Epstein File Vote - TV News Misses the Point Again

Billionaire TV News Reports What They are Told, without Understanding the Implications, for Ratings

November 18, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion.

Billionaire TV News Reports the Headlines but Misses the Meaning

Billionaire TV News is waiting at the Capitol to cover the House vote to open the Epstein files.

Like it actually matters.

If you have absolutely nothing else going on in your life, then stay glued to the TV News screen to find out how the House and Senate will vote on the issue.

But it doesn't matter and it won't make a difference, as Donald Trump is doing what he does best. Making fools on the American people and the rule of law, by deceiving them and finding loopholes in the law to exploit. Both skills that Donald J. Trump has been practicing all of his life.

Current TV News Teams Cover Events Like Chimpanzees - They go thru the Motions but don't Seem to Really Understand What it is they are doing

TV News waiting on this vote, like it matters. And telling you the same. This reminds of how just over a year ago, TV News responded to Trump's false claim that Haitian immigrants were eating their neighbors pets. Kamala Harris laughed, David Muir put on his "I'm a serious anchorman face" and news outlets headed to Springfield, Ohio on a wild goose chase.

Trump got what he wanted. Which was distracting from what would have been the news- that Kamala Harris was better prepared and more knowledgeable about policy during that debate - essentially winning it. But for which she reaped zero benefits because TV News spent the next few news cycles 'investigating' and talking about Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio.

Trump Orders DOJ to Open Investigation into Democrat Larry Summers in Relation to the Epstein Files - Thune & Johnson Continue Their Heroic Failing of Their Duty to the American People

Yesterday, Trump ordered an investigation into Larry Summers in relation to the Epstein files. He simultaneously went from trying to keep the Epstein Files genie in the bottle, to fully supporting Republicans to vote in favor of it - which they were going to do anyhow.

Why? Because by having the DOJ and FBI opening an investigation and court proceedings against Democrat Larry Summers, Trump has effectively precluded the public from seeing the Epstein Files until after the investigation is over.

Meanwhile Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson, stand idly by, failing miserably in their sworn duty to the Constitution. But this past year they have failed us so many times (I won't digress into that conversation at this time), including leaving it for the courts to uphold their constitutional powers to levy taxes on the people via tariffs.

The Opening of the DOJ Investigation Will Likely Preclude the Files from Being Released Until the Litigation has Ended ... After Trump Presidency

By protocol, not law, the Epstein files are not likely to see the light of day in the public realm as long as Trump is president and his DOJ swears oath to him - not the Constitution - in violation of the law. Court documents are public record but access can be restricted, particularly if they pertain to pending litigation. The court can seal or redact documents to protect sensitive information. This is likely what the Trump DOJ will do.

The DOJ Filed Litigation Against Summers & This Will Likely Prevent Real Disclosure Thru the Trump Presidency

Even if the Summers investigation comes to a close before Trump's presidency ends, Trump will likely order the DOJ to open another investigation into another Democrat found in the Epstein files, which would keep the files in limbo as long as Trump is president, and Republicans Thune and Johnson shirk their duty to the nation.

After Blocking the Epstein Files Release for Months, Trump Does an 180 Pivot

Was it Because he Found Other [Illegal?] Ways to Keep Himself out of Public View?

Trump reportedly ordered teams from the Bondi DOJ and Patel FBI to comb through the Epstein Files within a couple of months of being inaugurated president in January 2025. By May 2025 they had reportedly informed him that his name was all over them.

Thus, in June 2025 Bondi and Patel told the American public there was nothing in them of interest. Dan Bongino, who long pushed the Epstein File conspiracy, almost resigned because of this announcement. Conservative celebrity, Charlie Kirk, called for their release too, only a couple of months before his assassination.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/us/politics/epstein-files-trump-bondi-justice-department-fbi.html

https://www.financialexpress.com/world-news/kash-patels-u-turn-on-epstein-files-thousands-of-pages-withheld-by-fbi-heres-why/3762793/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/07/27/pam-bondi-jeffrey-epstein-release-criminal-file/85338256007/

With Implied Presidential Consent, Speaker Johnson Delayed the Epstein File Release in August, & Again in September, October and Most of November

In July 2025, Kentucky Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, along with Ro Khanna initiated a discharge petition seeking the release of the Epstein Files by the DOJ. Speaker Mike Johnson delayed any action on the Epstein File Discharge petition by recessing the House early, in August. And then again from September thru mid November, by closing down Congress for an entire month and a half, in order to avoid the swearing in of Arizona Democratic congresswoman Adelita Grijalva, which provided Massie and Khanna with the votes they needed to pass the discharge petition.

