Posted inHousing
City’s Anti-Broker Fee Law Kicks In for Tenants
The FARE Act aims to make whoever hired the broker pay their fee, rather than it falling on renters.
Housing
Posted inManhattan
Storefronts and Apartments Grow, Fertilized by New Zoning and Tax Schemes
‘City of Yes’ and 485-x incentives have spurred development, even as construction wage rules discourage big projects.
Posted inAndrew Cuomo
Cuomo Claimed These NYCHA Tenant Leaders Endorsed Him. They Say They Never Did.
Seven public housing tenant association presidents told THE CITY that they were surprised to see their names on a list of Cuomo backers.
Posted inHousing
First Lien Sale in Years Has Struggling Homeowners Fearing the Worst
Dogged by unpaid taxes and water bills, indebted Brooklynites describe their struggles — and say new exemptions don’t help them
Posted inHousing
Council OKs Apartments for Industrial Stretch in Brooklyn
The Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan allows housing where gas stations and warehouse now stand — including an 18-story tower at the disputed site where the iconic Sherita billboard stood.
Posted inHousing
Open Newsroom: A Talk on Property Fraud, Deed Theft and Speculation in Brooklyn
THE CITY met with New Yorkers in Bedford-Stuyvesant to facilitate a conversation between people seeing property challenges firsthand and advocates and experts working to combat the issue.
Posted inZoning
City of ‘Not Yet’ on Staten Island as Backyard and Basement Apartments Sprout
Department of Buildings pauses the first few accessory dwelling unit projects under Mayor Eric Adams’ 2024 zoning overhaul, after it approved them in error.
Posted inTrump istration
Trump Budget Proposal Could Devastate New York’s Housing Landscape
Billions in aid cuts and a two-year limit on vouchers would cripple tenants and landlords alike, industry groups say.
Posted inHousing
Will the Next Mayor Freeze Rent? That Could Be Up to Eric Adams
The Rent Guidelines Board is readying a hike as high as 4.75% — and could favor landlords well into the next mayor’s term despite many candidates’ call for no increase.
Posted inHousing
Vacant Affordable Apartments to Now Skip Lottery and Be Filled on First-Come, First-Served Basis
The process to lease vacated affordable, income-restricted rentals in New York has been changed in an attempt to cut red tape. And applying for the housing lottery will become simpler, too.