A Real Deal policy roundup ties Mayor-elect Mamdani's housing appointments to DOB's coming building-net rules — worth a skim if you're tracking who's writing the next round of construction regulation. The Real Deal
The American Action Forum's look at New York's affordable-housing track record is a useful gut-check for anyone bidding city-subsidized housing work on the assumption the pipeline keeps growing. americanactionforum.org
A separate JD Supra alert on tight labor markets lays out contract strategies — escalation clauses, staffing risk-shifting — for owners and developers writing agreements now; worth reading alongside any subcontract you're drafting this fall. jdsupra.com
New Jersey's new construction code is now in effect with real estate implications the alert calls immediate — relevant if your shop is chasing any of the Jersey City or Newark work we've been tracking. jdsupra.com