Housing
Policy
Unable to raise rents, owners of rent-stabilized buildings face financial trouble
Six years after the state closed rent stabilization loopholes, is there any political appetite to help desperate landlords?
New York State
Policy
Upstate rent stabilization has run into some snags
Local lawmakers testified at a state legislative hearing about the legal issues facing upstate cities that have tried to opt in to rent stabilization.
Heard Around Town
Policy
Cuomo’s housing pitch: ‘Creative’ financing, not a rent freeze
The mayoral candidate and former governor says financing actions in his first 100 days would add 80,000 new or returned units to city housing stock.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: To keep our neighborhoods affordable, we need the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act
COPA would give mission-driven nonprofits a first chance to buy multifamily buildings when landlords sell, before real estate speculators swoop in.
Personality
Personality
The case for reforms to New York’s restrictions on short-term rentals
An interview with Michael Blaustein, chief of policy at Airbnb
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Protect housing affordability by confronting New York’s looming insurance crisis
The state can demand greater transparency from Insurers who currently use proprietary models that enable them to raise rates without any independent verification.
Policy
Policy
Federal cuts will be ‘catastrophic for low-income families,’ NYC shelter provider warns
In a new report, Win outlined how New York can prepare for the loss of billions of federal dollars – including by raising taxes on the rich.
Real Estate
Policy
Council-weakening housing proposals survive the Board of Elections
Voters will likely consider the proposals, which aim to streamline the process for building affordable housing, in November.
Trailblazers
Power Lists
The 2025 Trailblazers in Building & Real Estate
The key leaders reshaping and redeveloping New York.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Politics
How real estate is grappling with the specter of Zohran
New York City developers and landlords are moving through the phases of grief about frozen rents.
2025 New York City Mayoral Election
Policy
Freeze the rent of … how many apartments exactly?
Breaking down New York City’s housing stock.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: The real impact of a rent freeze on New York City
Tenants in market-rate apartments will see higher rents, while those in rent-stabilized units could face worse living conditions.
Housing
Politics
‘Zohran’s Law,’ Cuomo’s very political housing proposal, would not apply to Zohran
The rule pitched by Cuomo’s campaign would means test incoming tenants in rent-stabilized units.
Policy
Policy
Kingston tenants owed rent refunds face obstacles when trying to collect
The city’s Rent Guidelines Board ordered that stabilized rents be lowered, but few tenants have been able to receive compensation after being overcharged.
Policy
Policy
Checking in on Hochul’s five-year housing plan
Gov. Hochul promised to build or preserve 100,000 units of affordable housing between 2022 and 2027. Three years in, here’s where things stand.
News & Politics
Politics
New Yorkers favor rent stabilization and social housing to solve housing crisis, new poll shows
The poll from Housing Justice for All and Data for Progress found New Yorkers would be more likely to vote for candidates who back tenant protection measures.
Policy
Policy
DOH and PPL identify fraud in previous home care program
The company said that there will be fewer opportunities for fraud following a controversial switch to a single fiscal intermediary.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: The Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment is a historic opportunity for the Bronx
The future of the Kingsbridge Armory is moving in the right direction, but there is more work to be done to ensure that the redevelopment of this landmark works for all of the borough’s residents.
Housing
Opinion
Opinion: A vote for more homes
This November, New Yorkers have a rare chance to reshape the rules that have let NIMBYs stall housing production for decades.
Opinion
Opinion