Can an alliance of carpenters and churches help solve New York City’s housing crisis? That was the hope expressed at….
Steven Wishnia
Who Can Afford ‘Affordable’ Housing? Zoning Tweaks Draw Widespread Opposition
Mayor Bill de Blasio says he has proposed “the largest affordable housing plan in the history of this city or….
San Francisco Defeats Curbs on Airbnb, Luxury Development
San Francisco voters approved four of six proposals on the Nov. 3 ballot intended to ease the city’s rent crisis,….
Residentes de Chinatown se manifiestan contra nueva torre de lujo
Manifestándose en contra de la construcción de una torre de lujo de 72 pisos en el lugar que anteriormente era….
Chinatown Residents Protest New Luxury Tower
Protesting the construction of a 72-story luxury tower on the site that was once the neighborhood’s main supermarket, about 400….
Three City Laws Aim to Curb Buyouts
Three new city laws intended to prevent landlords from harassing tenants into taking money to leave their apartments were signed….
Bronx Tenants Sue Landlord for Deregulating Tax-Subsidized Units
In the depths of the crack era, 1111 Gerard Avenue was an oasis in the Bronx. “When I first moved….
Inquilinos en la Ciudad de Nueva York consiguen primera congelación de alquileres en 46 años
Por primera vez desde que la estabilización de alquileres comenzó hace 46 años, la Junta de Renta Regulada (Rent Guidelines….
City Tenants Get First Rent Freeze in 46 Years
For the first time since rent stabilization began 46 years ago, the New York City Rent Guidelines Board voted to….
March Over Bridge Sends Message to Albany
More than 1,500 people marched over the Brooklyn Bridge May 14 to demand that New York State strengthen its rent-regulation….
RGB rechaza disminución de alquileres
El Sur del Bronx se enfrentó con los cerebritos liberales de las políticas del gobierno de Bill de Blasio el….
RGB Rejects Rent Rollback
The South Bronx met the liberal policy wonks of the de Blasio administration April 29, and the Bronx lost. As….
De Blasio Picks Three New RGB Members
Mayor Bill de Blasio has now selected eight of the nine members of the city Rent Guidelines Board, On March….
Plan de rezonificación del Bronx hace cundir temores de aburguesamiento
Mientras otra tormenta de nieve hacía acumular un polvo gélido en las calles de la ciudad y disminuía la velocidad….
Bronx Rezoning Plan Sparks Gentrification Fears
As yet another snowstorm piled icy powder on the city’s streets and slowed the elevated 4 train to a tortoise-like….