How Long Before TV News Figures out that the Senate and House Votes to Release the Epstein Files have been Rendered Meaningless by the DOJ Investigation? Or do they Only Care About the Ratings Associated with What Seems a Phony Drama?

Pay attention to this on network TV News to figure out which of them are informing you, and which are manipulating you to watch more TV News for meaningless outcomes, and their ratings. We're unlikely to ever see the real Epstein Files, just like we'll never see the real JFK assassination files. Powerful people, like Trump, invariably wield power to pursue their own ends. So don't hold your breath or you'll die.

Trump Epstein Michael Wolff & the Real Interesting Allegations Ignored by TV News

Here are links to a couple of related reports we filed earlier this year. The second link contains a couple of short reports, but there's one on author Michael Wolff, who is in my mind, one of the leading experts on this case. And in that report I've included a url to a video interview with him which I found fascinating and inclusive of facts that billionaire TV News has conveniently omitted from their narratives, like that Trump was allegedly an FBI informant on more than one occasion - including rumored to have been the informant who turned in Epstein to the FBI in a pre-emptive move on him. Epstein was said to be considering turning in Trump for laundering Russian oligarch cash through his real estate transactions.

https://www.gothambuzz.nyc/article/586/in-nearly-four-years-has-eric-adams-done-anything-to-rein-in-landlord-harassment-amp-slumlord-millionaires

Conclusion - You're as Likely to see the Real Epstein Files Involving Trump, as you are to see the JFK Assassination Files, Trump's Taxes, the Doge $5,000 Dividend Check or the $2,000 Tariff Rebate Check

I admit I could be wrong. But Trump has a life long track record of dishonesty and deceit. I believe he will continue in that vein until the day he dies, because as the old saying goes, a skunk doesn't change stripes.

Addendum. What Puzzles Me?

What puzzles me, is how so many Americans seem unable to recognize a genuine con man when they see him. Worse, they don't get it, even after they are given ample opportunity to do so.

Let's Briefly Review, Just his Presidency. Russia hoax [Senate majority said credible], Epstein Files hoax [seems very credible], Trump is a fraud hoax [proven in court], drain the swap and see the free jumbo jet donation to Trump Library from Qatar, crooked Hillary but no crooked Don whose company was fined for laundering Russian money via Trump Casino, lying Ted Cru but no lying Don to whom the Washington Post attributed 30,573 false or misleading statements in his first term [and yet TV News broadcasts him making more of the same incorrect statements all of the time without corrrecting them which is one reason they have become so disinformational to the American public], the Donald is a compulsive liar who lies again and again and again, says stop the steal and yet asks the Georgia Secretary of State to essentially create 11,000 votes so he can win that state in 2020, as well as numerous other vote shenanigans including false elector slate(s) and helping instigate the Insurrection on January 6th, rigging the system with gerry manders in Texas [Courts as of this post have declared invalid] and Missouri, but thankfully rebuffed in Indiana, which is a Republican state, and home to former VP 'Hang' Mike Pence, drain the swamp and yet via his son Eric cashes in on the billionaire crypto swamp, drain the swamp and you'll find ballroom donations by billionaire oligarchs with hundreds of millions in government contracts, drain the swamp and you'll find Trump organization real estate deals with Saudi Arabia done in tandem with U.S. military technology transfers which experts think compromise this nation's advantage vis-a-vis the Chinese, claims witch hunts yet hard to know which witch hunt is he talking about like his DOJ going after his former NSA John Bolton, his former FBI James Comey and NYS AG Letitia James or some other, in 2015 / 2016 tells us he'll release his taxes to the public as soon as he's done being audited [the audits ended long ago and we still haven't seen them], and of course all the fake news about him. Or is the news real, but he is 'the enemy within', who just happens to be a fake president?

