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

… New York City leaders backed down from a decadelong fight to build affordable senior housing on the cityowned lot … Street Garden comes as many elected officialsthe City Council the many candidates for mayor and even Adamsare … supporting new development to counter the skyrocketing rents forcing some New Yorkers out of the city Just last …

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

… pension funds to invest in new housing developments and supporting office to residential conversion projects He also … to build housing on four of the citys 12 municipal golf courses  He also wants to use city funds to purchase and … though he initially told Brick Underground that hed support a rent freeze based on data presented to the Rent …

By Celia Young |June 13, 2025 - 9:30AM
State of the state: Hochul’s multi-prong approach to tackling New York's housing crisis

… affordability crisis is building hundreds of thousands of homes … Hochuls plan to stop source of income discrimination … practice will not be tolerated … A need for significant resources … Desir says that hes still waiting for more … convert commercial propertiesparticularly officesinto below market housing aiding the citys weak commercial real estate …

By Celia Young |January 10, 2024 - 10:30AM