Topic: Eliot Brown

Year of the Tenant? Landlords Warn of Foreclosure If Albany Changes Rent Laws

The New York Observer - 1106 days ago
From Eliot Brown: Flanked by a handful of smiling New York Citybased colleagues, Mr. Silver stood at a wooden podium and announced the forthcoming passage of a full slate of extensive tenant-protection bills that would radically alter rental laws. Until now, such ...

Elsewhere: More Oddo, Clinton's Confirmation, Quinn on Taxes

The New York Observer - 1136 days ago
Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearing is Tuesday.In his State of the State speech, David Paterson spoke of hate crimes.Dan Jacoby observes the end of the very short reign of Long Island in Albany.Everybody loves Tom DiNapoli.Anthony Weiner is ...

This Time Last Year

The New York Observer - 1143 days ago
From the Jan. 1, 2008 print edition of The Observer, in a story by Eliot Brown: Ten building deals over $1 billion, midtown office rents slumbering above $100 a square foot and total investment sales of at least $51 billion closed or ...

Look for The Union Label...

The New York Observer - 1185 days ago
The above tumbled out of our Wall Street Journal this morning. (In this week's print Observer, my colleague Eliot Brown has info on the hotel union's burst of political muscle-flexing. ) Copyright 2008 The New York Observer

Weiner Bails on State Democrats, Malcolm Smith Is Cautious

The New York Observer - 1200 days ago
At the Sheridan in midtown, the Democratic Minority Leader told Eliot Brown he hopes to know the future of the State Senate by 11 p.m.On his way out of the same event, Anthony Weiner said he's going to spend ...

Bloomberg Lobbies Council Over Willets Point

The New York Observer - 1204 days ago
Azi and Eliot Brown report that the mayor met personally with Brooklyn and Queens delegations (except Charles Barron) to pitch his troubled plan for Willets Point. Copyright 2008 The New York Observer

In the Observer: Bad-News Smith, Albany-Pace Island

The New York Observer - 1214 days ago
Most Democrats think Barack Obama's victory is a sure thing, Jason Horowitz reports, so now it's time to starting asking for stuff. Jacob Gershman reports on the unpleasant balancing act State Senator Malcolm Smith will face if he become minority ...

McCain Turns on Ifill, New W.T.C. Dates

The New York Observer - 1233 days ago
John McCain wishes Gwen Ifill wasn't moderating tonight's debate, although yesterday he said he thought it was fine. [Politico] Eliot Brown has the "probabilistic" new dates set for the World Trade Center. [The Real Estate] It's "damaging fiction" to ...

In the Observer: Bloomberg's Big Plans, McCain's Angry Campaign

The New York Observer - 1235 days ago
Azi recounts the chaos that swept City Hall yesterday as news broke that Michael Bloomberg would actually try to run for a third term. Jason Horowitz considers what will become of the McCain campaign now that attacking the press has failed to ...

In the Observer: Kerry's Shadow, Bloomberg's Future, Paterson's Moynihan

The New York Observer - 1249 days ago
Jason Horowitz goes on the trail with Barack Obama and reports that he is, with some discomfort, trying to chase away the ghost of John Kerry with a more aggressive, populist appeal to voters. Eliot Brown discusses David Paterson's recently announced ...