May 2026 Newsletter

April was just the warm-up act.

Now that May has officially arrived, it’s time to turn over a new leaf! The 2026 market is officially in full bloom. Don’t let a great opportunity wilt away, the spring market moves fast, and I’d love to help your real estate goals take root.

Compass in the News

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Real Estate in the News

A Bill Aimed at Creating Homes...

is leaving plots empty instead. The U.S. Senate passed Bi-Partisan milestone housing legislation by a landslide vote of 89 to 10 that includes dozens of different proposals to make it faster and easier to build homes, such as streamlining environmental reviews & cutting regulations for factory-built homes. However...ARTICLE.

Compass Drops Lawsuit Against Zillow

Property brokerage Compass on Wednesday dropped its lawsuit against Zillow, ending a legal clash over how home listings can be marketed online...

Courtesy of

CNN

Local Happenings

The Comprehensive Guide to Baseball in NYC

Who they are: In many ways, the Yankees or, familiarly, the Bronx Bombers, need no introduction. Few teams have the team and logo recognition worldwide that the Yankees do...

Who they are: The Mets began in 1962 with a woeful year. By the end of the decade, they had their first World Series title, that 1969 winning squad earning the moniker the Amazin’ Mets...

Who they are: Mets brought a minor league affiliate to Coney Island in 2001. Since then the Brooklyn Cyclones have played right by the boardwalk, with an up-close view of amusement park rides...

Who they are: The Staten Island FerryHawks took flight in 2022, taking over the shoreline stadium that once hosted the Staten Island Yankees. The Hawks are an independent baseball team, playing in the Atlantic League...

Read on to learn about the history of each team, fun facts, stadium details, mascots and more!

ONGOING, 2026

New Humans: Memories of the Future

The show proves to be about “visions of the future” in a sense so broad that most art involving imagining things could be here. There’s a gallery about architecture; there’s a gallery about becoming an animal. There’s an awful lot of surreal-ish contemporary painting, which feels like it’s just there.

More info & tickets.

May 16-17, 2026

Ninth Avenue Food Festival

The Ninth Avenue International Food Festival returns May 16–17, turning Hell’s Kitchen into a mile-long open-air feast. Expect global street food, local vendors, and a lively block-party atmosphere along Ninth Avenue (42nd–57th Streets).

Click HERE to learn more.

Electric Air Taxis Coming to NYC

"We're excited that this is going to transform how people move around New York and the world." Joby CEO JoeBen Bevirt said.

That transformation is about noise and air pollution. As an all-electric vehicle capable of traveling up to 200mph, the Joby Air Taxi produces zero emissions and, unlike the majority of helicopters flying over and around New York, it is whisper-quiet when in the air.

techradar has the full story HERE.

Health and fitness

Predictors of How Long You Will Live

What does it take to live to 100 or beyond? The answer may not be what you expect. What reduces your chances of dying the most?

Psychologist Susan Pinker's TED talk breaks down the surprising research HERE.

While we're on the subject, Flossie, the world's oldest living cat, turns ? this year. Go to Cats.com to find out all about the young lady and her Guinness World Record.

100 Mile Treadmill Run

Ashley Paulson added yet another record to her remarkable résumé, running 12:47:10 for 100 miles (7:40 pace) on a treadmill.

The performance smashed the previous women’s treadmill record of 14:15:08 by nearly an hour and a half. Learn more about Ashley's amazing feat/feet at Runner's World.

Wellness in West Farms

Wellness in West Farms is a 9-session, community-centered wellness workshop series in the Bronx designed to support physical health, emotional resilience, and collective well-being. NYC Dept of Parks & Recreation

Featured Listing,

Coming soon to Philly

philadelphia, Pa

449 N 13th Street

6 BD 7 BA 4500 SF

In the heart of Philadelphia’s loft district, surrounded by brick warehouses and rising steel, one structure commands attention. Framed in vivid orange steel and enclosed in glass, it stands like a sculpture against the industrial skyline — a modern totem of light and imagination.Welcome to The Art Tower.

The Art Tower is a stunning residence, conceived and inhabited by Lithuanian-born artist Ray Bartkus and his wife, Ina. For more than a decade, the couple shaped this space exploring the dialogue between art and environment — between the visible and the imagined.

Spanning seven distinct levels, this one-of-a-kind residence offers the rare ability to live, create, and host within a singular architectural experience. Each space can function independently or as part of a cohesive whole—ideal for a private full-building residence, multigenerational living, or curated live-work uses.

Contact Lisie Abrams and Brent Williams

Featured manhattan Listings

carnegie hill

1349 Lexington Ave, Unit 1F

3 BD 3 BA 1800 SF $1,795,000

(Back on the Market)

Upper East Side

205 E 78th St, Unit 12C

2 BD 2 BA $1,150,000

Jeffrey Bua,

RMJ Team at Compass

Lic. Assoc. R.E. Broker

M: 917.991.1792

jeff.bua@compass.com

Midtown Office

10 East 53rd Street, 15th Fl.

New York, NY 10022

O: 646.461.6633

Office: 646-982-0353

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