Whoever wins the NYC mayor’s race faces a worsening housing crisis, affordable developers say

New York Citys affordable housing developers are gearing up to build under a new mayor but they warn that economic conditions and federal …

By Celia Young |October 16, 2025 - 10:30AM
Both landlords and tenant advocates criticize tentative housing deal in New York state budget

… allow marketrate tenants to challenge evictions resulting from unreasonable rent increases The original bill defines … Cea Weaver Housing Justice for Alls coalition director in a statement The organization also raised concerns that the new … needs and must be reassessed in the coming years to put the rental housing market on a solid footing  … Reviving a tax …

By Celia Young |April 16, 2024 - 1:00PM
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 … were behind on rent in October higher than the national average of 12 percent according to a report from State … than half of tenants in the city spend 30 percent of their income on rent forcing them to make tough choices … An …

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