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Neil deMause

10 posts

How NYC Gave Hundreds of Millions to the Yankees and an Oil Baron Sheikh for the Willets Point Soccer Stadium—No Questions Asked

Power

How NYC Gave Hundreds of Millions to the Yankees and an Oil Baron Sheikh for the Willets Point Soccer Stadium—No Questions Asked

Neil deMause

July 18, 2024

‘Landlords Just Went Wild’: A Brief History of Vacancy Deregulation in New York

Paying Rent

Eternal City

‘Landlords Just Went Wild’: A Brief History of Vacancy Deregulation in New York

Neil deMause

March 20, 2024

A view of a NYC fire escape with AC units next to it.

Paying Rent

NYC’s Airbnb Law Has Thinned Out Listings. But Can It Bring Down Rents?

Neil deMause

February 20, 2024

Queens residents pack a gym for the casino town hall meeting.

Fresh Hell

Queens Casino Debates Return: Will Jessica Ramos Be the Immovable Object to Steve Cohen’s Unstoppable Force?

Neil deMause

November 28, 2023

A staffer enters a silver movie trailer parked on a NYC block.

The State of New York

Lights, Camera, Extraction! Inside Hochul’s Plan to Shovel Hundreds of Millions More Into TV & Film Shoots

Neil deMause

February 22, 2023

A facilitator stands in front of a flat screen TV with a word cloud, and speaks to participants at a "Visioning session" at C

Power

Let the Great Mets Parking Lot Casino Schmooze-Fest Begin!

Neil deMause

January 09, 2023

Mayor Eric Adams unveils his administration’s vision for the next phase of the transformation of the Willets Point community

Fresh Hell

Four Big Unanswered Questions About NYCFC’s Ginormous Queens Soccer Complex

Neil deMause

November 16, 2022

A person signs job application papers.

Fresh Hell

Sure Seems Like These Job Postings Aren’t Complying With NYC’s New Salary Transparency Law

Neil deMause

November 02, 2022

An aerial view of Madison Square Garden and Midtown Manhattan

The State of New York

Madison Square Garden and Hudson Yards: Match Made in Hell or So Crazy It Just Might Work?

Neil deMause

August 08, 2022

Governor Hochul’s Backroom Stadium Deal Happened Because New York Sucks At Democracy

The State of New York

Governor Hochul’s Backroom Stadium Deal Happened Because New York Sucks At Democracy

Neil deMause

May 10, 2022