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What Happened This Week in NYC Housing? Feb. 14, 2025

Jeanmarie Evelly | February 14, 2025

Each Friday, City Limits rounds up the latest news on housing, land use and homelessness. Catch up on what you might have missed here. Adi TalwarPoughkeepsie, New York. State lawmakers are weighing a bill that would make it easier for towns and cities outside New York City to adopt rent regulation. Welcome to “What Happened This Week in NYC Housing?” where we compile the latest local news about housing, land use and homelessness.

Government

Bill Would Make it Easier for Places Outside NYC to Adopt Rent Stabilization

Jeanmarie Evelly | February 12, 2025

The legislation would expand the criteria for town and cities to show they’re experiencing a housing emergency. Under current rules, localities can only opt into rent regulation if they conduct a survey to prove their housing vacancy rate is below 5 percent.

Government

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

Emma Whitford and Sam Mellins | July 16, 2024

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

Government

City Moves to Resurrect Tax Breaks for Renovations, But Housing Stakeholders Are Split

Chris Janaro | June 24, 2024

The city’s lawmakers and housing agency seem poised to reintroduce and pass a more affordability-focused J-51 tax program to help fix up apartments—but some housing stakeholders are lukewarm on the prospect.

Economy

The Rent Guidelines Board preliminary vote

NYC Stabilized Tenants Face Another Round of Rent Hikes

Emma Whitford | May 1, 2024

In a swerve from precedent, the Rent Guidelines Board’s two tenant members dismissed Tuesday’s preliminary vote as a sham, casting a vote of no confidence in both the board and Mayor Eric Adams.

Government

‘We Don’t Want Anything Rolled Back’: Tenants Target REBNY as State Housing Talks Drag On

Chris Janaro and Emma Whitford | April 5, 2024

Protesters marched outside the Real Estate Board of New York’s Manhattan headquarters Thursday, while others blocked foot traffic in an act of civil disobedience. The NYPD arrested 13 people, including the city’s Public Advocate, Jumaane Williams.

Government

Simmering State Rent Increase Proposals Have Tenant Groups On Guard

Emma Whitford | February 14, 2024

As state lawmakers debate how best to address New York’s dual housing and homelessness crises, tenant advocates are keeping a wary eye on proposals they say would undermine landmark 2019 protections for renters in stabilized apartments.

Housing and Homelessness

Linda Rosenthal

Two Bills Targeting Illegal Rent Increases Await Their Fate

Emma Whitford | December 19, 2023

The state Senate and Assembly passed a duo of bills in June aimed at helping rent stabilized tenants dig deeper into their rent histories to challenge suspicious increases. The governor has yet to act on them.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: Four Bills Awaiting Hochul’s Signature Would Ease NY’s Housing Crisis

Sue Susman and Edward Ratliff | December 4, 2023

“A crucial part of solving the housing crisis is retaining the rent-stabilized housing stock that exists. By signing S2980, S2943, S1684 and S995, Gov. Hochul would keep more rent stabilized apartments available at honest rents by landlords known to their tenants, and enable more municipalities to decide whether they want the same.”

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: We Can’t Regulate Our Way Out of a Housing Crisis

Jay Martin | October 6, 2023

“Ending the ability to combine units will lead to less housing, not more. You cannot regulate your way out of a housing affordability crisis. You need to build your way out.”

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