Tenant RightsCity Limits
Opinion: A Better Plan for 1727 Amsterdam Ave.
“On rare public land in one of Manhattan’s most densely populated zip codes, the city selected a smaller, less equitable plan that sidelines a community-driven alternative that produces more housing and services.” 1727 Amsterdam Ave. (Department of City Planning documents) At a recent sp
20d agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
GeneralThe City
Mamdani’s New ‘Rikers Czar’ Helped Design Plan to Close Jail Complex
As New York City barrels toward a legally mandated shutdown of Rikers Island after years of delays and fierce opposition, the Mamdani administration has tapped a key architect and booster of the original plan to help see it through. Dana Kaplan, who helped coordinate the city’s blueprint to close th
20d agoby Reuven Blau
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Unique PLG Neo-Federal With Vaulted Ceiling, Built-ins Asks $2.45 Million
Standing out a bit from its neighbors on the block in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, this neo-Federal style residence has the hallmarks of the early 20th century revival style with its red brick facade, twin dormers, and keystoned lintels. One of nine attached houses by the same developer, 26 Winthrop S
20d agoby Susan De Vries
GeneralGothamist
Got parking? ICE is looking to lease 150 spaces in Downtown Manhattan.
File photo of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement vehicle on the street in Broadview, Illinois street. The federal government is seeking a multiyear contract offering to spend $5 million to $10 million for the spaces. [ more › ]
20d agoby {"#text":"Arya Sundaram","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
Rental Market6sqft
Lottery opens for 24 affordable co-ops in Hamilton Heights, starting at $100K
In Hamilton Heights, a co-op building opened a lottery this week for affordable apartments available for purchase. On the corner of West 142nd Street and Riverside Drive, the pre-war building was acquired by the city in 2003 and sold to a nonprofit group to rehabilitate and turn it into affordable h
20d agoby Devin Gannon
Tenant RightsGothamist
Councilmember Chi Ossé released after Bed-Stuy protest over fraught eviction case
Council member Chi Ossé is arrested at a demonstration in Bed-Stuy. His office says the protest was related to a "deed theft" case involving of one of his constituents. [ more › ]
20d agoby {"#text":"Catalina Gonella, David Brand","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
GeneralGothamist
Mayor Mamdani touts climate-friendly upgrades to NYCHA properties for Earth Day
Mayor Mamdani spoke at the Woodside Houses on Earth Day. Mamdani said 10,000 induction stoves and 20,000 heat pumps are coming to NYCHA apartments. [ more › ]
20d agoby {"#text":"Rosemary Misdary","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
Tenant RightsThe City
Council Member Arrested in Protest of Eviction Linked to Alleged Deed Theft Scheme
An ongoing fight to keep a Brooklyn grandmother in her family home escalated on Wednesday when the police arrested Councilmember Chi Ossé as he protested the move. Ossé (D-Brooklyn) was in front of the Bedford-Stuyvesant brownstone with community supporters to prevent longtime resident Carmella Char
21d agoby Samantha Maldonado
Rental Market6sqft
Brooklyn’s dangerous Linden Boulevard to get center-running bus lanes, pedestrian islands
Parts of Brooklyn’s Linden Boulevard, one of the borough’s most dangerous corridors, will be redesigned with center-running bus lanes and other safety upgrades by 2027. Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday announced that the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) will begin installing the lanes
21d agoby Aaron Ginsburg
GeneralGothamist
Inside the massive men's homeless shelter Mamdani is closing after decades of disrepair
NEW YORK, NY USA - APRIL 21, 2026 - The front courtyard. A look at the recently closed Bellevue Men’s Shelter. Several mayors have tried closing the Bellevue shelter on 30th Street in Midtown. [ more › ]
21d agoby {"#text":"Karen Yi","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
GeneralGothamist
Would Donald Trump have to pay the NYC pied-à-terre tax?
