Patrick Spauster, Author at City Limits

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City’s Affordable Housing Production Ticked Down in First Half of 2026, And What Else Happened This Week

It’s the lowest total since 2022, the first year of Mayor Eric Adams’ administration. But housing experts cautioned against drawing conclusions from just six months of data. “It’s really the…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 10 minRead time

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2 days ago

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice

Landlords Aim To Further Dent Protections for Housing Voucher Holders

New York City landlords are challenging city housing discrimination laws after a State Supreme Court ruled that a requirement for Section 8 housing vouchers was unconstitutional.

ByPatrick Spauster 8 minRead time

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Aug 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Land Use and Development

In Former Bronx Prison, Recently Incarcerated Homeless Men Build New Lives

The Fulton Correctional Facility was shuttered in 2011 and transformed into transitional housing for formerly incarcerated men. The program is now helping them find jobs, permanent homes, and second chances.

ByPatrick Spauster 10 minRead time

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Jul 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Resources

Bensonhurst Tenant Union Gets Boost From City, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Neighbors in Bensonhurst formed a tenant union to address unsafe conditions and alleged negligence, making use of a city program that pays organizers to help renters in bad buildings.

ByPatrick Spauster

ByJeanmarie Evelly 9 minRead time

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Jul 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Politics

The Mamdani Administration Wants to Build Housing Here. And Here. And Here.

See the 100 city-owned lots where the mayor plans to develop 50,000 units of affordable housing, taking advantage of reforms that the administration hopes will make it easier to build.

ByPatrick Spauster 8 minRead time

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Jul 2026

Economy Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Labor Land Use and Development

City Storefronts Stay Empty, But Rent Won’t Come Down. Is Commercial Rent Control the Answer?

“Neighborhood businesses may want these spaces, but too often landlords keep storefronts vacant rather than lower rents to a level small businesses can actually afford,” said Irene Tung, senior director…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 10 minRead time

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Jul 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Justice Land Use and Development NYCHA Politics Resources

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

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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Jul 2026

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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