Rental MarketBrownstoner
Daily Links: Mount Prospect Park Skate Park Divides Community Board, Locals
In the News City Turns Gowanus ‘Monster Truck’ Memorial to Scrap Metal [NYP] Man Admits to Torching NYPD Vehicles in Bushwick [NYP] Protests Over Mount Prospect Park Skate Park Continue [Eagle] How Latte Da Is Redefining Bay Ridge’s Coffee Scene [BP] Pacha New York Is Making Moves [BK Mag] The Women
1mo agoby Anna Bradley-Smith
GeneralGothamist
Man killed in Upper West Side shooting near NYCHA complex, police say
An NYPD car in New York City The 33-year-old victim, who lived at the complex, was shot multiple times. [ more › ]
1mo agoby {"#text":"Brittany Kriegstein","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
GeneralGothamist
Assemblymember Wright carries family torch of making a fairer criminal justice system
Assemblymember Jordan Wright, a Democrat, represents Harlem The Harlem Democrat is sponsoring a bill that would strip racial details from the criminal charging system. [ more › ]
1mo agoby {"#text":"Jimmy Vielkind","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
Rental MarketThe City
In NYC’s Brutal Housing Crunch, Finished Affordable Units Often Sit Empty for Months
While New Yorkers feel the crush of a housing crisis, newly built affordable apartments in New York City can remain empty for more than a year. That’s according to a new report released Friday by Enterprise Community Partners, a nonprofit that helps build affordable housing, which analyzed its portf
1mo agoby Samantha Maldonado
GeneralThe City
Will Mamdani Tame the NYPD?
Way back in 2025, new mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani promised voters sweeping reform at the NYPD. The long-shot state lawmaker pledged to kill a controversial gang database and terminate a SWAT-like police unit that had been criticized for over-aggressive tactics. He would get rid of NYPD teams fo
1mo agoby Greg B. Smith
Tenant RightsCity Limits
100 Days In, Mamdani’s Housing Chief Says City Hall Will Stand Up for Tenants—And Work With Real Estate
“I reject the premise that us going after bad landlords is the same thing as not working with the real estate industry. They are two different things,” said Deputy Mayor for Housing and Planning Leila Bozorg in an interview about the administration’s housing policies after 100 days in of
1mo agoby Patrick Spauster
GeneralGothamist
Man accused of stalking singer H.E.R. in Brooklyn over 2 years, police say
H.E.R. is seen at Day 14 of the 2025 US Open Tennis Championships at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Sept. 6, 2025 in Flushing Meadows, Queens, New York City. Police say a Brooklyn parking attendant sent messages and followed the Grammy-winning artist. [ more › ]
1mo agoby {"#text":"Charles Lane","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
Tenant RightsCity Limits
Opinion: Aging with Dignity Means Getting Managed Long-Term Care Right
“Funding for Managed Long-Term Care (MLTC), the Medicaid program that allows low-income seniors and people living with disabilities to receive care at home, is rewarding plans serving the healthiest populations while penalizing plans serving the most complex populations.” (Adi Talwar/Cit
1mo agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
GeneralGothamist
Alleged arson killer lit Queens house on fire to ‘get out his rage,’ prosecutors say
Roman Amatitla, 38, appears in Queens court for his arraignment on murder and arson charges on April 9, 2026. The 38-year-old defendant was recently fired from his job and didn't know anyone in the building, according to the district attorney’s office. [ more › ]
1mo agoby {"#text":"Brittany Kriegstein","$_xmlns:dc":"http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"}
GeneralThe City
ICE Racially Profiling New York Immigrants, Lawsuit Says
A coalition of groups sued the Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday, alleging that ICE and other federal agencies are unlawfully arresting immigrants in New York solely over their race or ethnicity. The coalition, which includes the New York American Civil Liberties Union, Make the Road New
1mo agoby Rosalind Adams
Rental Market6sqft
Keith Haring’s iconic art cars headed to NYC gallery
Two of celebrated street artist Keith Haring’s iconic art cars will be rolling into New York City for the first time. Opening on Friday, the exhibition “Keith Haring: In the Street” will display the artist’s 1963 Buick Special and a Land Rover Series III from the 1983 Montreu
1mo agoby Michelle Cohen
Rental Market6sqft
City to restart Flatbush Avenue redesign this month
Work to redesign Brooklyn’s Flatbush Avenue will resume this month, Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the city’s Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Thursday. The project will create dedicated center lanes along the notoriously congested and dangerous corridor from Livingston Street to Grand A
1mo agoby Aaron Ginsburg
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Longtime Landmarks Staffer Eyed to Be LPC Chair
A longtime Landmarks Preservation Commission staff member has been nominated by Mayor Zohran Mamdani to lead the agency as its new chair. Lisa Kersavage, who is currently serving as LPC’s executive director, was given the nod Wednesday by the mayor as part of a swath of new city appointments. She wi
1mo agoby Anna Bradley-Smith
GeneralThe City
Mamdani Admin Moves to Make Cancelling Your Subscriptions Easier
A change in policy proposed by the Mamdani administration this week could make it easier for New Yorkers to cancel subscriptions, automatic renewals and continuous service offers, as part of the new mayor’s wider crackdown on what he’s described as “subscription tricks and traps.” The so-called “cli
1mo agoby Claudia Irizarry Aponte
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Prospect Heights Brownstone With Mantels, Pier Mirror Asks $4.295 Million
There are plenty of details to swoon over inside this 1890s brownstone, with fretwork, stained glass, mantels, built-ins, and more on view. The two-family at 291 Sterling Place sits within the Prospect Heights Historic District, near Grand Army Plaza and a short walk to the green oasis of Prospect P
1mo agoby Susan De Vries
Rental MarketBrownstoner
The Insider: Design Clarity, All-White Palette Characterize Fort Greene Reno
When a young couple purchased the parlor and second levels in a five-story row house condo, planning to start and raise a family there, the two floors were connected by a less-than-ideal spiral stair. "They wanted a proper stair that felt more like townhouse living, and the kitchen was in… Re
1mo agoby Cara Greenberg
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Turn Your Monthly Rent and Mortgage Payments Into Value With Bilt
Housing is one of the highest monthly costs for most people, with the average rent in New York City just under $4,000. Bilt is making those hefty rent or mortgage bills a little less painful. The idea: You pay through Bilt and unlock neighborhood benefits with your Bilt Points — which… Read M
1mo agoby Brian Keith
Rental Market6sqft
Rest hub for NYC delivery workers unveiled in City Hall Park
A former newsstand in City Hall Park is now a rest stop for New York City delivery workers. The city’s first “deliverista hub” was unveiled at 249 Broadway on Tuesday, offering some of the city’s 80,000 delivery workers a place to rest inside, safely charge e-bike batteries,
1mo agoby Aaron Ginsburg
Tenant RightsCity Limits
Opinion: How Last-Mile Delivery Can Reduce NYC’s Congestion
“The goal shouldn’t be to freeze this industry in place. It should be to accelerate the transition already underway—more walkers, more e-bikes, more waterfront freight, more operators building career ladders from the ground up.” A delivery truck on West 33nd Street near 6th Avenue
1mo agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Danish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Shop Lanoba Relocates to Clinton Hill
by Kirstyn Brendlen, Brooklyn Paper The vintage Danish furniture shop Lanoba is coming back bigger and better than ever, just six months after a devastating fire. Lanoba, owned by married couple Lars Noah Balderskilde and David Singh, is one of dozens of small businesses and artists whose stores and
1mo agoby Brooklyn Paper