The devil's in the details when it comes to a proposed pied-a-terre tax that could apply to President Trump's triplex at Trump Tower. It depends, in part, on whether the Trump Tower triplex is now technically Barron's apartment. [ more › ]
21d agoby {"#text":"Jon Campbell, David Brand","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
Rental Market6sqft
7 green infrastructure projects shaping NYC’s climate future
As New York City deals with rising sea levels, heavier rainfall, and aging infrastructure, officials are increasingly confronting a future that will be wetter and more climate-vulnerable. Efforts are underway to improve the resilience of the city against extreme weather driven by climate change whil
21d agoby Aaron Ginsburg
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Brooklyn Heights Showhouse Returns for a Fifth Year
A bevvy of designers will be showing off some inspirational interiors with the return of the Brooklyn Heights Designer Showhouse this fall. Founded by Ellen Hamilton and Erika Belsey Worth, the event, whose proceeds benefit the Brooklyn Heights Association, will be unveiled at the end of September.
21d agoby Susan De Vries
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Art Brings Seniors and Students Together in Brooklyn Heights
by Gabriele Holtermann, Brooklyn Paper Art connects. For the past five months, high school students from Brooklyn Friends School’s art club and residents of The Watermark at Brooklyn Heights, a senior living community, have been meeting once a month for an hour of collaborative art at the residence’
21d agoby Brooklyn Paper
Tenant RightsCity Limits
Thousands More NYCHA Apartments to Get Heat Pumps and Electric Stoves, As Mamdani Sets New Sustainability Targets
On Earth Day, the mayor will lay out a commitment to adding energy efficient heating systems, modern induction stoves, and electric vehicle charging at NYCHA campuses over the next five years. Windows at NYCHA’s 41st Street Houses in Rockaway, one of several public housing campuses
21d agoby Patrick Spauster
GuidesBrownstoner
Daily Links: Brooklyn Icon Ferdinando’s Reborn With Bar, Bites, Dinner Hours
In the News ‘Soccer Deserts’ in New York Keep Children From Playing [NYT] Empty NYC Preschools Cost Taxpayers Millions in Rent [NYP] How to Celebrate Earth Day All Week Long Across Brooklyn [BP] New Team Revives Ferdinando’s in Waterfront District [BK Mag] Dynaco Hosts a Fundraiser to Help Rebuild A
21d agoby Anna Bradley-Smith
GeneralGothamist
Driver having medical episode fatally strikes 72-year-old woman on Bronx bench: police
Co-op City in the Bronx The Co-op City crash also injured a 38-year-old man who was sitting on the bench. [ more › ]
21d agoby {"#text":"Brittany Kriegstein","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
GeneralThe City
A Superluxury Condo Sold for $87.7 Million. Will NYC’s New Pied-à-Terre Tax Apply?
A Billionaires’ Row penthouse that sold for $87.7 million. Sting’s pad overlooking Central Park, bought for $65.7 million. A Trump Tower apartment owned by Donald himself. These properties might seem like exactly the type of real estate that stands to be hit with a newly proposed “pied-à-terre” tax,
21d agoby Rosa Goldensohn and Samantha Maldonado
GeneralGothamist
Fatal infant shooting tied to reputation rift involving father of 7-month-old, NYPD says
A police officer stands near where a 7-month-old baby was killed by a stray bullet while sitting in her stroller in Brooklyn. Chief of Detectives Joseph Kenny says the incident was connected to “disrespecting” Cooper Houses. [ more › ]
21d agoby {"#text":"Charles Lane","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
Tenant RightsCity Limits
Opinion: Medicaid-Funded Care Saves and Rebuilds Lives
“Today, Medicaid is under increasing threat of reductions that would put health care out of reach of thousands of people. Those living with or at risk for HIV would feel the impact first and hardest.” Outside Lincoln Medical Center, Melrose, The Bronx. (Adi Talwar/City Limits) For more t
21d agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
