New York State Lawmakers Pass One-Year Data Center Construction Moratorium – Commercial Observer
The New York State Legislature passed a one-year moratorium on new data center construction on Thursday, allowing lawmakers…
Menin wants to boost funding for food pantries – but quiet on city-owned grocery stores
As New Yorkers face an ever-increasing affordability crisis, compounded by the Trump administration’s reduced SNAP and EBT funding,…
Opinion: Require all New York employers to offer paid family leave
Paid family leave is a right that millions of New Yorkers take for granted since the state launched…
New York strengthens solar programs in 2027 state budget plans
By Martin McConnell June 3, 2026 Already a solar generation leader in the U.S., the state of New…
Opinion: New York City is drowning in packaging. A bill in Albany can help.
Every single day, the men and women of the Department of Sanitation pick up 24 million pounds of…
Mamdani’s Housing Plan for NYC Mirrors Austin and Minneapolis
New York City has gone YIMBY. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced his new housing plan on May 26, with…
Mamdani has placed DCWP front and center. Menin wants him to give it $32M more
The New York City Council is seeking an additional $32 million from the Mamdani administration to fund the…
NYC Property Taxes Expected to Rise as Values Inch Upward – Commercial Observer
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pied-à-terre tax targeting luxury second homes in New York City, which will take effect July…
Statement on the Finalized 2026 New York State Budget
Regional Plan Association is pleased Governor Hochul and state leaders finalized a New York State budget that takes…
Lawmakers approve New York State budget nearly two months late
Lawmakers in the New York State Assembly and Senate have approved a budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year…
Hochul got most of the climate rollbacks she wanted in this year’s budget
Gov. Kathy Hochul seems to have gotten just about everything she wanted when it comes to rolling back…
Here’s what’s in the FY 27 New York state budget
The confusing, frustrating budget cycle is approaching an end nearly two months after the April 1 deadline, more…