How to break the lease for your NYC rental apartment

… One final caveat The right to assign your lease doesnt apply if you rent in a coop or condo building where you …

By Evelyn Battaglia |June 16, 2025 - 10:30AM
New York state budget greenlights more condo conversions, new housing vouchers, but no down payment assistance

… Some New York City renters could gain a path to buying their apartments under legislation passed in the whopping $254 … The budget lowers the number of renters or wouldbebuyers that would need to agree to convert some newer large … their units for three months after any conversion plan is accepted by the State Attorney Generals office which is …

By Celia Young |May 22, 2025 - 10:30AM
Brad Lander pitches homesharing and co-ownership for city workers to ease the housing crisis

… New York City Comptroller Brad Lander bought an apartment with his wife in the 1990s for … make affordable homeownership possible for all New Yorkers Lander is one of the many candidates running for NYC mayor … to do it Brick Underground caught up with Comptroller Brad Lander last week to talk about how hed tackle housing if he …

By Celia Young |February 24, 2025 - 3:30PM