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Modern buildings under construction on the waterfront in Greenpoint, Brooklyn with the view of Manhattan with Freedom Tower over the East River.
Affordable Housing
Whoever wins the NYC mayor’s race faces a worsening housing crisis, affordable developers say
By Celia Young |October 16, 2025 - 10:30AM
Elizabeth Street Garden in Nolita, as seen in November 2023.
Neighborhood Intel
Elizabeth Street Garden won its fight. What does that mean for housing development in NYC?
By Celia Young |June 24, 2025 - 4:30PM
There are nine candidates vying to win voters on the June 24th ranked choice Democratic primary.
Neighbors
How the Democratic candidates for mayor would fix NYC's housing crisis
By Celia Young |June 13, 2025 - 9:30AM
A photo of Whitney Tilson
Neighborhood Intel
Whitney Tilson wants to speed up development and make it easier for small landlords to evict non-paying tenants

… Whitney Tilson a longtime Democrat and former hedge fund … with the real estate industry Tilson is one of the many candidates running for New York City mayor As the race heats … Assembly member  Michael Blake Tilson criticized the 2019 rent reforms and said that hed work with real estate …

By Celia Young |March 31, 2025 - 9:30AM
A photo of Scott Stringer
Neighborhood Intel
Scott Stringer wants to build ‘Mitchell-Lama 2.0’ and buy up deteriorating NYC buildings for housing
By Celia Young |March 10, 2025 - 3:45PM
New York City old fashioned apartment buildings with external fire ladders
Roommates + Landlords
Both landlords and tenant advocates criticize tentative housing deal in New York state budget
By Celia Young |April 16, 2024 - 1:00PM
A high angle view of a traditional residential street Hell's Kitchen, Midtown Manhattan in New York City.
The Market
Nearly one in five NYC renters fell behind on their rent last year
By Celia Young |January 24, 2024 - 12:30PM
overnor Hochul delivered the 2024 State of the State address from a podium on Jan. 9th, 2024.
The Search
State of the state: Hochul’s multi-prong approach to tackling New York's housing crisis
By Celia Young |January 10, 2024 - 10:30AM
Construction works on Fifth Avenue (5th Avenue) with heavy industrial machines and workers in Manhattan in New York City, USA
The Market
NYC launches program to help developers finance new affordable rental developments

… can score subsidies from the city or an Article XI property tax exemption a complete or partial real estate tax … developers can use the market rate units to help finance affordable housing development but the program will … use public resources according to the announcement And NYCs public resources have felt a crunch The expiration of …

By Celia Young |January 8, 2024 - 11:00AM
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New Construction + Condos
How to dig up intel on a NYC condo developer before you commit to buying

… If youre buying in a new development an important part of your … is the sponsor This is the legal entity behind the condos construction and your first step is to find out who this is  … doesnt have a track record you may need to do some research to find out exactly who is behind the project Some …

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