Housing
Opinion
Opinion: NYCHA residents’ lives are not for sale
Public land, held for the public good, should continue to serve the people who depend on it, not be transformed into a vehicle for private real estate development.
Events
Housing advocates discuss frontline solutions
State Housing Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas was among the speakers at the HELP USA and City & State forum.
Opinion
Opinion: On National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week, we must protect the most vulnerable among us
We need a new law to empower the city to pursue remediation of dangerous lead hazards in housing.
New York City
NYC Council members bracing for a sea change in housing development
City & State reached out to nearly 30 council members subject to a new affordable housing fast track. They’re largely disgruntled over the new normal.
Policy
Mamdani doubles down on pied-à-terre tax following legal blow
New York City was ordered to start its rollout of the tax on luxury second homes from scratch. The Mamdani administration is appealing.
Opinion
Opinion: We can’t abandon working-class New Yorkers and LGBT seniors in an affordability crisis
Mayor Zohran Mamdani shouldn’t abandon the fight for affordable senior housing at Haven Green.
Opinion
Opinion: Feeding families requires expanding the FRESH program
The innovative program allows property owners and developers to construct larger buildings so long as they include a supermarket.
New York City
City Council grills Mamdani’s pick for key housing position
City Council members pressed Board of Standards and Appeals nominee John Mangin on whether he’d listen to local voices while overseeing certain affordable housing projects.
Taxes
Council’s pied-à-terre hearing produces many grievances, few answers
The City Council had 11 pages of questions, but the Mamdani administration declined to appear.
City & Sports
Will the Lake Placid-New York City Olympic bid stick the landing?
There are still a lot of questions, but hey, 2042 is 16 years away.
Taxes
What’s a pied-à-terre tax and why do people care?
The Mamdani administration is managing the new pied-à-terre tax. The rollout is off to a rough start.
Politics
With progressive momentum on their side, tenant advocates see hope for the REST Act next session
On the heels of the primaries, is there more of an appetite upstate for rent stabilization?
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Opinion
Opinion: Why Block by Block matters for New York's future homeowners
Solving the housing crisis requires not just creating affordable renting housing, but also expanding opportunities for working families to become homeowners.
Opinion
Opinion: Kingston rent stabilization lawsuit shows why we need the REST Act
Burdensome requirements and legal challenges have blocked upstate cities from adopting rent stabilization, but the REST Act would fix that.
Opinion
Opinion: For the first time ever, “all leases, no increases”
The Rent Guidelines Board should side with tenants and approve an unprecedented rent freeze on both one- and two-year leases.
Housing
5 things to know about Mamdani’s big housing plan
The mayor is YIMBY.
Opinion
Opinion: Mamdani must act and expand CityFHEPS, after three years of delays
The city’s choice to spend billions of dollars maintaining a shelter system instead of investing in permanent housing isn’t fiscally responsible, it’s unforgivable.
New York State
State Dems move to quickly advance upstate rent control bill
With days to spare in Albany – and primaries just around the corner – lawmakers have to choose their affordability measures wisely.
Opinion
Opinion: Council progressives call for rentals within reach
If fully funded with $248 million, Rentals within Reach would help ensure NYCHA and supportive housing are key pillars of our city’s safety net.
Budget
Legislative leaders still don’t have pied-à-terre details days after Hochul announces budget ‘deal’
State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins said details about state aid for New York City are scarce, but lawmakers will vote for the budget anyway.
