
Nick Garber
Politics Reporter at Crain's New York Business
Politics reporter @CrainsNewYork | Tips: [email protected], or DM for Signal | Walker, straphanger, native New Yorker
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5 days ago |
crainsnewyork.com | Nick Garber
More than a month past its due date, state lawmakers finally approved a $254 billion budget late Thursday to a relatively warm reception from business groups — although the package notably omitted two tax breaks for office rentals that were being pushed by the real estate industry and Mayor Eric Adams’ administration.
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6 days ago |
crainsnewyork.com | Nick Garber
A $50 million aid program for low-income renters, pushed for years by both tenants and landlords, is finally included in this year’s state budget — albeit in a shrunken and temporary form. As part of the deal, the real estate industry won a separate change that will make it easier for landlords to convert some rental apartments into condominiums.
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1 week ago |
crainsnewyork.com | Nick Garber
Crain’s asked the nine leading candidates in the June Democratic primary for mayor of New York City to answer questions about their stances on the city’s biggest issues. Below are the answers by Whitney Tilson, a former hedge-fund manager and longtime Democratic donor. 1. What’s your single biggest idea that you’d implement as mayor? I am the only candidate in this race focusing on economic growth.
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1 week ago |
crainsnewyork.com | Nick Garber
Crain’s asked the nine leading candidates in the June Democratic primary for mayor of New York City to answer questions about their stances on the city’s biggest issues. Below are the answers by Adrienne Adams, the City Council speaker and lawmaker from Southeast Queens. Adams, who made a late entry into the race in March, has fought funding cuts imposed by Mayor Eric Adams — no relation — during multiple city budget cycles, and presided over the approval of the City of Yes housing plan. 1.
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1 week ago |
crainsnewyork.com | Nick Garber
Crain’s asked the nine leading candidates in the June Democratic primary for mayor of New York City to answer questions about their stances on the city’s biggest issues. Below are the answers by Zellnor Myrie, a state senator who represents Brooklyn neighborhoods including Crown Heights and parts of Prospect Heights and Park Slope. Myrie championed a state law that sealed criminal records for over 1 million New Yorkers, and is running a mayoral campaign focused on housing. 1.
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Mayor Eric Adams' administration is looking to buy as many as 61 privately-owned lots in Brooklyn and Queens to redevelop into new parks, @CarolineSpivack scoops: https://t.co/pLiuF1Er4V

"How 'bout the art of the deal? I got President Trump to pay $7 billion for Penn Station," @GovKathyHochul says at a @bdgcongress event in Midtown Manhattan https://t.co/S7UQUqVwZG

another example of disconnect between the highly politicized Eric Adams City Hall vs. the wonky agencies he controls. Mayor's office sent me a snarky statement yesterday blasting these vendor reforms—only for agency staff from DCWP, DOH & others to indicate they're open to them. https://t.co/LLFNE7K0zt

council hearing underway, @helloDCWP deputy commissioner Carlos Ortiz notably says the Adams administration supports raising the cap on street-vendor licenses — the issue at the heart of @PiSanchezNYC's hotly debated bill — but opposes lifting it entirely. https://t.co/zdNkKnUema