From AM-NY : A Quinnipiac poll released Monday, August 10 stated that 55 percent of New York City voters believed that Walmart should be a...

From Crains : Affordable-housing advocates are concerned about the number of low-income units that will be a part of the new Astoria Cove ...

From the NY Post : Local nonprofits that have received charitable contributions from Walmart are denouncing extraordinary demands from the...

From the Queens Courier : Local leaders pledged to stonewall Walmart amid rumors the retail giant is eyeing Ridgewood for its first New Yo...

From the Observer : It’s been mostly quiet on the Walmart front since plans for a Brooklyn behemoth collapsed last fall, but prominent New...

From the NY Times : Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s job approval rating among New Yorkers has hit its lowest point in six years, with reside...

From the NY Post : Walmart is suddenly making sweet music with Brooklyn Beep Marty Markowitz -- once a staunch critic of the megastore's...

From the NY Times : He called Wal-Mart “one of the great corporate citizens in this country.” He praised its efforts to conduct background c...

From the Daily News : City Council Speaker Christine Quinn - a leading opponent of Walmart's efforts to open in New York - is working on...

From Crains : For Ms. Quinn, political calculations can be the toughest part. She's a former tenant activist with a progressive past, bu...

From the Daily News : HPD officials conducting the hearing didn't tip their hand, but the sale of 25 acres to Related for $35 million fo...

From the Gotham Gazette : Despite fierce opposition from the city’s unions and a majority of the City Council, New Yorkers favor bringing th...

From the Courier-Life : Mill Basin residents say the city’s plan to expand a shopping center built atop protected marshlands near the foot o...

"COSTCO at Rego Park is situated in a place where house space is scarce. People don't buy items in bulk that don't fit in their...

From Crains : With Walmart officials making it clear they intend to open stores in the five boroughs, the City Council has scheduled a heari...

From Wall Street Journal : Wal-Mart Stores Inc. remains a pariah to U.S. labor unions and urban activists who continue to hold the world...

From Crain's : More than two years after Wal-Mart's bruised chief executive wrote off opening a New York City store as not “worth th...