New York real estate's top ducks came out to strut on Thursday night at the Hilton in Midtown for the Real Estate Board of New York's 113th annual awards banquet. Perhaps it was our reportorial cynicism, but we expected a subdued, even somber crowd as compared to previous years. Not so. The banquet was typically jovial and boisterous ...

On Wednesday, Steven Spinola, the president of the Real Estate Board of New York, was sorting out some of the final details before the organization’s annual banquet tonight, the event of the real estate world. (Some have also taken to calling it the “liars’ ball” for all the tall tales real estate types regale each other with at the ...

The Bloomberg administration wants to require parking for bicycles in new buildings citywide, mandating all large new office and apartment developments to set aside space. The initiative, which could face resistance from the real estate industry, is slated to enter a seven-month public approval process today. The Department of City Planning is spearheading the effort, which takes the form of ...

The Real Estate Board of New York, the city's leading industry group, issued a statement this afternoon applauding the federal government's bailout of insurance giant A.I.G. From the statement: “Providing the necessary infusion of capital at this moment in Wall Street’s history is exactly what the local, state and federal government should be doing right ...