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Field Updates

LIBOR Joins LI Business Groups Backing Energy Pipeline Project

Aug 27, 2025 1 min read

"A coalition of Long Island business and real estate trade groups have renewed their support of a newly revived natural gas pipeline project," reported LI Business News.

Mastic Beach: Brookhaven Hearings Begin on $500M Plan to Remake Downtown

Aug 27, 2025 2 min read

"Supporters of the plan, which includes many Mastic Beach residents, say it will help revitalize the hamlet's business district by bringing in hundreds of new residents

Hamptons: Newsday Alleges Real Estate Scam Mounted For Years Before State Action

Aug 20, 2025 1 min read

"Rosa Quituisaca discovered that the deed for her $475,000 East Hampton home had never been filed, leaving Suffolk County without any record of her ownership

Room to Think: LIBOR's Government Affairs Team Talks Advocacy On The Podcast

Aug 20, 2025 1 min read

"In this episode of Room to Think, LIBOR Vice President of Government and Political Affairs Marlo Paventi and Government Affairs Director Kevin Brady discuss the vital role government affairs plays in protecting the real estate industry.

NYC Mayor 2025: Queens BP Richards Backs Mamdani & Cuomo Faces New Questions

Aug 20, 2025 1 min read

"Queens Borough President Donovan Richards (D) officially endorsed the Democratic nominee for mayor, Zohran Mamdani, on Friday

NYC Council: Adrienne Adams Term-Limited, Contenders Campaign to Be Next Speaker

Aug 20, 2025 1 min read

"In the background of a deafening mayoral election, the quieter power struggle to become the next speaker of the New York City Council is well underway

Less Construction Hurts Low-Income Tenants Most

Aug 14, 2025 1 min read

"The nationwide housing shortage has driven rents up more in low-income neighborhoods than in the U.S. overall

NYC Mayor 2025: Cuomo Hits Mamdani on Housing; Paterson Backs Adams

Aug 13, 2025 1 min read

New Siena polling shows another strong lead (but no majority) for NYS Assembly Member and democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani

NY Governor 2026: Hochul Job Approval 53%; Leads Stefanik 45-31%

Aug 13, 2025 1 min read

"A new Siena Poll shows that Governor Kathy Hochul's (D) approval ratings have slightly improved

LI Housing Crisis: Nassau/Suffolk Can Only Meet 1/3 of Future Demand

Aug 13, 2025 1 min read

"Long Island will need to build more than 250,000 new homes within the next two decades to meet the dramatically growing housing demand.

Suffolk: Gov. Hochul Signs AM Kassay's Septic Reimbursement Bill

Jul 30, 2025 1 min read

"Suffolk County homeowners will soon be able to upgrade to enhanced septic systems that reduce dangerous nitrogen pollution at a higher discounted rate

NYC 2025: Mamdani Meets REBNY, Leads Polls Vs. Cuomo, Sliwa & Adams 

Jul 30, 2025 2 min read

Poll 1: "The scandal-scarred independents running for New York City mayor stand little chance against front-runner Zohran Mamdani

Queens: Borough Pres. Backs Housing at Flushing Airport, Rezoning LIC

Jul 30, 2025 1 min read

"Queens Borough President Donovan Richards announced on Monday a long list of recommendations to approve the city’s One LIC Neighborhood Plan

NY Housing Crisis: Home Sales Stall, Affordability Cripples LI Housing Market

Jul 30, 2025 1 min read

"But with fewer homes overall than many of the other national markets, Long Island hasn’t seen much of the progress going on in the rest of the country.

NYC 2025: Pro-Housing Charter Reforms Approved for November Ballot

Jul 23, 2025 1 min read

"New York City residents will be able to vote this November on several ballot measures that would make it easier to build apartments

Congress: Bipartisan ADU Bill Introduced by LI's Garbarino (R)

Jul 23, 2025 1 min read

"A bipartisan bill introduced last week in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to address the nation’s housing shortage

New NYC Housing: Building Permits Up 43% In One Year 

Jul 23, 2025 1 min read

"From outer-borough neighborhoods to the heart of Manhattan

Sayville: Islip Town Board Tables Indian Hills Housing Proposal

Jul 23, 2025 1 min read

"The latest version of a plan to build housing on the defunct Island Hills Golf Club received an icy reception at an Islip Planning Board meeting

NIMBY Island: Record High Home Prices, But LI Building Down 2/3

Jul 16, 2025 1 min read

"New data from Realtor.com shows that a Long Island household should earn $242,000 to afford a median-priced home in the region

NYC 2025: Mamdani Leads Divided Field, Cuomo and Adams Won't Quit

Jul 16, 2025 2 min read

The former New York Governor and Clinton-era HUD Secretary said he's still running as an independent after losing the Democratic primary to Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani

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