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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.

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.

Elizabeth Street Garden won its fight. What does that mean for housing development in NYC?

… a decadelong fight to build affordable senior housing on the cityowned lot Instead city officials said on Monday that the housing slated for the garden will be built on a nearby private … leaders painted the move as a winwin the 123 affordable apartments will be shuffled to a nearby block and the garden …

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

Neighborhood Intel

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

… and former hedge fund manager wants to hurry up housing construction in New York City by partnering with the … is one of the many candidates running for New York City mayor As the race heats up Brick Underground is interviewing … city agencies that regulate landlords the implementation of NYCs landmark climate law Local Law 97 and new construction …

By Celia Young |March 31, 2025 - 9:30AM

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

… discrimination The governor proposed legalizing basement apartments converting commercial buildings to residential ones replacing the popular tax abatement program …

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