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A group of landlords, represented by former Adams administration official Randy Mastro, sued the Rent Guidelines Board alleging that the freeze was preordained by Mayor Mamdani, in violation of the…

ByPatrick Spauster

ByJeanmarie Evelly 8 minRead time

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4 days ago

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development

Pinnacle Playbook: Mamdani Administration Backing Bid in Rent-Stabilized Real Estate Auction

Mayor Mamdani’s administration is backing a bid from a developer to preserve a portfolio of 887 rent-stabilized units in East Harlem, in a test of the mayor’s housing goals.

ByPatrick Spauster 16 minRead time

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Jul 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice

Court to Consider Whether NYC Discriminated by Placing Trans Woman in Shelters With Men

A Supreme Court Judge ruled the city could be held liable for discrimination against a transgender woman who alleges the Department of Homeless Services refused to place her in a…

ByPatrick Spauster 11 minRead time

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Jul 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics Resources

How The Federal ROAD Act Will (or Won’t) Affect NYC, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

The federal government passed its first housing bill in decades, finally taking up some of the solutions already tested in New York City. But don’t expect a big impact on…

ByPatrick Spauster

ByJeanmarie Evelly 6 minRead time

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Jul 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Land Use and Development

East Village Mitchell-Lama Board Looks to Sell Parking Lot to Build Housing, Sparking Controversy

The city’s latest housing vs. parking battle is playing out at an East Village Mitchell-Lama co-op, where the board is considering the sale to raise money for their 60-year-old buildings.…

ByPatrick Spauster 19 minRead time

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Jul 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

Record-High Street Homeless Count a Sign of City’s Growing Housing Crisis

Almost 5,000 people were living on the street or in the subway during the annual homelessness count this year, the most since the census started in 2005. This year’s count…

ByPatrick Spauster 6 minRead time

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Jun 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness

Midtown Homeless Drop-in Center Closes, Despite Protest From Local Electeds

After an attempt to save it failed in court, Manhattan elected officials are urging the Mamdani administration to reconsider its decision to close Mainchance, “the only homeless drop-in center located…

ByPatrick Spauster 6 minRead time

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Jun 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness In Depth Politics

City To Expand Housing Vouchers in Budget: What You Need To Know

Mayor Mamdani and the City Council reached a deal late Monday to expand city-subsidized rental assistance as part of a larger budget agreement. Thousands of new households will be eligible…

ByPatrick Spauster 13 minRead time

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Jun 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Politics

City Budget Held Up Hold Over Housing Voucher Expansion

Speaker Julie Menin cancelled a budget handshake with Mayor Zohran Mamdani Friday after the two sides couldn’t agree on funding an expansion of the city’s housing voucher program, CityFHEPS.

ByPatrick Spauster 7 minRead time

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Jun 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Resources

Brooklyn Waterfront Towers Rezoning Advances, and What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Councilmember Lincoln Restler opposed the Monitor Point project, which will build over 1,000 apartments on an MTA lot in Greenpoint, until just before it came to a vote, citing an…

ByPatrick Spauster

ByJeanmarie Evelly 8 minRead time

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Landlords Sue Over the Rent Freeze, and What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Pinnacle Playbook: Mamdani Administration Backing Bid in Rent-Stabilized Real Estate Auction

Court to Consider Whether NYC Discriminated by Placing Trans Woman in Shelters With Men

How The Federal ROAD Act Will (or Won’t) Affect NYC, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

East Village Mitchell-Lama Board Looks to Sell Parking Lot to Build Housing, Sparking Controversy

Record-High Street Homeless Count a Sign of City’s Growing Housing Crisis

Midtown Homeless Drop-in Center Closes, Despite Protest From Local Electeds

City To Expand Housing Vouchers in Budget: What You Need To Know

City Budget Held Up Hold Over Housing Voucher Expansion

Brooklyn Waterfront Towers Rezoning Advances, and What Else Happened This Week in Housing

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