The report calls for the city to explore a second convention/exhibition center in an outer borough to compliment the existing Javits Center. The new facility would offer larger expo space and have a focus on exhibits and trade shows with large local attendance.

The Brookfield Properties' Lower Manhattan location will be the workplace hospitality company's largest space in the US.

One of the coldest Aprils in the region's recorded history did not stop the housing market from heating up a bit.