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It’s Not Just Manhattan: Rents Are Still Rising Across NYC 

David Brand, Ma-Sadio Faye, Quainat Mariam, Manuel Lozano-Velez, Nowshin Rahman, Tiara Soto and Jaelynn Jimenez | September 13, 2022

Throughout the five boroughs and across the rental market, apartment prices continue to surge, according to an analysis of nearly 390,000 listings over the past three years that online marketplace StreetEasy shared with City Limits.

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How Much Does a Bagel Cost in Your NYC Neighborhood?

City Limits | July 28, 2022

The average price for a bagel with cream cheese and a large coffee in the Financial District will run you about $6.50, according to an informal survey by student reporters from the City Limits’ youth journalism training program, who visited 21 coffee shops and food carts in the lower Manhattan neighborhood this week. 

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State’s Window for COVID Rent Relief Reopens Amid Criticism

Jarrett Murphy | July 31, 2020

Applications will be accepted through August 6.

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Jennifer Bryant

Rent Calculation Problems Dog Many NYCHA Tenants

Harry DiPrinzio | September 30, 2019

Tenants and advocates say NYCHA’s annual and interim review processes leads to routine overcharges and drags tenants into years-long disputes. 

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Call for City to Take Aggressive Steps on Affordable Homeownership

Jarrett Murphy | September 27, 2019

Affordable homeownership was an ingredient in the prescription that brought New York City back from the dead. Now, some experts say, it is homeownership that needs saving in New York.

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Feds Throw a Lifeline to Senior Housing in NYC

Jarrett Murphy | September 17, 2019

Twenty-year funding contracts could open the door for roof repairs, new boilers, tigher windows and more at dozens of New York City buildings.

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Housing Update: New Worries About Children in Lead-Tainted Apartments

Harry DiPrinzio | July 12, 2019

The housing headlines you missed this week

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One Bushwick, Two Visions: How Local Leaders’ Rezoning Proposal and the City’s Plan Match Up

Sadef Ali Kully | July 9, 2019

There are some similarities between the community and city rezoning proposals but the differences are important to Bushwick community members who say they have waited for decades for serious public investments in their neighborhood.

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The Disappearing 3-Bedroom: Larger Families Have Few Affordable Options in NYC

Rachel Rippetoe | July 2, 2019

The housing market is shedding three-bedroom units, and the mayor’s affordable-housing plan is producing few of them, leaving larger families in cramped quarters.

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Housing Update: Landlords Push Back, NYCHA Budget Doesn’t Budge, Bay St. Rezoning Approved

Harry DiPrinzio | July 1, 2019

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