GeneralGothamist
The New Yorkers who can't get housing vouchers as Mamdani fights program expansion
Ciro Sollazzi, 67, could be among the new beneficiaries for a housing voucher if the city expands the cityFHEPS program. The Mamdani administration said a package of laws to expand CityFHEPS is too costly. [ more › ]
29d agoby {"#text":"Karen Yi","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
GeneralThe City
Albany Lawmakers Take Up Sweeping Pension Reforms. A Big Winner? Themselves.
Sweeping reforms to New York’s pension system long sought by public sector unions appear likely to be part of the final state budget, with Gov. Kathy Hochul, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins all publicly backing fixes to what is known as Tier 6. A
1mo agoby Claudia Irizarry Aponte
GeneralGothamist
Hochul floats tax on NYC second homes worth $5M or more
Gov. Kathy Hochul holds a news conference during a tour of the new Sol Apartments building on Tuesday, April 14, 2026. The proposal targets luxury pied-à-terre properties, which could raise $500 million as state budget talks run weeks late. [ more › ]
1mo agoby {"#text":"Giulia Heyward, Jon Campbell","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
GeneralThe City
Ballots Behind Bars: Council Pushes Rikers Island Voting Overhaul
New York City lawmakers are pushing to overhaul how people jailed on Rikers Island cast their votes after just 335 of roughly 6,000 eligible detainees cast absentee ballots in the last general election, officials said Tuesday. Lawmakers want to make it easier for people in custody to request absente
1mo agoby Reuven Blau
GeneralThe City
Trump Crew Cheers New NYC Gas Pipeline Without Hochul, Who Handed It to Them
Trump administration officials took a victory lap Tuesday in Brooklyn to celebrate a natural gas pipeline that would serve customers in New York City and Long Island. But Gov. Kathy Hochul, whose environmental agency greenlit a key permit for the pipeline after three previous rejections, was a no-sh
1mo agoby Samantha Maldonado
Rental Market6sqft
An elevator makes this $4.2M Greenpoint townhouse a timeless forever home
On a leafy Greenpoint block, the pretty brick townhouse at 143 Milton Street fits right in with its historic neighbors. Inside, the completely renovated three-bedroom home, asking $4,195,00, offers four levels of comfortable living from day one, with an elevator providing easy access to all floors.
1mo agoby Michelle Cohen
Rental Market6sqft
Lincoln Center unveils new mural honoring San Juan Hill ahead of major renovation
A colorful mural opened at Lincoln Center on Monday, part of an ongoing effort to transform its western edge into a more welcoming public space. Designed by artist Vanesa Álvarez and assistant artist Derval Fairweather in collaboration with ArtBridge, “The Future We Create” draws on them
1mo agoby Aaron Ginsburg
Rental Market6sqft
Mamdani announces plans for city-owned grocery store in East Harlem
Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday announced plans to build a city-owned grocery store in East Harlem, advancing one of his core campaign promises. Located under the Park Avenue Viaduct between 111th and 116th Streets, La Marqueta was opened by Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia in 1936 as one of the city’
1mo agoby Devin Gannon
GeneralGothamist
Second man pleads not guilty to murder charges in Brooklyn shooting of 7-month-old girl
Kaori Patterson-Moore's casket is carried by a horse-and-buggy in Bed-Stuy on April 14, 2025. She was not the intended target in the East Williamsburg incident, officials say. [ more › ]
1mo agoby {"#text":"Brittany Kriegstein","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
GeneralGothamist
Thousands of NYC tenants face May deadline as emergency housing vouchers wind down
The city's housing authority has encouraged tenants with the expiring federal vouchers to apply for vacant public housing units. [ more › ]
1mo agoby {"#text":"David Brand","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Green-Wood Cemetery Opens Long-Awaited Visitor Center
Since the late 19th century, the Victorian glass-and-copper greenhouse has been a jewel on the corner of 5th Avenue and 25th Street in Sunset Park, known for its eye-catching onion dome and iconic mesh signage. But by the 2010s, the future of the deteriorating structure -- with its frame failing,&he
1mo agoby Anna Bradley-Smith
Rental Market6sqft
Trump administration agrees to display Pride flag at Stonewall after lawsuit
The Pride flag will be displayed permanently at Stonewall National Monument in Greenwich Village after the Trump administration agreed to reverse its decision to remove it. As part of a court settlement reached on Monday, the federal government agreed to reinstall three flags on the monument’s flagp
1mo agoby Aaron Ginsburg
Rental MarketStreetEasy
StreetEasy's Agent Advantage helps NYC agents win listings and elevate marketing
This new offering helps agents make their listing pitches stronger with maximized exposure, exclusive insights and elevated branding on the city's largest home-shopping platform* StreetEasy® today announced the launch of StreetEasy Agent Advantage℠, a new membership designed for New York City
1mo agoby StreetEasy Team
Rental MarketGothamist
Early Addition: A New Jersey affordable housing bureaucrat is rocking on 'Jeopardy!'
Because he's also talking about housing during his little chat breaks, here are your early links: Mike Lawler town hall tension, expensive chicken debate, Keegan Michael-Key is in a lot of commercials and more. [ more › ]
1mo agoby {"#text":"James Ramsay","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Brooklyn Real Estate Listings Six Months Later: Three Sold, One Still Available
This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Park Slope, Bay Ridge, Kensington, and Sunset Park. How did they fare? First up, a renovation of this Park Slope brownstone kept 1880s-era details in place and introduced some stylish finishes and…
1mo agoby Susan De Vries
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Scoop Up a Copy of Brownstoner’s Spring 2026 Issue
Brownstoner’s Spring 2026 Real Estate special is hot off the presses. Find the broadsheet inside the April 10-16 issues of Park Slope Courier and Brooklyn Paper, as well as at brokerages, homes, and other spots in Park Slope and nearby neighborhoods. Get your hands on a copy and check out: A tour&he
1mo agoby Cate Corcoran
Rental MarketCity Limits
Opinion: Shelter Decisions That Ignore School Stability Are Harming NYC’s Children
“For children experiencing homelessness, school is often the most consistent and stabilizing environment available to them. Disrupting that stability, even temporarily, has immediate academic consequences and long-term developmental implications.” School buses outside a hotel being used
1mo agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
Rental MarketBrownstoner
New Plan Announced to Limit Traffic Around Grand Army Plaza
by Ethan Stark-Miller, amNY Mayor Zohran Mamdani wants to transform Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza by advancing a plan to eliminate car traffic between the entrance to Prospect Park and the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Memorial Arch across from it, his office announced on Monday. Under the proposal, the road
1mo agoby amNY
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Daily Links: Red Tape Leaves Affordable Units Empty, Report Finds
In the News The $40 Half Chicken That Ruffled Brooklyn [NYT] How a Geologist Lives on $200,000 in Bushwick [NYT] Meet the Brighton Beach Teen Behind Brooklyn’s New Official Pin [NYP] Service Changes Coming to G Train This… Read More >The post Daily Links: Red Tape Leaves Affordable Units E
1mo agoby Anna Bradley-Smith
Tenant RightsCity Limits
Will New City Rules Finally Bring More Sidewalk Sheds Down?
“We want sheds down, but more importantly, we’re happy to see that work is getting done,” Buildings Commissioner Ahmed Tigani told City Limits in a recent interview. “We’re balancing better protection with creating a built environment where mobility and access and enjoy
1mo agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
