NEW YORK CITY-Opponents of a living wage bill gathered on the steps of City Hall ahead of Thursday’s hearings on the proposed mandates. Meanwhile, supporters continue to point a controversial study that chronicles the bill’s impact.

NEW YORK CITY-At the Urban Systems Symposium, Jay Cross, president of Related Hudson Yards, updated attendees on the Hudson Yards. He tells GlobeSt.com that progress is being made on leasing.

NEW YORK CITY-Reports of mortgage fraud, one of the hallmarks of the housing crisis, decreased in 2010, according to a study from the LexisNexis Mortgage Asset Research Institute.

NEW YORK CITY-Gramercy Capital Corp. announced that its real estate division’s $790-million mortgage and mezzanine loans finally came due today.

NEW YORK CITY-Bankruptcies, a sign of the times, continue to keep transactional real estate lawyers busy. A continuing legal education course held at the Brooklyn Bar Association last night shone a light on this practice area.

NEW YORK CITY-The CUF finds challenges including a rapidly rising median population age and a lack of affordable housing density around transportation centers.

NEW YORK CITY-A study released today by Marcus & Millichap predicts that good news on the employment front this year will mean higher Manhattan rents and tighter vacancies.

NEW YORK CITY-A study by the Regional Plan Association, released earlier this week, says that construction unions in the city are pricing themselves out of business.