‘This is a bad deal,’ said Councilmember Rafael Espinal, vowing to prevent a rezoning that could destroy local businesses

Rezoning, redevelopment, and an increasingly unaffordable Manhattan have the once-isolated neighborhood facing some of the city’s highest rent hikes

A 1994 vote helped lead to soaring New York City housing costs, and it was Democrats on the City Council who cast the deciding votes

Well, that’s a new one

Residents of Canarsie’s Breukelen Houses say decades of poor maintenance have ruined a once-beautiful community

Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen’s affection for all things real estate development is a feature, not a bug

That two-week city deadline for their landlord to fix a broken staircase? It’s not happening.

Residents of 85 Bowery worry a broken staircase could be used as a pretext to evict them

Bushwick tenants say they’re being forced out by owners ignoring burst pipes and balky heat — and the city isn’t doing enough to stop them

DHS has converted six local hotels to house the homeless, and many residents are saying “enough”