Mamdani Officials, But Not The Mayor, Mix With Real Estate At Annual REBNY Gala

January 23, 2026 / no comments

Last year, now-Mayor Zohran Mamdani gathered with protestors outside of the Real Estate Board of New York’s annual gala. On Thursday, at the 130th edition of the event, his top officials were inside, breaking bread with the city’s largest landlords and developers. 
Notably, Mamdani was not in attendance, a departure from his predecessor. Mayor Eric Adams spoke onstage in 2023 and 2024 and mingled with attendees during cocktail hour last year and during his time as Brooklyn borough president.

Judge tosses bribery case against developer accused of bribing former DOB commish 

January 23, 2026 / no comments

A state Supreme Court judge on Friday dismissed bribery and other charges against Marcal Group’s Mark Caller, throwing out one of five indictments accusing former Department of Buildings’ Commissioner Eric Ulrich of using position in exchange for various perks.  Judge Daniel Conviser granted a motion to dismiss the indictment against Caller and Ulrich, but declined to dismiss the remaining four bribery cases against Ulrich and other defendants.  The 2023 indictment accused Caller of selling Ulrich a discounted apartment at his company’s  133 Beach 116th Street, in exchange for help on a zoning change Marcal Group needed and expediting inspections at […]

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Lawsuit blocking NYCHA West Chelsea redevelopment foiled

January 23, 2026 / no comments

Time is ticking for opponents of NYCHA’s West Chelsea redevelopment plans and the clock just ran out on a short-lived legal challenge from a former state senator. A judge denied a recent challenge brought by former state Sen. Thomas Duane to block the public housing authority’s project, Crain’s reported. The judge declined to grant an injunction that would’ve halted the planned demolition and rebuilding of the Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Houses. In his ruling, the judge criticized the plaintiffs for their failure to bring the lawsuit sooner, claiming they knew demolition was imminent in late November, but took another month to […]

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