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

… Street Garden will remain undeveloped after New York City leaders backed down from a decadelong fight to build affordable senior housing on the cityowned lot Instead city … Street Garden as affordable housing which it had leased to gallerist Allan Reiver since the 1990s for $4000 a month Yes …

By Celia Young |June 24, 2025 - 4:30PM
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 … determined by the area median income the median income for households of different sizes That metric is based on income … citys rentstabilized apartments though he initially told Brick Underground that hed support a rent freeze based on …

By Celia Young |June 13, 2025 - 9:30AM