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Historic buildings at the intersection of Mercer Street and West 4th Street in New York City.
Affordable Housing
The insider's guide to NYC rent-stabilized apartments: Where to find them and how the program works
By Celia Young |August 14, 2025 - 12:30PM
Apartment buildings on MacDougal Street in Greenwich Village
Affordable Housing
Cuomo’s attack on Mamdani’s $2,300 apartment brings rent stabilization into the spotlight
By Jennifer White Karp |August 13, 2025 - 12:00PM
​Samantha Bravo and CAAAV: Organizing Asian Communities rally at a Rent Guidelines Board hearing
Affordable Housing
I’ve testified at Rent Guidelines Board hearings since I was 11. Here’s why I won’t stop fighting for tenants’ rights
By Celia Young |July 22, 2025 - 12:30PM
Rent Guidelines Board vote June 30th 2025
Affordable Housing
Rent board approves increases of 3 to 4.5 percent for rent-stabilized units

… By a vote of 54 the Rent Guidelines Board last night approved increases up to 3 … housing provides the bulk of affordable housing in working class multicultural immigrant neighborhoods throughout the … than 5 percent in 2024 according to data from apartment listing and review platform  openigloo Only 8 percent …

By Celia Young |July 1, 2025 - 9:30AM
A photo of Anasthasia in her Brooklyn apartment.
Affordable Housing
Winning a small NYC lottery apartment will help me land an even larger place for me and my daughter
By Celia Young |May 29, 2025 - 1:30PM
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 spring flowers blooming beside residential buildings in the Park Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, NY.
Roommates + Landlords
Should you get a smaller rent increase under Good Cause? A new tool helps you figure it out
By Celia Young |April 24, 2025 - 2:30PM