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Southampton pot shop offering 'Michelin standard' products defiantly vows to open this week -- daring officials
“We are very confident we have the weight of the law in our favor," said Brown Budda lawyer Christian Killoran in a statement.
How Utah governor's zoning idea could impact housing
Cox’s plan would mark a turning point in Utah’s housing policy, aligning with a growing national trend: state leaders stepping in where local governments have resisted zoning reform.
Hooray! Voters bless a rollback of the City Council's power to block affordable housing
The passage of four ballot proposals delivered a well-deserved slap to the New York's City Council and will great help create more lower-cost housing at a time when at a...
'Gold Coast' LI town finally allows mosque to expand -- after $4M-plus taxpayer-funded legal battle
Oyster Bay officials admitted under oath to fabricating a fake grandma witness who they claimed couldn’t drive her car down the streets around the mosque because the roads were choked...
Mamdani dodges again on NYC ballot measures as some allies say 'honeymoon period is already over'
Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani dodged and avoided taking a position on ballot measures — as some would-be City Council allies are getting frustrated with his word-salad explanations.
State shoots down this Long Island town's local cannabis laws, finding them illegal and overreaching
The ruling found the Long Island town's local code to be “unreasonably impracticable” under state law and formally voided multiple sections of its zoning code, including the town’s requirement for...
Stubborn weed: Pot shop in tony Southampton defies town's cease-and-desist order
“We’re fully licensed by New York state and need no permission from Southampton to open,” the pot shop's defiant co-owner said.
Billionaire developer threatens quitting construction in wealthy California enclave as zoning war erupts
Earlier this month, tensions erupted at a city council meeting in the quaint historic town, after the group opposing the development, known as the JB Pastor project, filed an appeal...
Dallas laps NYC in the housing race — fueling the Texas boom
Gotham’s leaders would rather be powerful in a broken system than incidental in an effective one.
Voters must fight Dems' new war on small-town America
Democrats are waging war to crush small-town-America lifestyles, as a disastrous bill in Connecticut, set to become law, shows.
Parents demand city pull plug on EV charging station across from Brooklyn school
Brooklyn residents are urging the city to pump the breaks on a new electric vehicle charging station being built at a heavily trafficked intersection across from an elementary school, The...
Progressive politicians want more housing in NYC — so why are they making it so hard to add apartments in Midtown?
There is a real issue with the financial feasibility of the Midtown South Mixed-Use Plan, which purportedly would result in the creation of about 9,700 new housing units.
Trump admin to eliminate costly Biden-era zoning rule prez warned would 'destroy' suburbs
President Trump warned the rule would "destroy" suburban neighborhoods during his 2020 campaign.
Residents of ritzy LI town irate at plans to convert disused boarding school into housing for 28 grad students
“This development threatens the legacy, character, and exclusivity that define Oyster Bay Cove," said Evelyn Ain, president of Save Oyster Bay Cove.
Mayor Adams' key 'City of Yes' initiative inches closer — with $5B pledge, NYC Council concessions
The City Council approved Mayor Eric Adams' controversial sweeping housing plan in down-to-the-wire votes after a $5 billion funding promise from Hizzoner and conceding a handful of tweaks.
Proponents of Adams' controversial 'City of Yes' housing plan rally outside City Hall
“The time is now to turn the tide on the price of rent,” Dan Garodnick, the city’s planning department chair, told the crowd at the rally.
Backers of 'City of Yes' housing plan prepare final secret weapon to try to push it through
Backers of Mayor Eric Adams’ “City of Yes” housing plan are mounting a final blitz to try to pressure the City Council into approving the zoning overhaul — and they’re...
NYC official blasted for living in district that 'won't be touched' by Adams' controversial rezoning plan
City council kicked off two days of public hearings on Monday to scrutinize Mayor Eric Adams’ ambitious “City of Yes” plan, which hopes to create as many as 109,000 new...
Lefty NYC Council add-ons to mayor's 'City of Yes' would worsen housing crisis
Mayor Adams' proposed zoning changes are just not enough, say City Council leftists: New York needs a “thorough housing action plan” with more subsidized housing.
Major group calls for probe into Eric Adams' housing proposal as indictment fallout grows
An influential community organization is calling for an investigation into Mayor Eric Adams' signature housing proposal because of the federal indictment Hizzoner is facing. The massive pro-affordable housing zoning overhaul...