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Mar 2026

Mamdani Sits Down With Tenants at Bronx ‘Rental Ripoff’ Hearing, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing

“These are conversations that will deliver dignity to New Yorkers by getting those leaks fixed, by restoring that heat, by putting an end to the kinds of unaffordable fees that…

ByPatrick Spauster

ByJeanmarie Evelly 3Comments

26

Feb 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics

Tenants Decry Bad Landlords at First Ever ‘Rental Ripoff’ Hearing In Brooklyn

At Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s first public hearing for renters, attendees bemoaned slow repairs, a frustrating 311 system, and unresponsive landlords. Some NYCHA tenants, meanwhile, felt slighted by the event, which…

ByPatrick Spauster 2Comments

11

Feb 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics Resources

Mamdani’s ‘Rental Ripoff’ Hearings to Kick Off Feb. 26

Tenants can air their grievances at a series of events in every borough, where Mamdani administration officials say they’ll use what they hear to shape policies to protect renters. Registration…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 0Comments

09

Feb 2026

Featured Government Housing and Homelessness In Depth Investigations Land Use and Development

The New ‘Poor Door’: Amenity Fees Are Too High for Affordable Housing Tenants

Tenants who get affordable housing through the city’s lottery or a rental assistance voucher often can’t afford amenity fees in new mixed-income luxury buildings, creating what one described as a…

ByPatrick Spauster 3Comments

03

Feb 2026

Featured Government Health Housing and Homelessness In Depth

Amid NYC Cold Snap, Tenants Report Most ‘No Heat’ Complaints on Record

The city received nearly 80,000 calls about lack of residential heat and hot water in January, more than any other month on record. Some tenants say their buildings are falling…

ByPatrick Spauster 6Comments

28

Jan 2026

Government Health Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Podcasts Resources

LISTEN: ‘No Heat’ During NYC’s Cold Spell?

Amid frigid temperatures, New Yorkers lodged 26,000 311 complaints about lack of heat or hot water over the last week, the most in a seven-day period since 2018. City Limits’…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 2Comments

26

Jan 2026

Government Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Opinion Politics

Opinion: The Council Passed COPA. Now It Must Override Eric Adams’ Veto.

“COPA is a sensible, targeted tool to support organized tenants and vetted preservation buyers to fight displacement in the buildings where New Yorkers’ safety and stability is most under threat.”

ByGilbert Butcher

ByPaloma Lara 0Comments

05

Jan 2026

Featured Government Homelessness Housing and Homelessness Land Use and Development Politics

Everything Zohran Mamdani Did on Housing During His First Days as Mayor

Following his inauguration Thursday, Mayor Zohran Mamdani issued an executive order to revitalize the Mayor’s Office to Protect Tenants and announced a series of upcoming public hearings for renters across…

ByJeanmarie Evelly

ByPatrick Spauster 10Comments

29

Dec 2025

Climate and Environment Health Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: Radiators, Tenants & NYC’s Green Buildings Law

“Nearly 70 percent of New Yorkers with steam heat report being chronically overheated during the winter. Tenants are uncomfortable and landlords waste energy.”

ByArielle Swernoff 0Comments

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Nov 2025

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion Resources

Opinion: As Rents Rise Again, Too Many Seniors Don’t Know They Can Freeze Theirs

“An estimated 158,214 households are eligible for SCRIE or DRIE—but only 67,132 are currently enrolled. That means nearly 57.6 percent of tenants who could be protected may still face avoidable…

ByJasmin Batista

ByRobin Lee 3Comments

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