McKee's Media, Aug. 22, 2018

DEPT. of BUILDINGS INTERACTIVE MAP

Curbed NY: NYC Dept. of Buildings unveils interactive map (link here) to allow tracking of new construction city-wide 

HUD Head Trashing Fair Housing

Observer: Omarosa got 34 hours of TV coverage last week; HUD Secretary Ben Carson's trashing of fair housing regulation got 23 seconds

IDC
Bill Mahoney: Jeff Klein claims that blaming the IDC for death of progressive legislation is a "false narrative" (Politico NY)

Carl Campanile: State Democratic Party paying for Cuomo-Hochul ads, improperly choosing sides in primary election (New York Post)

REZONING

Wall Street Journal: Real estate developers spent big on lobbying Inwood rezoning

Patch on how developers spent money to pass Inwood rezoning that will help their projects

Buffalo News: City of Buffalo uses public-shaming to target dilapidated properties

NYCHA

New York 1 News: Burst pipe in Morrisania NYCHA building creates indoor mini-Niagara Falls (VIDEO)http://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/news/2018/08/21/pipe-bursts-in-bronx-nycha-complex-again-floods-floors-nyc

Greg Smith: Ritchie Torres rips de Blasio for appointing political insider to monitor NYCHA compliance with federal consent decree (Daily News)

CUTTING POLLUTION IN NYC BULIDINGS (NO MCI)

WNYC: Legislation to cut greenhouse gas emissions from buildings gains momentum in City Council

Huffington Post: City Council legislation to cut pollution from big buildings can set standard for cities around the world

TENANT BATTLES

City Limits: Washington Heights tenants wonder: is the problem the leak or the landlord?

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