A federal judge has rejected a lawsuit by a group of businessmen hoping to block the redevelopment of an industrial area near the New York Mets' new stadium. U.S. District Judge Edward Korman said Wednesday that he was dismissing the lawsuit brought by the Willets ...

The red brick arches on the facade of the New York Mets' new stadium rise stories above a pristine plaza of plants, bushes and walkways, encasing the baseball team's $850 million playground. Yards away, just across the street, sits the "Iron Triangle," a decades-old eyesore ...

Business owners in Willets Point are in shock after a street was paved. [TL] What bothers Gatemouth is not Michael Bloomberg's positions, but "the unusual magnitude of his megalomania." [R8] A lively debate about George Pataki for Senate is taking place in the comments section of this blog. [Political IV] Andrew Cuomo subpoenaed the chief executive of Bank of ...

Workers in Willets Point were shocked when a road crew showed up to do some work. It's a "warped reality," writes one reporter. [ITT] Benjamin Kabak thinks the M.T.A. will put stimulus money into the 7 line extension and the Fulton Street hub, plus lots of unsexy projects. [SAS] Voters apparently like the millionaire's tax. [AP ...