How to break the lease for your NYC rental apartment

… or even worse having to pay the rent each month until a new tenant is found The reassuring news is that New York … tenants themselves said Sam Himmelstein a longtime tenant rights attorney at Manhattan law firm Himmelstein Gribben … legally releasing you from the contract Pro Tip Pro Tip Breaking your lease can save you a lot of money and you may …

By Evelyn Battaglia |June 16, 2025 - 10:30AM
Rental assistance program helps NYC tenants pay back $1 million in arrears, avoid eviction

… Brooklyn native Shaisha fell thousands of dollars behind on her rent last year after she was forced to make a tough choice paying rent or purchasing medication to manage her diabetes Her …

By Celia Young |June 5, 2025 - 11:30AM
Delayed Section 8 payments could worsen discrimination against tenants, NYC attorneys warn

… City rely on federally funded vouchers to pay part of their rent But for the past two months those subsidies were … federal government on February 1st and March 1st and paid landlords on the third according to a spokesperson … It may lead to even more landlords being apprehensive about renting to tenants that have Section 8 vouchers Its illegal …

By Celia Young |March 21, 2025 - 4:00PM
Senior housing lottery launches for 73 rent-stabilized units in East Elmhurst

… Housing lottery applications are open for 73 rentstabilized apartments for … with  Tenants will pay 30 percent of their income towards rent and must qualify for Section 8 to be selected for a

By Celia Young |March 13, 2025 - 12:30PM
Zohran Mamdani wants more union-built housing and to expand rent stabilization in NYC

… Zohran Mamdani has ambitious plans for building 200000 new housing units in New York City For current NYC tenants he wants to make the city more effective at … manager  Whitney Tilson Mamdani wants to build 200000 new rentstabilized apartments over the next 10 years grow the …

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