Housing

Then-Governor Andrew Cuomo visits Forest Houses in The Bronx.

Cuomo Claimed These NYCHA Tenant Leaders Endorsed Him. They Say They Never Did.

June 5, 2025, 6:16 p.m.June 5, 2025, 7:46 p.m.

Seven public housing tenant association presidents told THE CITY that they were surprised to see their names on a list of Cuomo backers.

Judith Barnes sits in her makeshift Cobble Hill theater space.

Housing

First Lien Sale in Years Has Struggling Homeowners Fearing the Worst

June 3, 2025, 5:00 a.m.June 3, 2025, 10:48 a.m.

Dogged by unpaid taxes and water bills, indebted Brooklynites describe their struggles — and say new exemptions don’t help them

Housing

Council OKs Apartments for Industrial Stretch in Brooklyn

May 29, 2025, 12:45 p.m.May 29, 2025, 1:56 p.m.

The Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan allows housing where gas stations and warehouse now stand — including an 18-story tower at the disputed site where the iconic Sherita billboard stood.

Housing

Open Newsroom: A Talk on Property Fraud, Deed Theft and Speculation in Brooklyn

May 20, 2025, 4:56 p.m.May 20, 2025, 4:57 p.m.

THE CITY met with New Yorkers in Bedford-Stuyvesant to facilitate a conversation between people seeing property challenges firsthand and advocates and experts working to combat the issue.

A concrete foundation stood at a Staten Island residential development.

Zoning

City of ‘Not Yet’ on Staten Island as Backyard and Basement Apartments Sprout

May 20, 2025, 5:00 a.m.May 20, 2025, 8:17 a.m.

Department of Buildings pauses the first few accessory dwelling unit projects under Mayor Eric Adams’ 2024 zoning overhaul, after it approved them in error.

A/C units sat in the windows of a Washington Heights tenement building.

Trump istration

Trump Budget Proposal Could Devastate New York’s Housing Landscape

May 7, 2025, 5:00 a.m.May 12, 2025, 2:02 p.m.

Billions in aid cuts and a two-year limit on vouchers would cripple tenants and landlords alike, industry groups say.

Tenant advocates protest during a Rent Guidelines Board meeting at Hunter College.

Housing

Will the Next Mayor Freeze Rent? That Could Be Up to Eric Adams

May 1, 2025, 5:45 p.m.May 2, 2025, 5:58 a.m.

The Rent Guidelines Board is readying a hike as high as 4.75% — and could favor landlords well into the next mayor’s term despite many candidates’ call for no increase.

A new residential building along Atlantic Avenue in Clinton Hill d apartments for rent.

Housing

Vacant Affordable Apartments to Now Skip Lottery and Be Filled on First-Come, First-Served Basis

April 24, 2025, 3:44 p.m.June 5, 2025, 8:30 a.m.

The process to lease vacated affordable, income-restricted rentals in New York has been changed in an attempt to cut red tape. And applying for the housing lottery will become simpler, too.

Residential buildings sit on a Crown Heights block.

Housing

Anti-Poverty Groups ID Property Taxes as a Culprit in Affordable Housing Shortage

March 31, 2025, 5:01 a.m.April 4, 2025, 3:25 p.m.

Rental apartments are assessed at far higher rates than houses, the Community Service Society and Progress and Poverty Institute find, while a major court case attacking inequities grinds on.

Environment

Brooklyn Apartments Tap Into the Earth for Heating and Cooling

March 21, 2025, 5:00 a.m.March 25, 2025, 10:06 a.m.

Subterranean climate control systems are gaining steam across the city, promising greater efficiency and cheaper electric bills.

Housing

Cuomo Claimed These NYCHA Tenant Leaders Endorsed Him. They Say They Never Did.

First Lien Sale in Years Has Struggling Homeowners Fearing the Worst

Council OKs Apartments for Industrial Stretch in Brooklyn

Open Newsroom: A Talk on Property Fraud, Deed Theft and Speculation in Brooklyn

City of ‘Not Yet’ on Staten Island as Backyard and Basement Apartments Sprout

Trump Budget Proposal Could Devastate New York’s Housing Landscape

Will the Next Mayor Freeze Rent? That Could Be Up to Eric Adams

Vacant Affordable Apartments to Now Skip Lottery and Be Filled on First-Come, First-Served Basis

Anti-Poverty Groups ID Property Taxes as a Culprit in Affordable Housing Shortage

Brooklyn Apartments Tap Into the Earth for Heating and Cooling

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