Elizabeth Street Garden won its fight. What does that mean for housing development in NYC?

… Elizabeth Street Garden will remain undeveloped after New York City … leaders painted the move as a winwin the 123 affordable apartments will be shuffled to a nearby block and the garden … before the City Council before 2027 Marte said While the project at 22 Suffolk Street could move more quickly the …

By Celia Young |June 24, 2025 - 4:30PM
How the Democratic candidates for mayor would fix NYC's housing crisis

… The 2025 New York City mayoral election will have huge impacts … voting begins June 14th As that pivotal date approaches renters and owners alike have a chance to evaluate which … housing Currently eligibility is determined by the area median income the median income for households of different

By Celia Young |June 13, 2025 - 9:30AM
Whitney Tilson wants to speed up development and make it easier for small landlords to evict non-paying tenants

… caught up with Whitney Tilson last month to talk about how hed tackle housing if he were to become NYCs next mayor  … Assembly member  Michael Blake Tilson criticized the 2019 rent reforms and said that hed work with real estate … to evict tenants who stop paying and would not support a rent freeze All candidates answered a quick series of …

By Celia Young |March 31, 2025 - 9:30AM
Scott Stringer wants to build ‘Mitchell-Lama 2.0’ and buy up deteriorating NYC buildings for housing

… In his second bid for mayor former New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer is … to build more MitchellLama buildings which offer affordable coops and rental units  His campaign for mayor follows an … elected office I have been a housing activist throughout my public career As borough president I worked on affordable …

By Celia Young |March 10, 2025 - 3:45PM