Op-ed | An open letter to City Hall on Scaffold Law reform
The following is an open letter signed by the following organizations: Associated General Contractors of New York State; Building Trades…
New York City housing strategy pushes for more development in greater Riverdale | The Riverdale Press
by Olivia Young A new housing plan aims to bring 4,075 housing units to greater Riverdale in the…
COPA housing bill draws support and skepticism ahead of NYC Council hearing | The Riverdale Press
by Olivia Young Dozens of advocates rallied Aug. 13 near City Hall for “COPA Cabana” — a beach-themed…
Wealthy New Yorkers Turn to Renting, Pushing Manhattan Luxury Leases to $20,000
View of Manhattan, New York. Clipart Korea Manhattan apartment rents are climbing even higher amid New York City’s…
Court upholds $375K fine against Queens landlords over hundreds of building, tenant harassment violations
A Queens court refused to throw out a $375,000 penalty against the landlords of a Queens building that…
Mamdani Delivers Rent Freeze in Milestone for New York City Tenants
New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board voted to freeze rents for roughly one million stabilized apartments, handing Mayor…
Jeff Bezos wants people to stop blaming Airbnb for high rents in New York city; says. What is really causing high rent is not Airbnbs but …
Jeff Bezos recently appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box where he said that if Amazon were to run the…
Manhattan Rent Hits All-Time High as Jersey City Sees Decline in May 2026 – News and Statistics
May 28, 2026 According to a FOX Business report, the housing crisis in America is illustrated by contrasting…
3 Ways Mamdani Plans to Make NYC Housing More Affordable
Zohran Mamdani has ambitious ideas for New York City housing. The Mayor’s Office dropped its detailed policy plan…
Mamdani’s tenant advocate Cea Weaver finds common ground with affordable housing developers
New Yorkers tend to know a bad landlord when they see one. Now they have official criteria to…
Editorial | Paying the rent, and reality, in New York
It was perhaps Zohran Mamdani’s biggest promise when he campaigned for mayor last year: To freeze the rent,…
Editorial | The billion-dollar problem that is CityFHEPS, and how to solve it in the NYC budget
CityFHEPS expenses increased from $176 million to $834 million, as shown in Figure 1. In fiscal year 2025,…