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 backed … leaders painted the move as a winwin the 123 affordable apartments will be shuffled to a nearby block and the garden …

By Celia Young |June 24, 2025 - 4:30PM
Whitney Tilson wants to speed up development and make it easier for small landlords to evict non-paying tenants

… also said hed make it easier for small landlords to evict tenants who stop paying and would not support a rent freeze … time to development went from two years to four years after Bloomberg left and everything just got slowed down and … can have a roommate who must be given access to the entire property … Is there anything else youd like to add … I am a …

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

… freeze without looking at data and analysis  … Housing vouchers … Would you support expanding eligibility for the CityFHEPS housing voucher program as was passed by the City Council in 2023 …

By Celia Young |March 10, 2025 - 3:45PM
Both landlords and tenant advocates criticize tentative housing deal in New York state budget

… announcement managed to disappoint both landlord and tenant advocates on two key issues Good Cause eviction and … little light on details The tentative deal comes two weeks after the budget was due on April 1st I always ask the tough … tax abatement program which allowed developers to avoid property taxes over a set period of time in exchange for …

By Celia Young |April 16, 2024 - 1:00PM