Quinn Set to Steamroll Yassky on Dock Street Project

In a rare departure from custom, Council Speaker Christine Quinn is planning to support a controversial development project against the wishes of the local Council member, David Yassky. The Council almost always defers to the local member on land-use issues.
Quinn told a Council member this morning that she intended to support the planned Read More

Quinn Set to Steamroll Yassky on Dock Street Project

In a rare departure from custom, Council Speaker Christine Quinn is planning to support a controversial development project against the wishes of the local Council member, David Yassky. The Council almost always defers to the local member on land-use issues.

Quinn told a Council member this morning that she intended to support the planned Read More

Dock Street Turns Council Inside Out

Letitia James is not generally known as a friend of the development community. Thus far, the Fort Greene lawmaker’s five and a half years in the City Council have been defined by unwavering opposition to the planned Atlantic Yards housing and arena mega-project.

But, on May 21, she was leading a rally and a press Read More

Dock Street Turns Council Inside Out

Letitia James is not generally known as a friend of the development community. Thus far, the Fort Greene lawmaker’s five and a half years in the City Council have been defined by unwavering opposition to the planned Atlantic Yards housing and arena mega-project.
But, on May 21, she was leading a rally and a Read More