Housing

States are legalizing turning garages into apartments.

Commentary

New York’s affordable housing solution is hidden in the garage

The state should legalize turning garages into apartments.

By ALEC SCHIERENBECK

Opinion

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New York City has been sending homeless people around the country, and now the cities they move to are pushing back.

Housing

Relocation of homeless not biggest concern with New York City program

A better payment process is vital for the program housing the city’s homeless, critics say.

By KAY DERVISHI

Policy

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Waterfront apartments in Williamsburg, seen from the East River.

Commentary

Could New York City’s Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning rule be overturned?

If a lawsuit against Marin County, California succeeds in the Supreme Court, the New York policy could be vulnerable.

By SCOTT LEMIEUX

Opinion

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The Manhattan skyline looking out of a high rise window.

Housing

Will the New York City Council cap real estate broker rental fees?

Tenant advocates want it, REBNY hates it and the Council is leaning in favor.

By ETHAN STARK-MILLER

Policy

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Commentary

The landlords' improbable lawsuit against rent regulations should fail

But the increasingly conservative judiciary might be persuaded by it.

By SCOTT LEMIEUX

Opinion

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Luxury apartment buildings on the edge of New York City's Central Park.

Housing

Why don’t owners of super-luxury apartments pay their fair share of taxes?

You’d think assessing New York City’s condos and coops like other homes would be a simple fix. Here’s why it isn’t.

By TED BERG

Policy

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Housing

What do the new rent regulations mean, literally?

City & State compiled a list of key terms.

By ERICA SCALISE

Policy

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Brownstones in New York City's Greenwich Village area.

Commentary

Housing can’t be totally solved by the federal government

Democratic candidates have begun proposing housing affordability plans. Here’s what they get right, get wrong, and can’t do.

By ERIC KOBER

Opinion

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Tenant advocates in Albany make a last-ditch effort to pass rent regulation reforms.

Housing

Can New York rein in big real estate?

The policy debate raging between landlords and tenant advocates.

By REBECCA C. LEWIS

Policy

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Editor's Note

In rent regulation fight, it’s not just Democrats vs. Republicans

The GOP was the go-to ally for landlords and developers. But it’s always more complicated.

By JON LENTZ

Opinion

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