Field Updates

Newsday Columnist Slams Anti-Housing Candidates
May 20, 2025 1 min read
"In Smithtown, Suffolk County Legis. Rob Trotta is challenging Supervisor Ed Wehrheim, with Kings Park as the key battleground.
LIBOR Joins SALT Letter as Trump Walks Back Promise?
May 20, 2025 1 min read
"As a coalition of the region’s leading business and economic development organizations, we write in support of your efforts in Congress to fully restore the state and local tax (SALT) deduction to help make Long Island more affordable for its residents
Suffolk: LIBOR Backs Housing for First Responders
May 20, 2025 1 min read
"REALTORS® believe that if you are brave enough to put your life on the line for a community, you are more than deserving of living in that same community as a fellow neighbor and taxpayer,"
Nassau 2025: Is Blakeman (R) Jinxed for Re-Election by the White House?
May 14, 2025 1 min read
"In the last eight county executive races, Nassau voters elected the candidate from the opposing political party of the president
Huntington 2025: Supervisor and Council Races Caught in Housing Fight
May 14, 2025 1 min read
"The Huntington Republican Committee will face a primary challenge next month to the candidates it selected to run for town board in November,
NYC Mayor 2025: Cuomo Still Leads as DSA's Mamdani & Speaker Adams Rise
May 14, 2025 1 min read
" A Marist College survey, conducted during the first week of May, showed former Governor Andrew Cuomo defeating second-place opponent
City Council 2025: 3 Queens Races to Watch Primary Night
May 6, 2025 1 min read
District 21 - East Elmhurst, Jackson Heights, LeFrak City, North Corona, and Willets Point:
NYSAR Lobby Day: LIBOR Members Meet 26 State Legislators
May 6, 2025 1 min read
Over 40 LIBOR members joined NYSAR for 26 meetings with State Legislators from Queens, Nassau, and Suffolk, both Democrats and Republicans,
Queens: Borough President Richards Gives 2025 State of the Borough
May 6, 2025 1 min read
"Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. (D) delivered his third annual State of the Borough address at Queens Theatre on Friday, April 25
NYC Mayor: Speaker Adrienne Adams Backed By AG Tish James, DC37
Apr 23, 2025 1 min read
"Adrienne Adams, the City Council speaker vying to become the first female mayor of New York City, received the backing of three major unions on Wednesday, shaking up a Democratic contest two months before the primary,"
Queens: 14,000 Housing Units In New "OneLIC" Rezoning Plan
Apr 23, 2025 1 min read
"The OneLIC Neighborhood Plan officially entered the city’s Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) on Monday, following certification by the City Planning Commission," reported the LIC Post.
Huntington: Anti-Housing Primary Challenge Becomes Republican Civil War
Apr 23, 2025 1 min read
"Remember when Long Island Republicans rejected Gov. Kathy Hochul’s housing plan, arguing that local officials should be trusted to allow the development that communities need?
NAR & LIBOR Co-Host REALTOR® Meet & Greet with New US Rep. Gillen (D)
Apr 23, 2025 1 min read
Long Island's newest member of Congress, US Representative Laura Gillen (D-Town of Hempstead, City of Long Beach) joined NAR staff and LIBOR members for a meet and greet at Dunn's River Lounge in Rockville Centre.
NYC Poll: 88% Want More Affordable Housing; Cuomo Leads, Mamdani Surges
Apr 15, 2025 1 min read
In a poll commissioned by AARP, Siena finds that only 21% of New York City voters think America's largest municipality is on the right track
Queens Housing: LIC, Astoria, Jamaica Lead NYC Growth, Says DCP
Apr 15, 2025 1 min read
Over the next few years, "an additional 14,000 homes could be allowed in Long Island City through land-use changes
Hempstead 2025: GOP Picks Legislator Ferretti (R), Dems Back Scianablo
Apr 15, 2025 1 min read
The surprise move by Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin (R) to end his reelection campaign and become a judge means the top job in America's largest township
Congress: REALTOR® Team for NY's 4th District Meets New U.S. Rep. Laura Gillen
Apr 9, 2025 1 min read
LIBOR’s very own Mary Alice Ruppert, NAR’s Federal Political Contact (FPC) for newly elected U.S. Rep. Laura Gillen (D-Town of Hempstead, Long Beach
Hempstead 2025: Town Supervisor Don Clavin (R) Not Running Again, Both Parties Scramble
Apr 9, 2025 1 min read
Now that Hempstead Town Supervisor Don Clavin, a Republican, has opted to seek a guaranteed judgeship rather than a fourth term, does he resign early to allow the GOP-controlled town board to anoint his successor?
Suffolk: County Exec. Ed Romaine (R) Gives State of the County Address
Apr 9, 2025 1 min read
To kick of National Fair Housing Month, REALTORS® met with Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine (R) ahead of his State of the County speech
NYC 2025: Mayor Adams Running Independent Could Mean 5-Way November Election
Apr 9, 2025 1 min read
"New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) withdrew from the city’s Democratic primary on Thursday and said he would instead run for reelection as an independent