Whitney Tilson wants to speed up development and make it easier for small landlords to evict non-paying tenants

… by the City of Yes for Housing Opportunity plan   In short its a big job and theres a lot of candidates who want … and can we do something to reduce the costs … Shortterm rentals … Would you support rolling back NYCs shortterm

By Celia Young |March 31, 2025 - 9:30AM
Scott Stringer wants to build ‘Mitchell-Lama 2.0’ and buy up deteriorating NYC buildings for housing

… pitching a plan to build more MitchellLama housing on city land and use eminent domain to buy crumbling NYC buildings  … up Brick Underground is interviewing the candidates whoif victoriouswill go on to shape housing development in New … days without the owner on the premises I would not … Rent freeze … Would you support a rent freeze for the citys …

By Celia Young |March 10, 2025 - 3:45PM
State of the state: Hochul’s multi-prong approach to tackling New York's housing crisis

… another stab at an agenda to grow New Yorks supply of affordable housing in her state of the state address … a strain on residents budgets  The obscenely high costs of rent and mortgages are caused by the unconscionable shortage … Newton director of public benefits at Legal Services Bronx office Hochul plans to tackle the issue with a new early …

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