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NYC’s “Manhattan Plan” Explained: Mayor Adams Wants 100,000 New Homes in Manhattan in 10 Years

Mayor Eric Adams and City Planning Director Dan Garodnick announced the “Manhattan Plan,” a new roadmap to fight Manhattan’s housing shortage by creating 100,000 new homes over the next decade. The plan is based on public feedback (more than 2,500 ideas) and focuses on practical steps: build more housing near subways and major job areas,…

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New York Busts $2.2 Million Organized Retail Theft Ring: 13 Charged in 780-Count Indictment Targeting Home Depot Across 9 States

Governor Kathy Hochul and Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced the indictment of 13 individuals in a massive 780-count case for allegedly stealing more than $2.2 million in merchandise from 128 Home Depot stores across New York and eight other states between August 2024 and September 2025. The Queens-based theft crew, working with “fences” who…

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NYC Ferry Opens New Staten Island–Brooklyn Route: Direct St. George–Bay Ridge–Atlantic Avenue Link Starts December 8, 2025

New York City has launched a new Staten Island–Brooklyn ferry connection, giving commuters and visitors a faster, more scenic way to travel between the two boroughs. The updated NYC Ferry St. George route now links St. George Terminal on Staten Island with Bay Ridge (American Veterans Memorial Pier) and Atlantic Avenue/Pier 6 at Brooklyn Bridge…

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NYC Taps GFP Real Estate to Convert 100 Gold Street Into 3,700-Unit Mixed-Income Housing Hub in Lower Manhattan

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has selected GFP Real Estate to redevelop the city-owned 100 Gold Street property in Lower Manhattan into roughly 3,700 units of mixed-income housing, including more than 900 permanently affordable apartments created without direct HPD subsidy, marking one of the administration’s flagship “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity” projects. The…

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