Sadly the nation voted in his favor in 2024. I believe largely because too many voters rely on what has become disinformational TV News, which disinforms and manipulates the public, rather than informs them. And the quarter billion in campaign spending by billionaire Elon Musk in the swing states.

Thankfully we get to decide again in 2026, and again in 2028. For my part I wonder how long it will take voters to realize that paying attention - aka being woke - just like being educated - isn't a bad thing, but in fact a good thing. Thomas Jefferson said, "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never will be." Please don't ignore that TV News can be very disinformational. And that the best, most reliable and most robust information source is the web. Here's a link to a section we started to help folks navigate their way toward trustworthy reliable sources on the web. We started it in July and I need to update it at some point because I've learned a bit more since then.

https://www.gothambuzz.nyc/article/580/nyc-billionaire-press-billionaire-tv-news-nyc

Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

Scroll Down to see Each Boro's Headline Events & Things to Do: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island - NEXT WEEK - Halloween, NYC Marathon & DST

November 7, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Sunrise 6.33 am. Sunset 4.45 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 10 hours & 11 minutes of daylight or four hours and 55 minutes less of sunlight than we were getting the weekend of the Summer Solstice, on June 20, 2025. The Summer Solstice is the longest day of this year, providing 15 hours and 6 minutes of sunlight in NYC.

The photo above or at right was taken at the Green Room in Crown Heights in Brooklyn. It's been open about a year and a half and it's a great neighborhood dining and gathering place.

NYC Specific Weather - This can be very Different than TV News TriState Weather. There's a 60% - 80% chance of a 1/4 inch of rain forecast for between 10 pm tonight and 7 am Saturday morning. On Sunday there's the threat of less than a 1/4 inch of rain all day [so how likely is that?]. Because of the extreme dryness in our climate in recent years, we've noticed water weather systems tend to be over-forecast, as by the time they get here, they have dried out. While this may make for nicer weekends, it's a huge warning sign that the planet is drying up, which is going to wreak havoc on human and other life. Ignorance is bliss. The temperature highs will be between 60 and 65, and the temperature lows will be 55 - 60 all weekend. The humidity has been tending to peak around 7 - 8 am and dip in the late afternoon. Friday and Saturday the highs will be 80% and 95% respectively, while the lows will be 35% and 50% respectively. On Sunday it's going to be about 90% humidity all day. The winds will range from 10 - 15 mph on Friday and Sunday and from 5 - 10 mph on Saturday. Some wind, possibly a bit of rain, with moderate temperatures - all in all not a bad November weekend.

Friday Afternoon Edition @ 5.15 pm. Mostly done, but with some work to do on related pages. Should be done later this evening.

Our Weekly News Updates will follow later this weekend, so check back in for some local news that either gets passed over on billionaire TV Network News, or isn't covered well.

New. Note the Changes Below. In late September we started adding a weekly new segment with multiple stories with links to deeper reports. Scroll down the page for some enhanced local news coverage and check out our local news section using the drop down button, on the main tool bar in the upper left corner under the header. This will continue evolving over time. Stay tuned and thanks for clicking in.

• CLICK here to read the rest of our report, as well as other Weekend Things To Do in NYC This Month 2025 _ NYC events.

Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

Halloween / Daylight Savings Time / NYC Marathon. Scroll Down to see Each Boro's Headline Events & Things to Do: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island - NEXT WEEK - Halloween, NYC Marathon & DST

October 31, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Sunrise 7.25 am. Sunset 5.53 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 10 hours & 27 minutes of daylight or four hours and 39 minutes less of sunlight than we were getting the weekend of the Summer Solstice, on June 20, 2025. The Summer Solstice is the longest day of this year, providing 15 hours and 6 minutes of sunlight in NYC.

The photo above or at right was taken at the NYC Halloween Parade in a prior year. The parade returns tonite. See details below.

