City & State New York

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Open New York pushes Hochul’s Housing Compact

An incentive-only approach to encourage localities to meet housing creation targets is a “nonstarter,” the pro-development group says.

By Annie McDonough
March 30, 2023

Heard Around Town

Policy

Unions join chorus of ‘good cause’ backers

Over a dozen labor groups are calling on state leaders to include the tenant protections in the budget.

By Rebecca C. Lewis
March 29, 2023

Policy

Lawmakers rally against housing density near New York City Hall

The governor has proposed repealing floor area ratio limits to allow more development. Some prominent Democrats say that amounts to a developer handout.

By Rebecca C. Lewis and Jeff Coltin
March 24, 2023

Policy

The Legislature doesn’t want to force suburbs to build more housing. Advocates are calling them on it.

Gov. Kathy Hochul proposed aggressive building targets all over the state. Lawmakers roundly rejected her enforcement plans.

By Rebecca C. Lewis
March 17, 2023

Opinion

Opinion: 'Good cause' is good policy

Not just for tenants but small property owners alike.

By David R. Jones
March 14, 2023

Heard Around Town

Policy

Eric Adams visits new apartments in former office building, calls for relaxed regs

The New York City mayor touted the project as a way to increase the city’s housing stock.

By Kyle Chouinard
March 13, 2023

Policy

As local laws fall, leaders call for statewide ‘good cause’ eviction legislation

In a letter to state leaders shared exclusively with City & State, dozens of local leaders pushed for the tenant protections.

By Rebecca C. Lewis
March 9, 2023

Opinion

Opinion: Hochul’s budget can’t afford to ignore homeowner protection from deed theft

With the threat of deed theft displacing Black and brown homeowners, $40 million is vital to include in the state budget to create a stronger line of defense.

By Zellnor Myrie and Christie Peale
March 2, 2023

Housing

Policy

Landlords seek a new $2 billion fund to cover COVID back rent

With money for the current rental assistance dried up, affordable housing operators say state aid can help them pay their bills and keep tenants housed

By Rebecca C. Lewis
March 1, 2023

Housing

Policy

Kathryn Garcia: ‘Things are coming together’ on Hochul’s housing plan

Governor’s bid to build 800,000 units ‘not dead on arrival,’ according to her director of operations

By Shantel Destra
February 22, 2023

Policy

Rent protections stand out in state Legislative session

Tenant advocates are confident that “good cause” eviction protections will get approved as part of a broad housing package.

By Rebecca C. Lewis
February 21, 2023

Housing

Policy

New York City’s borough presidents are ready to build

They each have their own priorities for development, but there’s a sense of urgency to create more housing.

By Sahalie Donaldson
February 17, 2023

Politics

Being the city’s social services commissioner is a hard job. And Gary Jenkins is leaving at a particularly difficult time.

The New York City shelter population is at a record high, and more homeless New Yorkers died last year than ever before.

By Sahalie Donaldson
February 9, 2023

Opinion

Opinion: Racial Equity Reports are a new and valuable resource for developing affordable housing

These disclosure statements offer important neighborhood and project data that can assist community members and stakeholders in evaluating development and land use proposals.

By Julia Fiore
February 2, 2023

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

5 Borough Housing Movement forms to support reshaping Midtown

A Q&A with Executive Director John Sanchez

By Jeff Coltin
January 30, 2023

Housing

Policy

NYC’s basement apartment pilot draws only 5 participants

A program to bring some illegal basement apartments up to code has demonstrated the financial and regulatory hurdles to conversions – a setback for the mayor and governor’s housing agendas.

By Annie McDonough
January 24, 2023

Opinion

Opinion: Thousands of NYCHA tenants forgotten under Emergency Rental Assistance Program

Residents in public housing deserve the same relief that millions of renters received across the state, but instead face mass evictions.

By Iziah Thompson and Marquis Jenkins
January 19, 2023

Opinion

Opinion: New York’s answer to the eviction crisis triggered by COVID-19 needs a successor

The Emergency Rental Assistance Program, which is set to close its application process Jan. 20, helped renters and landlords alike.

By Zac Hale
January 14, 2023

Opinion

Opinion: NYC’s residential floor area ratio cap must go

Restricting building density isn’t helping to speed up housing production.

By Adam Brodheim and Austin Celestin
January 12, 2023

Policy

Zoning fights may become political liabilities in upcoming 2023 NYC Council primaries

Everyone is talking about building new housing. With rezonings under the microscope, will development sway City Council elections?

By Sahalie Donaldson
January 9, 2023