The Brooklyn Museum is getting ready to celebrate the 5th anniversary of its Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, which coincides perfectly with Women’s History Month. In honor of … Read more

Somehow the Forest City Enterprises Code of Legal and Ethical Conduct didn’t bar the corporate behavior--noncriminal, apparently, but ethically questionable--alleged in the Yonkers corruption case that goes to trial tomorrow in … Read more

An unconventional plan for parking at the new Barclays Center arena in Brooklyn has critics predicting a neighborhood traffic nightmare.

Stack-parking spaces — which use hydraulic lifts to stack anywhere from … Read more

Forest City Ratner executive Bruce Bender’s name is expected to come up during the Yonkers corruption trial beginning this week, which includes the developer’s Ridge Hill project. Bender might even … Read more

As NoLandGrab puts it: quotThe bridge-shtupping, scene-stealing surprise star of Battle for Brooklyn is movin’ on...quot

They’re talking about Bruce Bender leaving Forest City Ratner. The only reason for his departure … Read more

Bruce Ratner can’t take the heat in softball interview by virtual house organ The Commercial Observer (Norman Oder’s examination of the interview is here):

Waiting for Bruce: The Commercial Observer … Read more

The Daily News is reporting (and Norman Oder elaborating) that a former administrator at NYU’s Schack Institute for Real Estate is suing the university for firing here when she accused … Read more

New York ain’t Florida but the following article reminds us of two things:

1. Bruce Ratner demolisehd a long-term homeless shelter scattering the most vulnerable amongst us all over the city … Read more

Nearly two years ago when Forest City Ratner was named as what appeared to be an unindicted co-conspirator in a federal bribery and corruption indictment concerning the developer’s Ridge Hill … Read more

Until now the media and icons on the left have stayed far away from Michael Ratner’s financial involvement in Atlantic Yards. No more.

Earlier this week The Nation’s sports editor David … Read more

Yet another instance of major broken promises from Atlantic Yards quotdeveloperquot Forest City Ratner. What would ACORN say?

Norman Oder reports:

How many subsidized apartments for low-income families in … Read more

Happy Valentine’s day courtesy of the Empire State Development Corporation and Forest City Ratner.

Oral argument on NY State’s and the developer’s appeal of the ruling that went against them in … Read more

This story tells you everything you need to know about politics in New York City where the most strident advocacy the city’s former Public Advocate has done is in defense … Read more

Norman Oder takes a long look at New York State’s briefs on appeal of the Supreme Court ruling that requires the Empire State Development Corporation to undertake a Supplemental Environmental … Read more

FIVE PLAYWRIGHTS AT THE OLD STONE HOUSE! On Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 8 p.m., Brooklyn Reading Works presents the 2012 edition of New Plays by Brooklyn Playwrights, an annual … Read more

Show and Tell: Artists Talk and Answer Questions with Shawn Dulaney and Hugh Crawford On Tuesday, February 7 , 2011 from 8-10 p.m. at The Old Stone House Remember Show … Read more

A 17-year-old boy attending a friend’s birthday party in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, was fatally stabbed when a brawl broke out during a pickup football game, police said yesterday.

“He was a kid, … Read more

Oprah promised that she would continue covering interesting stories, and she seems to be sticking to her word with her “Oprah’s Next Chapter” series on the Oprah Winfrey Network. Sunday … Read more

Apply here, tech whizzes and gamer geeks.Despite 9 percent of New Yorkers’ being unemployed, according to the state Labor Department, the growing tech industry in DUMBO, the small, affluent waterfront … Read more

London had its “Lavender Hill Mob” — now Brooklyn has the Vinegar Hill gang.FBI agents have arrested a group that allegedly operated a fraud ring out of a luxury high-rise … Read more

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What on earth do you think Maggie Gyllenhaal has done to incur the wrath of Rupert Murdoch?

In Sunday’s New York Post, Page Six “reported” that Maggie Gyllenhaal may … Read more

Atlantic Yards Report

A day after Atlantic Yards Watch reported that there were temporary “No Parking” signs nailed to trees on Pacific Street, they were removed.  … Read more