Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New Yorkers Deserve SAFER Homes
The SAFER Homes Act would repurpose the city foreclosure process to focus only on the worst of the worst properties.
Policy
Policy
Could the Sunnyside Yard project, once rejected by AOC and local elected officials, be revived?
Mayor Zohran Mamdani pitched the massive project to President Donald Trump this week, and he said he got a positive reception. Back in Queens, however, the reactions were mixed.
Who's Who
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The 2026 Who’s Who in Affordable Housing
New Yorkers creating and preserving housing for low- or middle-income households.
Energy & Environment
Policy
Residential buildings struggle to meet NYC’s decarbonization goals
Many middle-income co-ops are weighing steep fines against huge costs to comply with New York City’s big climate change law.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Homelessness should never be a death sentence
The status quo of homeless shelter proliferation and the presence of longtime encampments in working-class communities is not the answer.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Mamdani makes the right choice, not the easy one, on ending homeless encampment sweeps
The tragic deaths of 18 people during a recent cold spell have no connection to the mayor’s decision to stop inhumane and ineffective encampment sweeps.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: New York City Is sitting on billions hiding in plain sight. It’s time to use it for housing and fiscal stability.
Selling the “air rights” above city-owned properties could help finance affordable housing and reinvestment in public institutions.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Hochul must act as deed theft pushes New Yorkers out of their homes
Homeownership cannot be left out of housing justice. Black homeowners deserve protections, and the governor has the power to stop displacement now.
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Policy
The City Council will let three of Eric Adams’ vetoes stand – while overriding 17 others.
A bill opposed by the real estate industry known as COPA and a police accountability bill are among the pieces of legislation that won’t become law under new Council Speaker Julie Menin.
Energy & Environment
Policy
Gowanus faces a hidden threat beneath its neighborhood boom
With 141 residential buildings on the way and an increased risk of flooding, residents worry about contaminants underground.
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NYN Media
Opinion: Mamdani must act big (and small) on housing
Six ways the new administration can change the trajectory of affordability in New York City.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: How Black and Jewish Brooklynites teamed up against a controversial housing bill
A broad coalition helped block the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act from winning a veto-proof majority.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: How Black and Jewish Brooklynites teamed up against a controversial housing bill
A broad coalition helped block the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act from winning a veto-proof majority.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Stop abusing the environmental review process to block housing
The Sustainable Affordable Housing and Sprawl Prevention Act will reform the process to promote more housing development in walkable, transit-friendly neighborhoods.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Stand with tenants and put bad landlords out of business
After declaring bankruptcy, Pinnacle Group put its 5,000 rent-stabilized apartments up for auction – but the city can work with the Union of Pinnacle Tenants to find a better ownership model.
NYN Media
NYN Media
Opinion: The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act gives older adults a fighting chance to stay in their homes
Passing a bill to give nonprofit developers a better chance to buy properties could result in more affordable housing being preserved.
Policy
Policy
Mamdani wants to end homeless encampment sweeps to focus on housing. HUD funding chaos will complicate his plans
In a major policy change, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development plans to shift funding away from long-term shelter and add work requirements for short-term shelters.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Black and Brown New Yorkers deserve an immediate solution to the homeowner crisis
New York City’s ban on short-term rentals is inadvertently pushing Black and Latino homeowners towards financial hardship. The City Council must fix it.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Here’s how we can better protect New Yorkers from tenant harassment
Manhattan is facing a housing crisis, and a pending bill in the state Senate would help keep New Yorkers in their homes.
Opinion
Opinion