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New-York building facades with fire escape stairs view from street
The Market
Rents hit record February high in Manhattan and Brooklyn
By Celia Young |March 19, 2024 - 9:24AM
A rendering of 437 Euclid Ave. in East New York, Brooklyn.
Affordable Housing
Housing lottery launches for 53 apartments in East New York
By Celia Young |March 7, 2024 - 10:04AM
A variety of old brick homes and apartment buildings with overhead wires in Astoria Queens of New York City
The Search
Bill shifting broker fees to landlords is back. So is the fight to pass it

… If at first you dont succeed try try again  It seems New York City Councilmember Chi Ossé has taken that advice … passed last year The bill dubbed the Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses Act would let renters off the hook for paying a brokers fee when the …

By Celia Young |March 5, 2024 - 10:36AM
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

… Governor Kathy Hochul took another stab at an agenda to grow New Yorks supply of affordable housing in her state of the state … on stateowned land Her plan also hopes to address New York Citys lack of affordable housing which has put a strain on …

By Celia Young |January 10, 2024 - 10:30AM
Exterior view of historic brick buildings along Duane Street in the Tribeca neighborhood of New York City NYC
Affordable Housing
What the end of the ‘Frankenstein loophole’ means for NYC renters
By Celia Young |January 5, 2024 - 2:45PM
A rendering of the 23-story building at 266 West 96th Street.
Affordable Housing
Housing lottery opens for 52 apartments in a new development on the Upper West Side
By Celia Young |January 4, 2024 - 9:30AM
New York, Chelsea apartments seen from the High Line park.
The Search
I tried NYC’s revamped housing information site. Here’s how you can use it to hunt for rentals, or check complaints about your landlord
By Celia Young |December 29, 2023 - 9:30AM
Brooklyn Brownstones in the first snow.
Roommates + Landlords
Does calling 311 when you don’t have heat really work?
By Celia Young |December 18, 2023 - 10:30AM
A large stack of cardboard boxes, envelopes and a cylinder are sitting inside a door of a building
Roommates + Landlords
How do I get my landlord to let me look at security camera footage to identify a package thief?
By Celia Young |December 12, 2023 - 3:00PM