NYC Specific Weather - This can be very Different than TV News TriState Weather. Cloudy, but no rain all weekend, continuing an extremely dry Fall, and year in NYC & NYS, due to climate change. The temperature highs will be in the high 50's all weekend and the temperature lows will be in the mid 50's Friday, low 50's Saturday and the high 40's on Sunday. The humidity will range from about 50% to 90% on Friday, 50% 65% on Saturday and 50% to 80% on Sunday. The humidity highs peak each morning around 8 or 9 am and the humidity lows bottom out mid to late afternoon between 2 and 4 pm. The winds will range from 10 - 20 mph Friday, 10 - 15 mph on Saturday and from 5 - 10 mph on Sunday. Looks like another dry and comfortable Fall Weekend. Enjoy.

Saturday Morning Edition @ 6 am. Done.

Weekly News Updates will follow this on late Friday or early Saturday, so check back in for some local news that too often gets passed over on billionaire TV Network News. And while we will only partially update the Halloween page [also see below for parades and related events], the Halloween page contains the events from last year, which provides clues as to what might be planned this year. We include the urls so you can easily see what's in the works this year.

New. Note the Changes Below. In late September we started adding a weekly new segment with multiple stories with links to deeper reports. Scroll down the page for some enhanced local news coverage and check out our local news section using the drop down button, on the main tool bar in the upper left corner under the header. This will continue evolving over time. Stay tuned and thanks for clicking in.

• CLICK here to read the rest of our report, as well as other Weekend Things To Do in NYC Last Month 2025 _ NYC events.

Things to do This Weekend in NYC & Boros

Scroll Down to see Each Boro's Headline Events & Things to Do: Manhattan, Queens, Brooklyn, the Bronx and Staten Island - NEXT WEEK - Halloween, NYC Marathon & DST

October 24, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

Sunrise 7.17 am. Sunset 6.02 pm. Daylight Savings Time. We're getting 10 hours & 44 minutes of daylight or four hours and 22 minutes less of sunlight than we were getting the weekend of the Summer Solstice, on June 20, 2025. The Summer Solstice is the longest day of this year, providing 15 hours and 6 minutes of sunlight in NYC.

The photo above or at right, was taken Wednesday at the Spectrum News NY1 NYC Mayoral Debate at LaGuardia Community College in Long Island City, in Queens. From left to right are Andrew Cuomo, Zohran Mamdani and Curtis Sliwa. The debate was suprisingly spirited and interesting. We'll provide details over the weekend, or early next week.

NYC Specific Weather - This can be very Different than TV News TriState Weather. No rain all weekend, continuing an extremely dry Fall, and year in NYC & NYS, due to climate change. The temperature highs will be in the 60's all weekend and the temperature lows will be around 50 all weekend. The humidity will range from about 50% to 80% all weekend with the humidity highs peaking each morning around 8 or 9 am and the humidity lows bottoming out mid to late afternoon between 2 and 4 pm. The winds will range from 5 - 10 mph all weekend. Looks like a very nice Fall Weekend. Enjoy.

Saturday Early Morning Edition @ 3 am. Done with the Front Page Weekend Post of events and attendant pages. Weekly News Updates coming later in the weekend, so stay tuned.

New. Note the Changes Below. In late September we started adding a weekly new segment with multiple stories with links to deeper reports. Scroll down the page for some enhanced local news coverage and check out our local news section using the drop down button, on the main tool bar in the upper left corner under the header. This will continue evolving over time. Stay tuned and thanks for clicking in.

• CLICK here to read the rest of our report, as well as other Weekend Things To Do in NYC This Month 2025 _ NYC events.

