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LIBOR CEO Doreen Spagnuolo and LIBOR Government Affairs Director Kevin Brady proudly attended Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Jr.'s 2024 State of the Borough Address at the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Monday, Governor Kathy Hochul (D) announced what she called a "historic agreement" with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-The Bronx) and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Westchester)

"Laura Curran is considering a rematch with Bruce Blakeman to win back the Nassau County executive job in 2025," Newsday's The Point has learned. 

Register now for LIBOR's Congressional Coffee Talk on April 24, 2024, at the Clubhouse at the Town of Hempstead's Merrick Road Park & Golf Course.

Federal authorities investigating Mayor Eric Adams’s campaign fund-raising have been examining valuable flight upgrades

Engineering experts say New York City’s glass towers and luxury steel skyscrapers, which can be over 1,000 feet tall, are actually at much lower risk of sustaining damage

NYSAR reported “a record number of REALTORS® attended NYSAR’s annual Lobby Day at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 27.

Halfway into his four-year term, Blakeman has struggled to make headway on major county challenges that were at the center of his campaign or that cropped up early in his administration

Long Island’s housing growth rate was among the slowest in the United States from 2012 to 2022, according to a new report.

Tabloids,  talk shows, and  TikTok have recently been abuzz with tales of ‘squatters’ taking over New York City homes from unwitting landlords and refusing to leave.

With the 2024-2025 New York State Budget looming and continued hope for a breakthrough deal on housing policy, LIBOR members joined REALTORS® from across New York on Wednesday to visit our local members of the State Senate and Assembly.

"Housing advocates in New York have created a super PAC that aims to spend tens of thousands of dollars to help elect political candidates who welcome development in their districts," reported the New York Times.

"So the process to award three gambling licenses in the nation’s largest untapped gaming market, which was initially expected to be at or near conclusion by now, appears far from over,"  reported Politico. 

Don’t miss your chance to stand up and speak out. Join LIBOR at NYSAR’s annual Lobby Day in Albany, scheduled for March 27th at the Albany Empire State Plaza

“New York’s highest court issued a new ruling on Tuesday that could upend the way New York City collects billions of dollars in property taxes each year,”

LIBOR Government Affairs recently attended the 2024 “State of the City” address, delivered by City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams

The state is giving more than $20 million to two senior housing projects on Long Island, Gov. Kathy Hochul said on Monday.

Support is growing amongst other local elected officials for Mayor Eric Adams’ proposed  "City of Yes" zoning changes to spur new construction

Just three months after being expelled from Congress, former Rep. George Santos says he's running for office again -- and the congressman he's challenging is already firing back