It looks like dreams of a downtown Islamic cultural center could be dashed if Park51 cannot come to an agreement with Con Edison. Dogmatic developer Sharif El-Gamal shares control of the site for the proposed community center with the utility, and Con-Ed now claims Park51 owes $1.7 million in back rent, according to the Post. Read More
Depending on whom you ask, the greatest tragedy to ever befall Brooklyn was the loss of the Dodgers to LA. But thanks to some internet sleuths, a piece of Dodger history on the shores of the Gowanus Canal has been saved.
Earlier this year, Gothamist began snooping around a wall on Third Avenue that Read More
One of the few upsides to a down real estate economy is the plethora of deals to be had by the savvy investor with money on hand. That is certainly one way to describe the Fisher family, who began developing real estate in the outer-boroughs in 1915 and progressively worked their way in to some Read More
Consolidated Edison gets plenty of heat when the power goes out. So it should get credit when the city remains cool even as the mercury hits triple digits.
Last week’s heat wave produced no widespread outages even though the city nearly set a record for power consumption on July 5, when the temperature reached Read More
Graydon Carter has a penchant for a onetime power plant on the far West Side. The Vanity Fair editor is trying to gather support to renovate the IRT Powerhouse, built in 1904 on the block bounded by West 58th and West 59th at 11th and 12th avenues, and bring a photography museum to its ornate Read More
WNBC.com is reporting that a manhole explosion on East 39th Street prompted the evacuation of six nearby buildings early this morning.
No injuries have been reported.
The blast occured just a few blocks from the scene of last July’s steampipe explosion near Grand Central Terminal, which injured 41 people and caused one woman Read More
Last week Mayor Bloomberg announced that the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) would request proposals from private developers to enter into a 20-year deal with the city to buy, install, own and maintain solar panels on city-owned buildings in New York’s five boroughs.
The goal is to deliver two megawatts (MW) of solar power Read More
Yesterday, New York's political class lined up to condemn the politically insulated MTA-whose members are in effect appointed by the governor-for the third rain-caused system-wide disruption of the nation's most heavily used subway system in the past seven months.
They were right to do so.
It's not clear how much the MTA can do Read More
Muss Development announced today that Con Edison and New York City have signed leases totaling 120,000 square feet in Queens Tower.
The city will take 105,000 square feet on the first six floors of 88-11 165th Street in Jamaica, Queens, according to a press release, and Con Edison signed on for 15,000 square feet on Read More
