Tenants protest against Adams as increases for rent-stabilized apartments go into effect

Increases for rentstabilized apartments go into effect today … units New leases and renewals occurring on or after Oct 1st 2025 through Sept 30th 2026 can see increases up to 3 … on twoyear leases thanks to a 54 vote in July by the Rent Guidelines Board  whose members were appointed by Mayor …

By Jennifer White Karp |October 1, 2025 - 9:30AM
Cuomo’s attack on Mamdani’s $2,300 apartment brings rent stabilization into the spotlight

… highlights persistent misconceptions about affordable housing Mamdani is leading runner up Cuomo by 19 points … Cuomo for his part rents an Upper East Side apartment for $8000 a month Cuomo called on Mamdani to move out immediately … For this housing lottery for 212 units in the Wakefield section of the Bronx households that earn $19235 to $160720 …

By Jennifer White Karp |August 13, 2025 - 12:00PM
What owners and would-be buyers should know about the increased SALT deduction cap

… What unlimited SALT would look like … NYC Comptroller Brad Lander  previously estimated the impact of eliminating the … might see people who would have more to spend on housing Lander previously said … You Might Also Like … …

By Jennifer White Karp |July 21, 2025 - 4:30PM
How the Democratic candidates for mayor would fix NYC's housing crisis

… of a number of spelling and grammatical errors  … Brad Lander … Former NYC Comptroller Brad Lander plans to declare the housing crisis in NYC an … the city and make coliving legal in NYC For NYCHA residents Lander plans to create a system for tenants to review and …

By Celia Young |June 13, 2025 - 9:30AM
New York state budget greenlights more condo conversions, new housing vouchers, but no down payment assistance

… Some New York City renters could gain a path to buying their apartments under legislation … over three years which would have served roughly 13760 households according to New York Universitys Furman Center …   Bebhinn Francis an organizer at United Tenants of Albany and a longtime campaigner for HAVP said she feared …

By Celia Young |May 22, 2025 - 10:30AM
Mayor Adams is bringing the tax lien sale back. Here’s how to get your property off the list

… If youre an owner who has fallen behind on your bills for property taxes water sewer or for emergency repairs or youre a renter who lives … to ordinary New Yorkers the report noted This system was originally put into place to circumvent the citys …

By Jennifer White Karp |May 16, 2025 - 9:30AM