New York City is a dangerous place for birds. For the second year in a row, a record number of migrating birds were killed after flying headfirst into the city’s nearly invisible skyline, according to the New York Post. At least 1,250 warblers, flickers and other birds died during their annual fall migration, surpassing last year’s grim record of nearly 1,000. And conservationists say the true toll is likely far higher, thanks to an unusually heavy migration season that sent thousands more birds through the five boroughs. City Hall has come up with at least one answer — bird-friendly glass. […]

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Gary Barnett is having a moment in Midtown, and it’s not just about new construction. Within days, the Extell Development founder popped up on two very different fronts: quietly locking up one of the most consequential development assemblages on Park Avenue and winning a court ruling that clears the way for him to potentially take control of a deeply distressed office tower owned by rivals SL Green and RXR.  Together, the moves underscore Barnett’s playbook in a market still working through pain: lean into prime locations, exploit dislocation and don’t shy away from conflict. On the growth side, Barnett is […]

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With fresh snow piled high and temperatures below freezing, reporters with The Real Deal trudged to a Lower Manhattan courthouse this week to watch the Alexanders brothers’ federal sex trafficking unfold. The proceedings marked the culmination of nearly two years of reporting on allegations that disgraced brokers Tal and Oren Alexander and Oren’s twin brother, Alon Alexander, sexually assaulted multiple women. The brothers were arrested in December 2024 on federal sex trafficking charges and have remained in custody at a Brooklyn jail since January 2025. Here’s what’s happened so far. Prosecutors with the Southern District of New York kicked off […]

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Wealthy buyers and tourism entrepreneurs are acquiring abandoned European villages — school, church and bar included.

Kevin A. Hassett had been seen as the front-runner in the Fed race, but his deep ties to the president raised questions about his independence.

Investors are increasingly souring on the United States, as illustrated by the declining dollar, the stalled stock market and rising government borrowing costs.

Energy experts said that governors and legislatures have tools to keep electricity prices from rising further, and might even be able to lower them.

Mr. Warsh is known as a consensus builder, skills he will need if he is to head the Federal Reserve when President Trump is demanding rock-bottom rates.

The Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tried to avoid providing President Trump with a clear recommendation to lead the central bank.

The decision to nominate Brett Matsumoto, a career government economist, came six months after the president fired the previous commissioner.