Tenants at 28 tenement-style apartments on the Upper East Side are being forced to relocate for at least one month, maybe two, so that MTA workers can perform interior repair work on their buildings to accommodate the Second Avenue subway line. And we're jealous! Because to entice these people to move along with no arguments, the MTA has offered them one sweet deal. more ›

After receiving millions in tax breaks from the city to create jobs, Pfizer is planning "to lay off or relocate up to 1,400 New York City employees," the NY Times reports. A government official told the Times that 800-1,400 jobs would be gone, either through reduction or relocation. more ›

Residents of six Upper East Side apartment buildings are being forced to vacate their homes because authorities are concerned the buildings aren't stable enough to withstand nearby construction on the 2nd Avenue subway line. The Daily News reports a recent survey found the buildings need reinforcement to avoid damage from subterranean blasting and a 1000-ton tunnel boring machine. And surprise, the MTA didn't plan for this in their budget! The cost of relocating the residents to other (and often incomparable) housing will cost the MTA $6 million to $8 million, almost twice what was originally planned. more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] The dream of the Second Avenue subway line is turning into a nightmare for dozens of Upper East Side residents who must relocate to make way for ventilation shafts, stairwells and infrastructure for the $4.5 billion line, scheduled to open in 2017. (Coincidentally, that's the very same year a team of leprechauns and unicorns will finish transforming the East River into hot chocolate waterfalls.) Some 60 residences in the neighborhood must be vacated, and tenants—many of whom occupy rent-stabilized apartments far below market rates—say the relocation service hired by the MTA is not providing them with comparable options, as required by federal eminent domain laws. more ›