GeneralGothamist
NY Gov. Hochul backs mask ban for law enforcement, including ICE agents
Federal agents wait outside a courtroom at New York Federal Plaza Immigration Court in the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building. The governor said she’s expanded her proposal to limit local cooperation with federal immigration authorities. [ more › ]
28d agoby {"#text":"Jon Campbell, Arya Sundaram","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
Rental Market6sqft
Mamdani proposes city-backed insurance program to cut costs for some NYC landlords
While Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration has so far focused on affordability for renters, the mayor announced a plan to help landlords on Thursday. A new program managed by the city will reduce the cost of property and liability insurance for affordable and rent-stabilized housing. As the N
28d agoby Aaron Ginsburg
GeneralGothamist
Have you been conned by NYC SantaCon? The FBI is making a list.
Thousands of revelers who dressed as Santa Claus and other famous characters participate in the annual SantaCon pub crawl in 2025 Federal investigators say organizer Stefan Pildes bilked tens of thousands of people by claiming the proceeds were going to charity. [ more › ]
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Rental Market6sqft
Lincoln Center unveils Summer for the City lineup, with dance taking center stage
Lincoln Center on Thursday revealed the lineup for its fifth annual Summer for the City festival, which brings hundreds of free events and performances to the iconic arts campus. Running from June 10 through August 8, the festival transforms the 16-acre campus into a vibrant cultural hub, activating
28d agoby Aaron Ginsburg
GeneralThe City
Outside NYC’s ‘Sanctuary City,’ Local Police Routinely Collude With ICE
Around 11 p.m. one night in January, a Long Island couple was driving back to their home in Hicksville when Nassau County police pulled them over for having a suspended registration. The officers searched the car and claimed to have found drugs inside. The couple was held overnight at the prec
28d agoby Gwynne Hogan
Tenant RightsCity Limits
NYC Families Seeking Shelter Have to Prove They’re Homeless. A New Bill Would Simplify That Process.
As New York City’s shelter population remains high, legislators are taking aim at an intake process that requires homeless families to prove they are indeed homeless to city investigators. The city’s Prevention Assistance and Temporary Housing (PATH) intake center in the Bronx, the entry
28d agoby Patrick Spauster
Rental Market6sqft
This $4M Brooklyn Heights duplex adds condo convenience to old-world elegance
Inside, this two-floor apartment in the Standish at 171 Columbia Heights looks for all the world like the gracious pre-war co-ops and townhouses that surround it in historic Brooklyn Heights. But this 1,786-square-foot home has the convenience of full-service condo living in a converted Beaux-Arts h
28d agoby Michelle Cohen
GeneralThe City
Judge Slams City in Gay Couple’s IVF Discrimination Case
A federal judge said she is “very, very troubled” by a pattern of errors and foot-dragging by city lawyers in a class-action lawsuit over in vitro fertilization benefits for gay men covered by the city’s health plan. The suit, filed in May 2024, alleges the city is violating the rights of gay male e
28d agoby Katie Honan
GuidesStreetEasy
What drives engagement on NYC rental listings? Tips for property managers
It's no secret that the NYC rental market is crowded and competitive –– and not just for renters. For property managers, success comes down to generating fast, qualified leads that result in units getting rented quickly and profitably. StreetEasy surfaces insights into views, messages, shares, and d
28d agoby StreetEasy Team
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Boerum Hill Garden Unit With Marble Mantel, Central Air, Laundry Asks $3,800
On the garden level of an 1850s row house, this one-bedroom unit still has a marble mantel in place as well as more modern amenities. Central air is included in the rental price and there is access to laundry in a separate mudroom. The row house at 236 Dean Street sits… Read More >The post
28d agoby Susan De Vries
Tenant RightsCity Limits
Lo que necesitas saber sobre: Cómo solicitar las ayudas alimentarias del programa WIC en Nueva York
El programa especial de alimentos suplementarios para mujeres, bebés y niños (WIC por sus siglas en inglés) —uno de los pocos programas federales abiertos a solicitantes independientemente de su estatus migratorio— proporciona alimentos a niños menores de 5 años, así como a mujeres embarazadas, en p
28d agoby Daniel Parra
GeneralGothamist
Early Addition: Getting rained on would feel good on a day like this
Because Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande made a song about it, here are your early links: Rama Duwaji apologizes for old tweets, Chris Christie gets a new apartment near Union Square, steer clear of the Motel 6 in Piscataway and more. [ more › ]
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Rental MarketBrownstoner
The Insider: Perfect Pied-à-Terre Emerges From Former Tailor Shop in Boerum Hill
Only 450 square feet is not a lot of living space no matter how you slice it, but a talented team of design pros made the most of them in the shipshape renovation of a diminutive one-story building that once served as a local tailor's shop. The client, an American expat… Read More >The pos
28d agoby Cara Greenberg
GeneralGothamist
Mamdani turns to rising insurance costs for NYC affordable and rent-stabilized housing
Mayor Zohran Mamdani The mayor is set to unveil a new plan to try to drive down insurance costs for landlords and reduce the need for rising rents. [ more › ]
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Rental MarketBrownstoner
Affordable Housing Lottery Opens for Seniors in Brownsville
An affordable housing lottery has opened in a modern 13-story building in Brownsville that includes a total of 142 apartments, all dedicated to seniors. 47 of the units can be deemed truly affordable. The building is located beside the elevated train tracks along Livonia Avenue, between Mother Gasto
28d agoby Anna Bradley-Smith
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Daily Links: Climate Hub Debuts in Temporary Sunset Park Digs
In the News Geothermal Powered Apartment Building Is Hot Spot [WSJ] With New Tax Break, NYC Developers Want 99-Unit Buildings [WSJ] Canarsie Family Involved in Staging Bogus Crashes: Lawsuit [NYP] Woman Hacks Man to Death in Crown Heights… Read More >The post Daily Links: Climate Hub Debut
28d agoby Anna Bradley-Smith
GeneralThe City
Mamdani Floats Insurance Fix for Rent-Stabilized Buildings
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Thursday will unveil a city-backed insurance program for subsidized and rent-stabilized buildings across the five boroughs. The privately run, not-yet-launched program — which Mamdani will announce at the Citizens Housing and Planning Council’s annual luncheon in the afternoo
28d agoby Samantha Maldonado
GeneralThe City
What Feud? Council Speaker Backs Mamdani’s Watchdog-in-Chief
City Council Speaker Julie Menin is backing Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s nominee to run the Department of Investigation a day ahead of what some expected to be a close confirmation vote. The speaker’s support for former Brooklyn federal prosecutor Nadia Shihata became crucial after she came un
29d agoby Greg B. Smith
Tenant RightsCity Limits
New York Opens Applications for Free Air Conditioner Program—As Trump Looks to Gut It, Again
New Yorkers can now apply to HEAP, a federal program that helps low-income households cool their homes each summer. But the initiative’s future is once again uncertain, as the White House looks to slash its funding next year. LIHEAP helps New Yorkers with health issues pay for air-conditioning
29d agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
GuidesThe City
How the New York State Budget Works
This article was published in partnership with New York Focus. Each spring, Albany lawmakers decide how to spend hundreds of billions in public money in the state’s famously opaque budget process. New York’s budget is bigger than those of most countries, and outpaces that of every other state except
29d agoby Sam Mellins, New York Focus
