NYC is weighing higher fines for owners who let vacant lots and stalled construction sites sit derelict, according to Gothamist's reporting on a forthcoming Council push. gothamist.com

A Substack newsletter from a longtime NYC schools reporter argues the School Construction Authority faces mounting mismanagement accusations and floats dissolving it — worth a read, but the underlying SCA records need their own dig before we'd stand behind the claim. susanedelman2.substack.com

Developer Moshe Braver has filed plans with DOB for a 10-building, 989-unit residential complex in Coney Island, per The Real Deal. therealdeal.com

B2K Development is taking on the former Henry Schein office campus on Long Island for redevelopment, The Real Deal reports. therealdeal.com

An arbitrator ordered Michael Stern and JDS to pay Silverstein Properties $47 million in a dispute tied to the Brooklyn Tower project, according to The Real Deal. therealdeal.com

MTA has announced a project scope for LIRR's Port Washington station rebuild, per Railway Track and Structures. rtands.com