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“This is not a debate about rescuing landlords. It is about preventing avoidable deterioration in housing that remains essential to the city’s economic and social fabric.”

ByMichael Lappin 0Comments

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May 2026

Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Resources

The Mayor Wants You at This Year’s Rent Board Hearings, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Mamdani’s Office of Mass Engagement will be knocking on doors this spring, urging New Yorkers to testify at upcoming Rent Guideline Board hearings. The board will vote in June on…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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Apr 2026

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: Most Empty Rent-Stabilized Apartments Don’t Need a Lot to be Habitable

“We need homes available to New Yorkers, not pretexts for giving landlords higher rents.”

BySue Susman 2Comments

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Mar 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics Resources

‘Rent Freeze’ Is The Elephant In The Room as Rent Guidelines Board Kicks Off, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

A report from the Rent Guidelines Board, which sets allowable rent increases for stabilized units in the city, showed that landlord net income was up—but not as much as last…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 1Comment

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Oct 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Resources

How To Get Help If You Live in an Apartment With Project-Based Rental Assistance

A City Limits investigation revealed significant issues with the program, which helps some 100,000 New Yorkers afford housing at buildings across the city. Here’s how to know if you live…

ByPatrick Spauster 3Comments

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Oct 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Resources

‘No Heat’ Complaints in NYC Apartments Hit New Highs Last Year. Here’s How to Get Help

During the most recent fiscal year, more New Yorkers reported not having heat in their apartments than any time on record. Here’s how to get help if your landlord won’t…

ByPatrick Spauster 8Comments

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Sep 2025

Featured Housing and Homelessness

International Students in NYC Face Apartment-Hunt Hurdle: Finding a Guarantor

International students don’t always have someone to ask to co-sign their lease, and most landlords won’t take out-of-country guarantors.

ByLucie Li 1Comment

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Sep 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Justice

Fewer Eligible Tenants Get ‘Right to Counsel’ After Pandemic, Program Expansion: Report

As evictions spike, the Independent Budget Office highlights ongoing challenges in the city’s program to provide free legal representation to low-income tenants facing eviction.

ByPatrick Spauster 15Comments

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Sep 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion

Opinion: NYC Needs More Than Tenant Protections—It Needs a Balanced Approach to Housing

“We absolutely should weed out exploitative landlords, but we also need policies that support responsible owners. Otherwise, small landlords give up, banks take over, and buildings end up owned by…

ByKelly Feili 0Comments

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Aug 2025

Featured Housing and Homelessness In Depth Justice Resources

What You Need to Know If You’re Struggling to Pay Rent in NYC

City Limits combed through city government and non-profit documents and spoke to experts to get their take on what renters can do if they’re struggling, or facing the threat of…

ByNicole Richards 6Comments

Opinion: New York City Must Act to Preserve Its Rent-Stabilized Housing

The Mayor Wants You at This Year’s Rent Board Hearings, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

Opinion: Most Empty Rent-Stabilized Apartments Don’t Need a Lot to be Habitable

‘Rent Freeze’ Is The Elephant In The Room as Rent Guidelines Board Kicks Off, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

How To Get Help If You Live in an Apartment With Project-Based Rental Assistance

‘No Heat’ Complaints in NYC Apartments Hit New Highs Last Year. Here’s How to Get Help

International Students in NYC Face Apartment-Hunt Hurdle: Finding a Guarantor

Fewer Eligible Tenants Get ‘Right to Counsel’ After Pandemic, Program Expansion: Report

Opinion: NYC Needs More Than Tenant Protections—It Needs a Balanced Approach to Housing

What You Need to Know If You’re Struggling to Pay Rent in NYC

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