Tareq Saghie, Author at City Limits

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Hundreds rallied in Foley Square Tuesday, including over a dozen local politicians—Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor among them—in a strong show of support for the workers, who include…

ByTareq Saghie 14 minRead time

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Jul 2025

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Immigration Labor

Legal Services Workers, Including Tenant Lawyers, Could Strike Over Pay & Other Conditions

At NYLAG, where the largest unit is the tenants’ rights division, a strike could hinder low-income people’s access to free representation when facing eviction, a service unique to the city’s…

ByTareq Saghie 14 minRead time

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Jun 2025

2025 Elections Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Immigration Land Use and Development Politics Profiles

Primary Recap: What New Yorkers Told Us About the Candidates, And Why They Voted

Many of the voters who spoke to City Limits this primary election said they’re pulling for one of the two mayoral frontrunners: Andrew Cuomo or Zohran Mamdani. They cited concerns…

ByVictoria Moran Garcia

ByJeanmarie Evelly 14 minRead time

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Jun 2025

2025 Elections Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Comptroller Frontrunners Would Invest Pension Funds in Affordable Housing, But Approaches Vary

Justin Brannan wants to focus on constructing affordable housing specifically for city workers in a program modeled after Electchester, while Mark Levine wants to produce 75,000 affordable units by helping…

ByTareq Saghie 6 minRead time

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Jun 2025

Economy Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

What Renters Should Know As NYC’s Broker Fees Law Kicks In

With little capacity to investigate brokers and fines for offenses relatively low, the city will depend on renters to be proactive in reporting violations of the new law. “There’s this…

ByTareq Saghie 10 minRead time

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Jun 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development

Social Housing Supporters Revive Push to Boost Nonprofit & Community Ownership

The social housing proposals, known together as the Community Land Act, are the latest attempt to create affordable housing by removing real estate from the speculative market.

ByTareq Saghie 10 minRead time

Tareq Saghie

Nonprofit Legal Service Employees Strike, As NYC Politics Take a Pro-Worker Turn

Legal Services Workers, Including Tenant Lawyers, Could Strike Over Pay & Other Conditions

Primary Recap: What New Yorkers Told Us About the Candidates, And Why They Voted

Comptroller Frontrunners Would Invest Pension Funds in Affordable Housing, But Approaches Vary

What Renters Should Know As NYC’s Broker Fees Law Kicks In

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Tareq Saghie

Nonprofit Legal Service Employees Strike, As NYC Politics Take a Pro-Worker Turn

Legal Services Workers, Including Tenant Lawyers, Could Strike Over Pay & Other Conditions

Primary Recap: What New Yorkers Told Us About the Candidates, And Why They Voted

Comptroller Frontrunners Would Invest Pension Funds in Affordable Housing, But Approaches Vary

What Renters Should Know As NYC’s Broker Fees Law Kicks In

Social Housing Supporters Revive Push to Boost Nonprofit & Community Ownership

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