November OpEds - Month to Date 11.17.25

A NEW LOW: NYCHA is Suing Chelsea Seniors

• by Layla Law-Gisiko - Democratic District Leader AD75/A

Developer Sued for Damage to Landmarked Building that Displaced Elderly, Rent-Stabilized Tenants — Demand the City Acts

• by Andrew Berman - Executive Director, Village Preservation

A New York For All of Us

• by Marina Marcou-O’Malley & Zakiyah Shaakir-Ansari, Co-Executive Directors at the Alliance for Quality Education

Ballot Measures Deregulating a Broad Range of Development in NYC Are Approved

• by Andrew Berman - Executive Director, Village Preservation

There’s No Place For Islamophobia In Our Schools Or City

• by Marina Marcou-O’Malley & Zakiyah Shaakir-Ansari, Co-Executive Directors at the Alliance for Quality Education

Take Action to Prohibit Forever Chemicals

• by Alisha Deen-Steindler, Legislative Advocate for the NY League of Conservation Voters

Live Interview with Key Representatives / Activists about FEC Chelsea NYCHA

9.10.25 _ Queens News / News Analysis & Opinion _ Click here to learn a bit more through an interview by Erroll Louis on Spectrum TV on August 28, 2025, who interviewed an author / community activist and the President of the FEC Tenants Against Demolition about what's going on there - NYC Oligarchy - Stephen Ross, Related Companies, Essence, Eric Adams transferring huge amount of public wealth & NYC billionaire TV doesn't much report it. Also on the front page scroll down to the Landlord Tenant Harassment button to become familiar with the bigger picture.  And click into the drop down OpEd section from the front page tool bar to learn more about the FEC Chelsea NYCHA land grab by Stephen Ross and Related Companies.  Ross and Related Companies have been the beneficiaries of the transfer of acres upon acres of prime public NYC land all over NYC for what seem like fire sale / corruption prices.

In the meantime, see front page, government and politics, neighborhoods and things to do sections.

City of Yes Passes by a Vote of 31 - 20

Stephen Ross, REBNY Members & the Adams Family Won & NYC Lost

December 6, 2024 / NYC Real Estate & Business / NYC Government & Politics / City of Yes Special Section / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz.

The City of Yes for Housing Opportunities bill passed yesterday afternoon / evening in the City Council Chambers at City Hall. The City of Yes or NYC Municipal Legislative Bill - L.U. 181 & Res 689 - App. N 240290 ZRY (City of Yes Zoning for Housing Opportunity) amendment of the Zoning Resolution of the City of New York, modifying multiple Sections to expand opportunities for housing within all zoning districts, Citywide. *

The photo snapshot at right shows the NYC Council voting on the City of Yes.

City of Yes [Wo]Men - Roll Call Vote Tally 31-20

Voting For the City of Yes Members. Carlina Rivera District 2, Eric Bottcher District 3, Keith Powers District 4, Julie Menin District 5, Gale Brewer M District 6, Shaun Abreu District 7, Diana Ayala District 8, Yusef Salaam M District 9, Carmen De La Rosa M District 10, Kevin Riley Bx District 12, Pierina Ana Sanchez District 14, Oswald Feliz District 15, Althea Stevens District 16, Rafael Salamanca Bx District 17, Amanda Farias District 18, Francisco Moya Q District 21, Tiffany Caban Q District 22, Shekar Krishnan Q District 25, Julie Won Q District 26, Nantasha Williams Q District 27, Speaker Adrienne Adams Q District 28, Selvena N. Brooks-Powers Q District 31, Lincoln Restler District 33, Jennifer Gutierrez District 34, Crystal Hudson District 35, Chi Osse District 36, Sandy Nurse District 37, Alexa Aviles District 38, Shahana Hanif District 39, Rita Joseph District 40, Justin Brannan Bk District 47.

Pay attention to the delineation of NYC Council members by the boroughs noted above by letters. Speaker Adrienne Adams delivered enough Queens council member votes (7) in favor of the legislation, which had they voted as their Community Boards did, would have killed the City of Yes bill.

Did Adrienne Adams and these NYC Council members betray the people of Queens they were elected to represent? Well, if so, keep in mind they are up for re-election in June 2025. So please educate yourself, fact check the statements made herein by using the power of the internet, and then after you've done enough research to know what's true, start spreading the news and get behind people who will represent you, the voters, not the big money that funded their campaigns.

