"The reality of it is, if you're exposing dry wall, you need a permit," said one Long Island-based professional.

Other notable details include a new in-ground heated pool, a finished basement and an attached two-car garage.

Lawmakers approved a plan Wednesday to rezone a 54-block swath of the Queens waterfront neighborhood, including industrial lots where new housing was previously restricted. Anable Basin in Long Island ...

The plans, which seek to rezone parts of Jamaica and Long Island City, came up for votes as an election focused on the city’s housing crisis was nearing its end. By Mihir Zaveri Members of the New ...

The New York plan would open up 54 blocks of Long Island City, which are mostly warehouses and parking lots, to housing. By Mihir Zaveri The New York City Council unanimously approved a rezoning on ...