New York Doesn’t Have Enough Housing. Why Is It So Expensive to Build?
The scarcity of apartments makes it easy for landlords to raise rents, but building new developments comes with high costs ...
Boy, 14, stabbed on Staten Island, 13-year-old suspect sought as youth violence engulfs NYC: cops
The boy was shot in the leg near a building on Broad Street near Gordon Street, part of NYCHA's Stapleton Houses, police said ...
NYC Council passes bill to end broker fees for tenants in veto-proof vote
The New York City Council passed, in a 42-8 vote, a bill that will put an end to forcing tenant-paid brokers fees, as the ...
Moving to New York City cost us $10K in fees. Those fees are now banned
New York is one of two cities that requires renters to pay for these services; the other is Boston. Typically, such broker ...
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Commissioner’s Testimony Muddies True Cost of Controversial City Lease Switch
The commissioner of the Department of Citywide Administrative Services (DCAS) appears to have given misleading testimony to ...
New York City Votes to End One of Renters’ Biggest Complaints: the Broker Fee
The broker fee, long a bane of New York City renters, just got voted out. The New York City Council passed a bill Wednesday ...
City Council ends “forced” tenant-paid broker fees; REBNY may sue
During Wednesday’s rally, Ossé credited the Council’s progressive leadership with getting the FARE Act over the finish line.
US Supreme Court rebuffs challenge to New York rent stabilization
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a bid by landlord groups to challenge rent stabilization laws in New York ...
East Farmingdale bridge being named for late U.S. Navy vet from Long Island
An East Farmingdale bridge is being named for the late Phillip Wayne Johnson, a U.S. Navy veteran and Merchant Marine Academy ...
US Supreme Court won't hear clash over New York rent stabilization laws
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to hear a bid by landlord groups to challenge rent stabilization laws in New York ...
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The Terrible Urban Mistakes That All of America Made
Thanks to a celebrated book, we know all about Robert Moses’ dictatorial misdeeds in New York City. But the truth is that many of his worst visions were being realized in cities across the country.
Rosenblum prepares new Troy apartment complex for construction
A planned Troy apartment complex will feature micro units in an attempt to keep rent prices down. A portion of the studios in ...