Brookfield Place’s renovation to spur downtown rush
By: Steve Spinola Brookfield Place’s $250 million renovation is already taking the Financial District by storm and turning the area into one of the premier … Continued
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Encouraging signs, tough challenges ahead for housing market
By Steven Spinola Mayor Bill de Blasio’s bold and aggressive new housing plan, “Housing New York: A Five-Borough, Ten-Year Plan,” calls for the creation and preservation of 200,000 units of housing, including 80,000 new affordable housing units. As we work together with government to tackle the housing crisis, there are...
Recognition for REBNY stalwart Bill Montana
By Steve Spinola This week, I’d like to recognize William (Bill) Montana, a longstanding REBNY member who is constantly working to improve the real estate industry. A member of numerous committees, subcommittees, organizations, and more, Bill is the kind of person who wants to be part of every aspect of...
PA bus terminal on the right road with new improvements
By Steve Spinola The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been using its Midtown bus terminal for the past 65 years, and recently announced that it is actively taking steps to address the numerous problems plaguing its aging terminal. This week I’d like to talk about and...
Hunger is just not acceptable in New York City
By Steve Spinola This year, REBNY will be partnering with Food Bank For New York City for our 6th Annual Summer Donation Drive. The issue of hunger in our city is one which I believe does not receive as much attention as it deserves. Every day, more than two and...
Celebrating the members who make REBNY strong
By Steve Spinola It would be interesting to see how the founders of REBNY would react if they could see what their organization has become today. When it was created in 1896 as the Real Estate Board of Brokers of the City of New York, REBNY was chaired by architect...
Saving money is clear as daylight
By Steven Spinola For one hour, New York lowered its lights to raise awareness. Green Light New York, an ambitious non-profit organization that connects the real estate industry to energy and lighting efficiency solutions, recently organized the Daylight Hour. For this campaign, which took place Friday between noon and 1...
Training program a model for putting people to work
By Steven Spinola The Edward J. Malloy Initiative for Construction Skills has come a long way. Since its creation in 2001, it has become a widely renowned program known for creating career opportunities for people throughout all five boroughs, training New York’s diverse workforce, and enabling the members of that...
Vacation island getaway has been hiding in plain sight
By Steven Spinola The secret is out: a spectacular vacation island getaway has been hiding in plain view right under our noses in New York Harbor. Governors Island re-opened last month, and it’s better than ever. After a long and bitter winter, the time has finally come to embrace summer...
Downtown Brooklyn rezoning benefits entirety of NYC
By Steve Spinola Ten years ago this month the City Council voted to rezone Downtown Brooklyn. This rezoning, along with other targeted public improvements, has unleashed tremendous private investment in the area and put in place a downtown with world-class amenities that would rival any downtown in the country. The...