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Image of a building in New York City
Roommates + Landlords
How to break the lease for your NYC rental apartment
By Evelyn Battaglia |June 16, 2025 - 10:30AM
New York City, East Village Apartment Buildings
Roommates + Landlords
Rental assistance program helps NYC tenants pay back $1 million in arrears, avoid eviction
By Celia Young |June 5, 2025 - 11:30AM
Looking down on New York streets from the top of a skyscraper
New Construction + Condos
New York state budget greenlights more condo conversions, new housing vouchers, but no down payment assistance
By Celia Young |May 22, 2025 - 10:30AM
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 rendering of the seven-story development in the East Elmhurst neighborhood of Queens.
Affordable Housing
Senior housing lottery launches for 73 rent-stabilized units in East Elmhurst

… Housing lottery applications are open for 73 rentstabilized … apartments you can create a profile and apply online via NYC Housing Connect For details on this particular lottery …

By Celia Young |March 13, 2025 - 12:30PM
Residential towers on the Upper East Side of Manhattan
Roommates + Landlords
I’ve sublet a rent-stabilized apartment in NYC for five years. How do I take it over?
By Celia Young |March 12, 2025 - 10:30AM
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
By Celia Young |March 3, 2025 - 3:30PM
Lander also proposed ramping up code enforcement at NYC buildings where residents regularly complain of a lack of heat.
Neighborhood Intel
Brad Lander pitches homesharing and co-ownership for city workers to ease the housing crisis

… one of his housing priorities He wants to make affordable homeownership possible for all New Yorkers Lander is one of … a risk with shortterm rentals that the person will trash your place because they have no accountability to you over … buy property The plan involves the city pension fund putting up the funds to pay for half the sales price of a …

By Celia Young |February 24, 2025 - 3:30PM
Brick apartment in New York City
Roommates + Landlords
My NYC landlord charges $75 if the rent is three days late. Is that OK?
By Celia Young |February 19, 2025 - 3:30PM
A cozy living room lit in orange light.
Affordable Housing
How I won a two-bedroom apartment for $3,500 through NYC’s housing lottery

… unit in Clinton Hill Her new place is $3500 per monththe same rent they paid for a previous one bedroom that was half … I know its possible to win  I was selected for a lottery about two years ago but it didnt work out because my … the first time we were selected for this lottery  We spent about a month submitting paperwork and waiting to hear back …

By Celia Young |February 17, 2025 - 3:00PM