The lower-income, working-class people along the Jerome Avenue corridor are among the New Yorkers most in need of affordable housing. So why is there so much skepticism about the mayor’s…
Myth: Rent-controlled tenants get an unbelievable deal. Reality: They can be hit with huge annual rent increases. That’s why advocates want the shrinking number of rent-controlled apartments added to Albany’s…
With a new Assembly speaker in place, rent regulations seem likely to be renewed without significant changes, Rent Stabilization Association head Joseph Strasburg said in an interview.
It’s not quite right to say that East New York advocates are opposed to the mayor’s plan to develop the area. It’s not quite right to say that they’re satisfied…
A deal to sell a stake in six buildings to a private developer is already signed and sealed—a major reason it drew sometimes heated questions at a City Council hearing.
On a list of 100 parcels the administration has targeted for affordable housing development, community gardeners say 17 are “active, thriving” open spaces. Updated!
Add another issue to the debate over renewing rent regulations: Current law allows landlords who’ve charged lower than legal rent to suddenly hike the monthly charge to the maximum level,…
Councilman Jumaane Williams
Just last week, Mayor de Blasio said the city had in his first year of office financed 17,300 units of affordable housing toward his goal of preserving or…
Major Capital Improvements allow rent-stabilized landlords to exceed authorized rent increases when paying off a new roof, boiler or other large expense. Long-standing tenant complaints about fraud are part of…
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…