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A Manhattan street of traditional apartment buildings.
Affordable Housing
Facing housing voucher bias? Here’s how the NYC Commission on Human Rights can help
By Celia Young |April 30, 2024 - 3:00PM
A block of brown apartments in NYC.
Affordable Housing
NY raises cap on rent increases at newly renovated rent-stabilized buildings
By Celia Young |April 24, 2024 - 4:00PM
The skyline of Manhattan from Park Slope, Brooklyn.
The Search
I found out my apartment used to be rent stabilized. Here’s how I determined if it was legally deregulated

… While I had my suspicions that my New York City apartment used to be rent stabilized I was shocked when I found out my hunch was right But what was even more surprising was how little the previous tenants paid In 1999 a single tenant …

By Celia Young |April 23, 2024 - 11:00AM
New York City old fashioned apartment buildings with external fire ladders
Roommates + Landlords
Both landlords and tenant advocates criticize tentative housing deal in New York state budget
By Celia Young |April 16, 2024 - 1:00PM
Close up of a young Japanese woman using a laptop on a couch in the living room
The Search
We asked NYC’s chatbot our real estate questions. Here’s what it got wrong
By Celia Young |April 12, 2024 - 12:30PM
Close-up view of New York City style apartment buildings with emergency stairs along Mott Street in Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan, New York, United States. stock photo
Roommates + Landlords
What rights do squatters have in New York?
By Celia Young |April 8, 2024 - 10:30AM
The US Supreme court as seen on a cloudy day.
Affordable Housing
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear another challenge to NYC’s rent stabilization law
By Celia Young |February 20, 2024 - 12:08PM
Sunset light on public housing project in Harlem, high angle view, New York City, NY, USA.
Affordable Housing
Hochul signs new housing laws to protect NYCHA and market-rate tenants
By Celia Young |November 21, 2023 - 11:00AM
Apartments on the New York City skyline
The Search
Experienced discrimination because you’re renting with a housing voucher? You can report it online through Unlock NYC
By Celia Young |August 24, 2023 - 4:47PM