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If you’re getting ready to file the first annual report on your building’s greenhouse gas emissions this spring, these useful tools can help you sift through the paperwork before the…

ByMariana Simões 6Comments

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Jul 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations

Kingston Made Rent Law History Two Years Ago. That Was the Easy Part.

For tenants in the first upstate city to adopt rent stabilization, benefiting from the law’s basic protections is an uphill battle.

ByEmma Whitford

BySam Mellins 1Comment

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Apr 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

NY’s Housing Deal Is Here. What Does It Mean for Tenant Stability?

From “good cause” carve outs to adjusted IAI caps, City Limits breaks down how major planks of the state budget deal will impact tenants’ eviction protections—and rents.

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: The Rent Guidelines Board Sucks. It Could be Great—Here’s How

If the RGB is meant to protect tenants, its record is mixed at best. But the alternative, a city of free market rentals, would be much worse. How can this…

ByAndrew Schustek

ByAvi Garelick 0Comments

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Jun 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

There Were Fewer Heat Outages at NYCHA This Winter, Authority Says

NYCHA reported a decrease in heat outages and shorter restoration times during the 2022-2023 winter heating season, which concluded Friday, citing millions of dollars invested in upgraded boiler systems…

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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May 2023

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

NYC’s Stabilized Tenants Stare Down Further Rent Hikes, Recalling Bloomberg Era

The Rent Guidelines Board Tuesday voted in favor of rent hikes between 2 to 5 percent for a one-year lease and 4 to 7 percent for two-year leases. A final…

ByEmma Whitford 3Comments

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Oct 2022

Climate and Environment Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Sewer Backups, Increasing from Climate Change, are Costing City’s Homeowners

About 20 houses in South Jamaica are prone to sewer backups every few months, say homeowners, some of whom have dealt with the issue for more than a decade. But…

ByRoxanne Scott 0Comments

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Jun 2022

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics

No Loud Music. No Smoking. No Guns. Can NYC Landlords Ban Firearms?

The Supreme Court’s recent decision could turn the Meatpacking District into the Heat-packing District by allowing an untold number of New Yorkers to carry guns outside their homes. But what…

ByDavid Brand 7Comments

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Jun 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC’s Rent Board Votes for Biggest Increase Since Bloomberg Administration

The nine-member Rent Guidelines Board (RGB) voted Tuesday to raise rents by 3.25 percent on one-year leases and by 5 percent on two-year leases, the highest increase for rent-stabilized…

ByDavid Brand 2Comments

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May 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Corporate Landlords Are Taking Over NYC—The Numbers Don’t Lie

Corporations exist to make profit. In the housing context, corporate landlords extract as much profit from their investments as possible. The results are rent increases, cost-cutting on building maintenance, reductions…

BySateesh Nori 1Comment

Reporting Building Emissions Under Local Law 97? Here’s What You Need to Know