’s rent regulation ammendments on agenda
JUNE 9, 2010 - Prevailing wage bill a bad move that could hurt city’s BIDs
JUNE 2, 2010 - REBNY opposed to wage bill
MAY 26, 2010 - Retail Advisory Group reports confidence is returning to market
MAY 19, 2010 - Proposed City Council bills could spell disaster for New York City
MAY 12, 2010 - Let's not get carried away with landmarking for wrong reasons
MAY 5, 2010 - Chairman leads REBNY delegation to White House
APRIL 28, 2010 - Vornado’s plan for midtown is just what the city needs
APRIL 21, 2010 - Reviewing the City Charter, Chinatown and Spring Golf
APRIL 14, 2010 - Green Buildings, Making Deals Happen...and Playing Poker
APRIL 7, 2010 - New Foundations for an Economic Recovery
MARCH 31, 2010 - REBNY Offers New Job Board, WOWs for VOWs
MARCH 24, 2010 - Introduction of REBNY Watch