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Tenants in five East Harlem buildings won half a million dollars in back rent and repairs, in a settlement with their landlord over poor housing conditions. They now hope other…

ByPatrick Spauster 4Comments

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Nov 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Resources

Pinnacle Tenants Demand City Intervene to Save Their Homes, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

After the Pinnacle Group sent 93 of its buildings into a bankruptcy auction, tenants are calling on the city to responsibly steward their properties to a new owner.

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 10Comments

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Nov 2025

2025 Elections Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Politics

‘Ready to Freeze the Rent’: Housing Groups React to Mamdani’s Mayoral Win

Advocates hailed Zohran Mamdani’s victory as a win for rent-burdened tenants, while building owner groups decried his proposed rent freeze as a threat to the city’s stabilized housing stock.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 15Comments

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Oct 2025

2025 Elections Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Politics

Can Eric Adams Really Block a Mamdani Rent Freeze?

Eric Adams is considering appointing new members to the Rent Guidelines Board before his term expires, which could make it harder for frontrunner Zohran Mamdani to fulfill his promise to…

ByPatrick Spauster 4Comments

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Oct 2025

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics Resources

Tenants Protest Final Rent Hike Under Eric Adams, and What Else Happened this Week in Housing

Rent increases on stabilized units took effect this week. Tenants and mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani rallied to protest the change, which they hope will be the last for four years.

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 9Comments

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Aug 2025

2025 Elections Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development NYCHA Politics Resources

Cuomo’s Plan to Means-Test Rent Stabilized Apartments, And What Else Happened This Week In Housing

Each Friday, City Limits rounds up the latest news on housing, land use and homelessness. Catch up on what you might have missed here.

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 2Comments

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Jul 2025

Featured Housing and Homelessness

Could This Be The Last Stabilized Rent Hike for Four Years?

The Rent Guidelines Board voted Monday night to permit rent increases of 3 percent on the city’s 2.4 million rent stabilized tenants. With Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani promising to…

ByPatrick Spauster 10Comments

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Jun 2025

2025 Elections Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Politics

Opinion: Vote for a Mayor Who Will Freeze the Rent

“Freezing the rent is a critical way to ensure that New York remains home to the people who built it and the people who make it sing.”

ByZohran Mamdani 14Comments

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Jun 2025

Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Resources

What Happened This Week in NYC Housing? June 6, 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.

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

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May 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

After Revote, Rent Guidelines Board Considers Lower Range of Hikes on 2-Year Leases

The board, which votes each year on rent changes for New York City’s nearly 1 million regulated apartments, is now considering an increase between 3.75 (down from 4.75) to 7.75…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 10Comments

These East Harlem Tenants Staged a Rent Strike—And Won

Pinnacle Tenants Demand City Intervene to Save Their Homes, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

‘Ready to Freeze the Rent’: Housing Groups React to Mamdani’s Mayoral Win

Can Eric Adams Really Block a Mamdani Rent Freeze?

Tenants Protest Final Rent Hike Under Eric Adams, and What Else Happened this Week in Housing

Cuomo’s Plan to Means-Test Rent Stabilized Apartments, And What Else Happened This Week In Housing

Could This Be The Last Stabilized Rent Hike for Four Years?

Opinion: Vote for a Mayor Who Will Freeze the Rent

After Revote, Rent Guidelines Board Considers Lower Range of Hikes on 2-Year Leases

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