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 … Section 8 housing vouchers which pay part of a tenants rent according to a July report from the New York City …

By Celia Young |October 16, 2025 - 10:30AM
How the Democratic candidates for mayor would fix NYC's housing crisis

… the city including where it gets built and how to make it affordable for everyday New Yorkers In just two weeks … voting begins June 14th As that pivotal date approaches renters and owners alike have a chance to evaluate which … in NYC to build thousandseven hundreds of thousandsmore apartments than the less than 30000 housing units NYC …

By Celia Young |June 13, 2025 - 9:30AM
Scott Stringer wants to build ‘Mitchell-Lama 2.0’ and buy up deteriorating NYC buildings for housing

… on city land and use eminent domain to buy crumbling NYC buildings  The mayor will oversee city agencies that … heats up Brick Underground is interviewing the candidates whoif victoriouswill go on to shape housing development in … take a look at heavy fines for noncompliance They may be a way to motivate coop boards to move on Local Law 97 but I do …

By Celia Young |March 10, 2025 - 3:45PM
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 … were behind on rent in October higher than the national average of 12 percent according to a report from State … buildings rose The agency only collected 61 percent of rent payments as of November 2023 according to DiNapolis report … …

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