NEW YORK CITY-The subjects on everyone's minds: interest rates, the viability of the Freedom Tower and offshoring/outsourcing were the talk of the town in a forum held during the TCN Northeast Regional Conference.

NEW YORK CITY-The New York Jets will finally have a home of their own as a deal to construct a sports and convention center on the West Side near the Jacob Javits Convention Center is announced.

NEW YORK CITY-What's in store for the West Side now that a deal to construct a stadium center to house the New York Jets has been inked and plans are in place to expand convention facilities? A few real estate executives give their perspectives.

GARDEN CITY, NY-This Long Island village will be the site of the area's first green commercial site. The Albanese Organization picks up two buildings here in a joint venture.

NEW YORK CITY-Vornado picks up another retail site here with its $40 million acquisition of the free-standing 25 West 14th St. Last month, the REIT picked up a shopping center on Staten Island.

NEW YORK CITY-CBS Broadcasting signed a 10-year lease renewal and will remain in the spot it has called home for 30 years. The network will remain domiciled in 188,583 sf in four floors on the West Side.

NEW YORK CITY-The Regional Plan Association's third paper on the West Side expansion efforts, to be released early next month, will concentrate on urban design and amenities for the area.

NEW YORK CITY-Maybe it's a sign that better things are on the way as a number of new ventures are formed to target specific market groups.