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 … as a winwin the 123 affordable apartments will be shuffled to a nearby block and the garden will not be disturbed The … 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
Whitney Tilson wants to speed up development and make it easier for small landlords to evict non-paying tenants

… fund manager wants to hurry up housing construction in New York City by partnering with the real estate industry … 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
State of the state: Hochul’s multi-prong approach to tackling New York's housing crisis

… took another stab at an agenda to grow New Yorks supply of affordable housing in her state of the state address … of thousands of homes … Hochuls plan to stop source of income discrimination … Hochul also outlined a plan to help … It is illegal to refuse to lease an apartment to a person based on their source of income and you can report this …

By Celia Young |January 10, 2024 - 10:30AM
How to dig up intel on a NYC condo developer before you commit to buying

… but it can also hide the names of the people involved  NYC Department of Buildings allows you to search for … is to search for property information via public data on ACRIS On the BIS site you can get information about the … searchesor both Check if they are licensed to work in NYC  … Figuring out the quality of the finished product … …

By Emily Myers |January 26, 2023 - 3:30PM