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 … plan Those efforts were finally successful on Monday when First Deputy Mayor Randy Mastro announced the decision to …

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

… to residential conversion projects He also wants to study why landlords may be keeping rentstabilized apartments … and rehabilitate distressed buildings help city workers buy property through coownership with the city and make … four lightninground questions from Brick Underground Would you support a rent freeze for rentstabilized apartments …

By Celia Young |June 13, 2025 - 9:30AM
Nearly one in five NYC renters fell behind on their rent last year

… The rent is too damn high and its putting some New Yorkers behind on their bills Roughly 18 percent of New York City metro area residents were behind on rent in October higher than the national average of 12 …

By Celia Young |January 24, 2024 - 12:30PM