politics

Tenant protest outside Rent Guidelines Board preliminary vote
Affordable Housing
Rent Guidelines Board intends to raise stabilized rents for a fourth time
By Celia Young |May 1, 2025 - 12:00PM
This is a photograph of a street in the Upper West Side in NYC viewed from the Summit in Central Park through bare tree branches.
Renovation
Fewer buyers, steeper rents, and costlier renovations: How tariffs could impact NYC real estate
By Celia Young |April 17, 2025 - 11:30AM
Tenants of 438 and 440 West 45th Street gathered on the stoop of the apartment building at 438.
Non-Traditional Buyers
Hell’s Kitchen tenants rally for a chance to buy their distressed buildings
By Celia Young |April 1, 2025 - 12:30PM
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
By Celia Young |March 31, 2025 - 9:30AM
A graphic of Michael Blake
Neighborhood Intel
Michael Blake wants to revamp how NYC determines eligibility for affordable housing

… Former New York State Assembly member Michael Blake plans to tackle New York Citys housing crisis … its a big job and theres a lot of candidates who want to do it Brick Underground caught up with Blake last week to … eligibility for affordable housing Local median income Currently income restrictions for affordable housing are based …

By Celia Young |March 24, 2025 - 4:00PM
Building facades in New York in winter view from street
Affordable Housing
Delayed Section 8 payments could worsen discrimination against tenants, NYC attorneys warn
By Celia Young |March 21, 2025 - 4:00PM
A headshot of mayoral hopeful Zellnor Myrie
Neighborhood Intel
Zellnor Myrie wants to build one million housing units and fund more eviction attorneys
By Celia Young |March 17, 2025 - 1:30PM
A photo of Scott Stringer
Neighborhood Intel
Scott Stringer wants to build ‘Mitchell-Lama 2.0’ and buy up deteriorating NYC buildings for housing

… In his second bid for mayor former New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer is pitching a plan … MitchellLama buildings which offer affordable coops and rental units  His campaign for mayor follows an unsuccessful … has denied the allegations and has filed a defamation lawsuit against one of his accusers  All candidates answered …

By Celia Young |March 10, 2025 - 3:45PM
Speaker Adrienne E. Adams on stage after delivering her State of the City address at Lincoln Center.
Live
Speaker Adams flexes her housing agenda in State of the City address
By Jennifer White Karp |March 5, 2025 - 10:00AM
Graphic of Zohran Mamdani with the line "meet the mayoral candidates"
Neighborhood Intel
Zohran Mamdani wants more union-built housing and to expand rent stabilization in NYC

… Queens Assembly member Zohran Mamdani has ambitious plans for building 200000 … Underground is interviewing the candidates whoif victoriouswill go on to shape housing development in New York City  … the horrific policies executive orders and actions of the Trump administrationeven when theyve come at the direct cost …

By Celia Young |March 3, 2025 - 3:30PM