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.
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.
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.
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.
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?
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: 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: 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.
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.
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.