Most of the lawmakers who’ll vote on whether to renew rent-stabilization don’t have a single regulated tenant in their districts. But even among city lawmakers, the impact of the laws…
Ruben Diaz, Jr. believes new affordable housing must serve people with relatively high incomes—not to attract that crowd, but to keep them from leaving.
Like the former mayor, Bill de Blasio faces a housing crisis and a stingy federal government. But the current occupant of City Hall also confronts steeper expectations in a city…
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 —…
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