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City Council Approves Atlantic Avenue Mixed Use Plan

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On May 28, 2025, the New York City Council approved the city-led Atlantic Avenue Mixed Use Plan (AAMUP, pronounced "aim up"), rezoning a low-density industrial stretch of Atlantic Avenue and surrounding blocks in Brooklyn’s...more

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Litigation To Invalidate ‘City of Yes’ Zoning for Housing Opportunity Initiated

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A group of seven New York City Council members announced this morning that they, together with other elected officials, civic organizations and individuals, were initiating litigation to challenge the validity of the whole of...more

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Jamaica Rezoning Plan to Enable New Housing and Jobs Enters Public Review [Alert]

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On March 20, 2025, the New York City Planning Commission (CPC) certified the city-led Jamaica Neighborhood Plan into public review. The plan would facilitate the creation of 12,000 new residential units, including...more

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New York Fighting the Federal Government to Clear the Air on Congestion Pricing

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Ask any New Yorker what their top five complaints are about the city and either “traffic” or “gridlock” (or both) are all but certain to be represented. Indeed, you don’t get to be called “the Business Capital of the World”...more

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Midtown South Mixed-Use Rezoning Plan Enters Public Review

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On January 21, 2025, the New York City Planning Commission (CPC) certified the city-led Midtown South Mixed-Use (MSMX) Plan into public review. The MSMX Plan is the first piece of the Adams administration’s “Manhattan Plan,”...more

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Guide to NYC’s Permanent Outdoor Dining Program

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New York City is taking a significant step forward in enhancing its dining scene and urban landscape with the launch of its permanent outdoor dining program. This initiative, rooted in the city’s response to the COVID-19...more

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Private Construction Projects Impacted by Changes to NY Prompt Payment Act

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Governor Hochul signed Senate Bill 3539, amending Section 756-a and Section 756-c of the New York General Business Law – better known as the Prompt Payment Act (“PPA”). Because the law can override portions of construction...more

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Town of Huntington Seeks Input on Future Redevelopment in the Melville Employment Center

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The Huntington Town Board is currently seeking input from residents, businesses and others for a new plan for the redevelopment of the Melville Employment Center (“MEC”).  The new plan will build upon a prior plan that was...more

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Activists Call for Regulations on “Last Mile Warehouses” With Proposed Amendment

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On September 30, 2022, a group of environmental justice advocates, New York City Council member, Alexa Aviles, and New York State Assembly member, Marcela Mitaynes, filed an application with the New York City Department of...more

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Oyster Bay’s Attempt to Address Parking for Last-Mile Distribution Warehouses Misses the Mark

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According to a report published by the World Economic Forum, e-commerce sales ratios nearly tripled globally between 2014 and 2019.  In 2020, the COVID pandemic was a catalyst that accelerated this already rising trend by...more

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