Voting in the Negative. Joann Ariola District 32, Chris Banks District 42, Joseph C. Borelli District 51, David Carr District 50, Eric Dinowitz District 11, James Gennaro District 24, Kamillah Hanks District 49, Robert Holden District 30, Linda Lee District 23, Farah N. Louis District 45, Kristy Marmorato District 13, Christopher Marte District 1, Diane Mealy District 41, Mercedes Narcisse District 46, Vickie Paladino District 19, Lynn Schulman District 29, Sandra Ung District 20, Inna Vernikov District 48, Kalmar Yeger District 44, Susan Zhuang District 43.

We will keep this roll call of the vote on our site indefinitely in the City of Yes Special Report Section, because you, the voters, can use it as one benchmark vote, that helps you understand who is representing you, and how they are representing you. This becomes particularly important as there is the Democratic Primary in June 24, 2025 and the general election is November 4, 2025. Almost all of the elections are decided in the June primary because 56% of NYC is Democratic and only 26% is Republican. The remaining 18% are independent.

* Editor's Note.  The summary of the bill leaves out the part about the NYC Council members forfeiting their power, and because they represent us, they are forfeiting our power and legal rights to weigh in on new developments in our neighborhoods.  The summary also leaves out the part where by rushed passage of the 1,388 bill, the real estate developers and international investors can harvest a huge amount of tax abatements for 'affordable housing' that would be 'affordable' to individuals making up to $141,000 and a family of three making up to $183,00 per year or making rental payments of $4575 per month.  And the summary leaves out the part about the negotiated deal, wherein how Eric Adams is going to miraculously fund the $4 billion, that magically appeared just by Eric Adams promising it, after Eric Adams tried to cut $100 million from the budgets of public schools in January 2024 and cut $22 million from the budget for public libraries as recently as November 2023.  Adams promise of $4 billion is just that, and only that - a promise - as it is NOT IN THE BUDGET. And we all know the value of a politician's promise, especially when it's made by someone like Eric Adams, who has a documented history of lying, and is managing a tight budget that doesn't have $4 billion of funding lying around. He's going to have to take that funding from other places like public schools, public libraries and the NYPD.

Buglisi Dance Theatre Company at Lincoln Center 911

Weekend Events / Things To Do & Update Coming Later Today

Reposted September 11, 2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / Things to do NYC / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

This is a video of one of the rehearsals for the Table of Silence performance this morning at Lincoln Center, commemorating the 19th anniversary of 911. They return to perform the Table of Silence at Josie Robertson Plaza at Lincoln Center on Thursday 9/11 at 8.10 am. Free.  Or catch the live stream - https://www.lincolncenter.org/series/lincoln-center-presents/table-of-silence-project-911-259

• Heartfelt wishes to all.  May you have a harmonious day and success working toward having a harmonious life.

Click for our report series on Landlord / Tenant Harassment in NYC

Please be advised that this series will be evolving slowly starting sometime in Q4 2025 and continuing thereafter. Thus far we've posted some of our historical coverage, but by far and away, the best is yet to come.

Elizabeth Street Garden in Manhattan

Updated April 5, 2025 vs 4.4.2025 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Things To Do Events / News Analysis & Opinion / Gotham Buzz NYC.

The photo above or at right was taken a couple of weeks ago in the Elizabeth Street Garden in the NoHo neighborhood of Manhattan. They are trying to get the city to preserve the area as a permanent community green space, and to build the proposed 'affordable housing' elsewhere. The city has been threatening to close the garden any day now, but given it's an election year, Adams may wait until after he loses it. We'll have an update of Eric Adams' latest shenanigans later today or over the weekend.

* No Foolin' - Elizabeth Street Garden Event - Tuesday, April 1, 2025

3.31.28 Manhattan _ Just in today, an event tomorrow at 4 pm, to commemorate the garden and its artistic inspirations. This is how they described the event, " ... We are calling on everyone to gather in the Garden tomorrow (Tuesday) at 4 PM to celebrate this special space. We’ll be there for a while, but please try to arrive at 4 PM if you can. We are still in federal court and doing everything we can. At this point, we're taking it day by day. If you're a painter, photographer, poet, or artist who has created something inspired by the Garden, please bring your work. We only ask that it be related to the Garden. We want to show everyone how much Elizabeth Street Garden means to our community and to New York City ...". See related story in the weekend post of 3.28.25 below, next to the E St Garden / Ramones photos. The short story also includes their website url.

