‘This is a bad deal,’ said Councilmember Rafael Espinal, vowing to prevent a rezoning that could destroy local businesses
May 18, 2018
Rezoning, redevelopment, and an increasingly unaffordable Manhattan have the once-isolated neighborhood facing some of the city’s highest rent hikes
May 3, 2018
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
May 2, 2018
Residents of Canarsie’s Breukelen Houses say decades of poor maintenance have ruined a once-beautiful community
March 2, 2018
Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen’s affection for all things real estate development is a feature, not a bug
February 14, 2018
That two-week city deadline for their landlord to fix a broken staircase? It’s not happening.
February 6, 2018
Residents of 85 Bowery worry a broken staircase could be used as a pretext to evict them
January 24, 2018
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
January 18, 2018
DHS has converted six local hotels to house the homeless, and many residents are saying “enough”
January 18, 2018