Casey Wetherbee, Author at City Limits

Casey Wetherbee

Casey Wetherbee is a summer 2026 intern covering tenant issues for City Limits. He is a master's candidate at the CUNY Newmark Graduate School of Journalism.

Email: [email protected]
Twitter/X: @caseywetherbee

6 articles published

Jul 2026

Where The Most Affordable Apartments Were Built Last Year, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

New affordable housing is still concentrated in lower-income, high-density communities, while other areas see little to no development. “We’re not yet seeing more equal distribution,” said Brendan Cheney, director of…

ByCasey Wetherbee

ByJeanmarie Evelly 7 minRead time

Jul 2026

Climate and Environment Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

As New York Swelters, Fight Heats Up Between Con Ed and Battery Storage Developers

Battery energy storage facilities could improve grid efficiency and affordability while reducing reliance on fossil fuels. But an ongoing regulatory battle with Con Edison reflects larger challenges concerning New York…

ByCasey Wetherbee 10 minRead time

Jun 2026

Climate and Environment Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Potential Loophole to NYC’s Green Buildings Law Activates This Summer, Climate Advocates Warn

In the coming weeks, renewable energy credits will go on sale for the first time since Local Law 97—which requires most large property owners to cut their buildings’ emissions—was enacted.…

ByCasey Wetherbee 8 minRead time

Jun 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

As COPA Makes a Comeback, What Does it Mean for Land to be Communally Owned?

The revised Community Opportunity to Purchase Act, which now has a majority of sponsors in the City Council, aims to strengthen community land trusts and create more opportunities to place…

ByCasey Wetherbee 13 minRead time

Jun 2026

Economy Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Tenants, Landlords and Zombies Face Off Over a Rent Freeze, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Both inside and outside the Rent Guidelines Board’s public hearing Thursday, tenants and landlords shouted, booed, and jeered at each other in almost equal measure over future rents for regulated…

ByCasey Wetherbee

ByJeanmarie Evelly 11 minRead time

Jun 2026

Climate and Environment Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Transportation

Delivery Warehouse Boom is Impacting NYC’s Low-Income Neighborhoods Most, Reports Finds

A post-pandemic boom in e-commerce correlated with statewide health inequities that are hitting low-income communities the hardest, the report found. “The reason why a lot of these warehouses are placed…

ByCasey Wetherbee 9 minRead time

Casey Wetherbee

Where The Most Affordable Apartments Were Built Last Year, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

As New York Swelters, Fight Heats Up Between Con Ed and Battery Storage Developers

Potential Loophole to NYC’s Green Buildings Law Activates This Summer, Climate Advocates Warn

As COPA Makes a Comeback, What Does it Mean for Land to be Communally Owned?

Tenants, Landlords and Zombies Face Off Over a Rent Freeze, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Delivery Warehouse Boom is Impacting NYC’s Low-Income Neighborhoods Most, Reports Finds

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