Field Updates

REALTORS® living and working in New York City – please urge the City Council to oppose legislation ( Int. 360) prohibiting real estate brokers and agents of a landlord from collecting a broker's fee from a renter.

"What's currently a state-owned eyesore in East Farmingdale will be transformed into new affordable housing units," WCBS-2 said. 

"A Brooklyn state senator who has become an increasingly vocal critic of New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Wednesday he's setting up an exploratory committee

This past Monday, LIBOR staff and leadership, joined Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Jr. to receive a framed proclamation designating April as “Fair Housing Month.”

Last week, LIBOR staff and leadership joined Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine to watch him sign a proclamation declaring April “Fair Housing Month.”

LIBOR Government Affairs appreciated being joined by U.S. Representative Anthony D'Esposito, U.S. Rep. Nick LaLota, and newly-returned U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi 

Assemblymember Kimberly Jean-Pierre (D-Wheatley Heights, Amityville, Lindenhurst) made a last-minute decision not to pursue reelection in the 11th Assembly District

NYSAR issued the following statement on Tuesday afternoon in response to passage of the 2024-25 New York State Budget

"Mayor Eric Adams’ key initiative to address the city’s housing crisis will soon enter the public review process after long-awaited details on affordability levels were announced on Thursday," reported City Limits.

"The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday voted 3-2 in favor of adopting a historic and far-reaching ban on noncompete agreements, potentially giving more leverage in the job market to millions of U.S. workers," reported HuffPost. 

Newsday recently provided an update on the Heartland plan for Brentwood

From Long Island and Queens down to the Caribbean, RPAC has you covered!

LIBOR CEO Doreen Spagnuolo and LIBOR Government Affairs Director Kevin Brady proudly attended Queens Borough President Donovan Richards, Jr.'s 2024 State of the Borough Address at the Queens Theatre in Flushing Meadows Corona Park.

Monday, Governor Kathy Hochul (D) announced what she called a "historic agreement" with Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie (D-The Bronx) and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Westchester)

"Laura Curran is considering a rematch with Bruce Blakeman to win back the Nassau County executive job in 2025," Newsday's The Point has learned. 

Register now for LIBOR's Congressional Coffee Talk on April 24, 2024, at the Clubhouse at the Town of Hempstead's Merrick Road Park & Golf Course.

Federal authorities investigating Mayor Eric Adams’s campaign fund-raising have been examining valuable flight upgrades

Engineering experts say New York City’s glass towers and luxury steel skyscrapers, which can be over 1,000 feet tall, are actually at much lower risk of sustaining damage

NYSAR reported “a record number of REALTORS® attended NYSAR’s annual Lobby Day at the State Capitol on Wednesday, March 27.

Halfway into his four-year term, Blakeman has struggled to make headway on major county challenges that were at the center of his campaign or that cropped up early in his administration