“My comprehensive housing initiative—called the ‘Blueprint for New York’—proposes the addition of over 50,000 units annually, with a groundbreaking approach to affordability: setting rents at 25 percent of each borough’s…
The mayor’s Charter Revision Commission drafted a series of proposals to streamline and speed up the public review process for new development. If approved, they’ll go before voters in the…
Zohran Mamdani has ambitious goals for making housing affordable. Officials from the past two mayoral administrations say making those plans a reality will take tremendous management and strong relationships with…
"The combination of tightening rents and diminished safety net programs has precipitated a slow but accelerating deterioration of this 'naturally occurring' affordable housing."
A rent-stabilized building in the Bronx. (Photo…
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…
Here’s what the Democratic candidates on Tuesday’s primary ballot say they’ll do to build more homes, and whether or not they’d freeze the rent for stabilized tenants.
"It is antisocial to systematically underfund the management and upkeep of affordable housing. Buildings deteriorate, and health and safety hazards spread, all to the detriment of residents."
(Adi Talwar for…
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…