By Dan Geiger 11/21/11 9:00am

Construction Embargo

Construction at Ground Zero will be allowed to proceed through the holidays.

Holiday Construction Embargo to Begin Tomorrow

If the lingering after effects of the recession and Manhattan’s already arduous construction environment weren’t challenging enough to builders in the city, the Department of Transportation’s annual holiday construction embargo  is about take effect.

Starting tomorrow and in effect through January 2, 2012, the rules prohibit construction projects from blocking streets and walkways in various areas of the city, including 30th to 60th Streets river to river in midtown. Read More

By Staff 2/15/07 5:35pm

Doctoroff’s Deal in Red Hook

The transfer of the Red Hook piers from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to the city is still months away it seems, though the Post and the Sun on Thursday made it seem imminent.

“We anticipate that the final transfer will occur later this year,” Port Authority Executive Read More

By Staff 6:07pm

The Port Authority Pays

If we are to take the latest Ground Zero proposals seriously (see below), consider this: Why is the Port Authority offering to pay more rent at the World Trade Center than it is obligated to?

The Port Authority owns the site and used to keep its headquarters in the twin towers. When they leased the Read More