Click this link for holiday parties, party venues, party halls and catering halls in Jackson Heights Queens NYC.

Get it While it's Hot - 'Affordable Housing' Lottery in LIC

150 'Affordable Housing' Units Available for Folks w/ Incomes of 'Only' $99K to $250K

October 23, 2024 / NYC Neighborhoods / NYC Real Estate & Business / Gotham Buzz NYC.

'Better hurry' to participate in this 'affordable housing' lottery for apartments in the Jasper at 49-20 5th Street in Long Island City, Queens. Studios are renting for the 'low, low price' of $2,900 per month and two bedroom apartments are a 'steal' at only $4,400 per month.

To qualify you 'only' need to be earning between $99,000 and $250,000 per year. These annual incomes, which are an eligibility requirement, are only 'slightly' higher [+50% to +291%] than the median NYC salary of $64,000 per year.

But don't worrry, if you miss this 'great' opportunity for 'affordable housing', because the real estate developers, real estate investors, billionaires, property owners and Mayor Adams, are pushing hard to get through the City of Yes Zoning Law changes, which will provide huge tax breaks to investors, billioinaires and real estate developers to make even more of this kind of 'affordable housing' available all over NYC.

Isn't that 'exciting'? It looks like more 'affordable housing' is finally on its way ...

See related stories below and in our City of Yes Special Report section on Gotham Buzz.

And you still have time to be heard by the NY City Council regarding your opinion of the City of Yes. Written Testimony is accepted for 72 hours after the hearing that was held Tuesday 10.22.24. Use this email address to send them your opinions - landusetestimony@council.nyc.gov. I believe the comment period expires at the close of business on Friday 10.25.24.

The LIC Summit 2024

The Changing Cultural and Real Estate Landscape in Long Island City

October 8, 2024 / LIC Neighborhood / Queens Real Estate & Business / Queens Buzz.

A. Prelude to Attending the LIC Summit 2024

It was a beautiful, sunny, dry day as I walked over to the Museum of the Moving Image in LIC / Astoria.  I arrived around 11 am to attend part of the second half of the LIC Summit, which is a real estate and business conference which examines in depth, an LIC centric world, but also mindful of the surrounding environment.

After I made my way through a flawless check-in, I found my way into the theater and sat down to listen in on the panel providing a Long Island City real estate update.  These panels are structured such that the moderator serves up a number of questions to the panelists for comment, which is then followed by audience questions, which sometimes are the best, because they are asked by people like you and me, who have lived and worked in the area for a long while and witnessed and have adjusted to the huge changes that have occurred in Long Island City over the past couple of decades.

I.  First Panel - LIC Residential Real Estate Update

This panel included Patricia Dunphy of SVP of Rockrose Development, Eric Benaim CEO / Founder of Modern Space, Dan Mogolesko SVP of the Durst Organization, Peter Papamichael Principal of the VOREA Group and Crystal Xu Director of Business Development United Construction & Development Group.

As I came in at the end of the panel presentation, I only caught the Q&A portion of the program, which follows.

A performance theater / school owner pondered aloud whether the developers were still interested in involving and supporting the arts and culture scene in Long Island City.  At the turn of the century LIC was well known as a thriving artists community, as it offered very competitive rents and good access to mass transit.  In the near quarter century since then many - if not most - of the artists have moved out of the area as they can no longer afford the rents, which have skyrocketed from under $1,000 / month to over $4,000 per month.

One of the panelists said they are interested in supporting the arts and he mentioned Culture Lab LIC as one of the arts institutions that has survived the changes.  But that was pretty much the full extent of the conversation surrounding the arts community.  So I reckon the short answer would be no.

• CLICK here to read the rest of our report on the LIC Summit 2024 - Real Estate Development in LIC Queens NYC.

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