With the loss of the state Senate to Republicans, tenant advocates say the prospects for preserving rent stabilization now rest on the strength of their organizing—and the position of Governor…
The elections altered the stage but didn’t eliminate the drama from the looming deadline for laws regulating nearly 1 million city apartments. Other key housing laws are also up for…
The deputy commissioner in charge of housing enforcement tells City Limits that compliance with the code has generally improved and hints that the City Council might soon give his agency…
Buildings that pair affordable housing with services are sure to be part of the mayor’s housing plan. But it’s unclear how big a part they’ll be, or what funding role…
The city’s nascent plan for Broadway Junction and East New York is one of two rezoning proposals — the other would target the commercial strip along Broadway in Bushwick —…
A homeless woman decides to think of her time in the city’s shelter system as the kind of multifaceted learning experience for which some of us pay $30,000 a year.
Mayor de Blasio’s housing plan was full of ambition and ideas. Achieving them will require streamlining and rearranging the city’s housing development system, says HPD’s commissioner.
The governor in August announced a loan program to help small businesses who were still reeling six months after the East Harlem gas explosion. But the money is still not…
The city is doubling the fines for landlords who harass tenants and will publicize the names of property owners who get penalized. The only trouble is penalties are rarely imposed…
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