Long Island City Getting Some Protected Bike Lanes "Department of Transportation officials on Tuesday night unveiled their plans for the new safety infrastructure on 44th Drive, 11th Street, and Jackson Avenue, amid a citywide bike boom that’s echoing particularly loudly in Long Island City. Cyclists are now taking more than 6,400 trips across the Queensboro Bridge — which experienced the highest jump of daily riders across the four East River spans — and more than 2,000 trips per day across the Pulaski Bridge, according to DOT. Citi Bike says that it has roughly 1,000 daily rides within the boundaries of Queens Community Board 2." (Streetsblog NYC)

March closes best first quarter for NYC new development sponsor contracts "March 2022 stands on its own as a healthy month for new development sales, with a 15% increase in sponsor contracts across the three boroughs. The biggest winner was Manhattan, which saw a 32% jump in deals from February 2022 and several significant penthouse contracts at projects like 200 East 83rd Street and 109 East 79th Street." (amNY)

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Publisher, Investment Manager Each Take 40K SF at 7 WTC "The alternative investment manager Capstone Investment Advisors will expand its offices at 7 World Trade Center by 40,000 square feet just as Fast Company publisher Mansueto Ventures renewed its 40,000 square feet at the tower." (Commercial Observer)

Landmark legislation banning natural gas in new buildings in New York cut from state budget "State Sen. Brian Kavanagh and Assembly Member Emily Gallagher introduced last year the All-Electric Buildings Act which requires new buildings across New York to be all-electric by the end of 2023. Supporters say banning natural gas would cut air pollution, save lives, and create clean energy jobs." (6sqft)

NYC landlords filing so many eviction cases that firms for low-income tenants have run out of lawyers "After the state’s eviction ban ended on Jan. 15, thousands of landlords’ lawsuits flooded the dockets. More than 6,000 eviction lawsuits were filed in the city in February and 7,000 in March, according to the state Office of Court Administration. That’s in addition to more than 200,000 eviction lawsuits filed during the pandemic, most of which were on pause until the eviction moratorium was lifted." (NY Daily News)