Affordable Housing

A photo of Centro Maria's brick building in the Bronx.
The Search
Women-only boarding houses: The low-rent NYC housing option you've never heard about

… like a redbrick castle But instead of royalty the fourstory building houses women from all over the world looking to … at one of the last womens boarding houses in New York City Centro Maria a boarding house run by a group of … … Affordable Housing … The Search … Affordable Housing … co-living … Womenonly boarding houses The lowrent NYC housing …

By Celia Young |September 26, 2025 - 9:30AM
Construction site with new apartment buildings and cranes in Gowanus, Brooklyn, NY
Affordable Housing
Your vote: What you need to know about the affordable housing questions on the November ballot
By Celia Young |September 18, 2025 - 12:00PM
A rendering of the new development, located on the corner of West Houston and Washington streets.
Affordable Housing
Senior-only housing lottery launches for 122 rent-stabilized units in the West Village

… Housing lottery applications are open for 122 rentstabilized apartments at a new development for …

By Celia Young |August 28, 2025 - 12:30PM
Historic buildings at the intersection of Mercer Street and West 4th Street in New York City.
Affordable Housing
The insider's guide to NYC rent-stabilized apartments: Where to find them and how the program works

… rent increases and the uncertainty of not knowing how many years they can remain in place Unlike marketrate units … just not the case Himmelstein said  Between 90 and 150 days before your lease expires your landlord should offer …

By Celia Young |August 14, 2025 - 12:30PM
100 West 141st St., #16, in Central Harlem
Co-ops
Buy a co-op at a discount: All about HDFCs and how to get one
By Evelyn Battaglia |August 11, 2025 - 10:30AM
A rendering of the 251-unit building in Wakefield, the Bronx.
Affordable Housing
Housing lottery launches for 212 rent-stabilized units in Wakefield

… are open for 212 rentstabilized apartments at a new development in the Wakefield neighborhood of the Bronx Households that earn $19235 to $160720 are eligible to …

By Celia Young |August 7, 2025 - 10:30AM
Council members Chi Ossé and Shaun Abreu at a rally before the FARE Act vote in November.
Affordable Housing
NYC's broker fee law survives another challenge from REBNY
By Jennifer White Karp |July 14, 2025 - 3:00PM
A rendering of the six-story building in Park Slope.
Affordable Housing
Housing lottery launches for 45 rent-stabilized units in Park Slope
By Celia Young |July 9, 2025 - 10:30AM
Rent Guidelines Board vote June 30th 2025
Affordable Housing
Rent board approves increases of 3 to 4.5 percent for rent-stabilized units

… By a vote of 54 the Rent Guidelines Board last night approved increases up to 3 … housing provides the bulk of affordable housing in working class multicultural immigrant neighborhoods throughout the … than 5 percent in 2024 according to data from apartment listing and review platform  openigloo Only 8 percent …

By Celia Young |July 1, 2025 - 9:30AM