Tenant RightsBrownstoner
Daily Links: Rent Guidelines Board Starts Heated Talks on Rent Stabilization Rates
In the News Mamdani Promised to Freeze the Rent. Now the Fight Begins [NYT] New York City’s Population Flat After Drop in Immigration [NYT] Mamdani Plans $1.3 Billion in Cuts in Programs That He Favored [NYT] Strong Rope Brewery to Close Gowanus Location [BP] Brooklyn Residents Fed Up With Williamsb
1mo agoby Anna Bradley-Smith
GeneralGothamist
Bic pen heirs say their Renaissance masterpiece was stolen. Did the chauffeur do it?
Bruno and Veronique Bich in Paris in 2007. Brothers allege the family chauffeur sold the 500-year-old painting to a Manhattan art dealer for $3 million and are demanding its return. [ more › ]
1mo agoby Walter Wuthmann
GuidesThe City
MTA Aims to Teach More Drivers How to Use Wheelchair Lifts on Express Buses
The MTA is aiming to boost the reliability of express bus lifts that are essential for wheelchair users who often encounter mechanical glitches and drivers who don’t know how they work. The head of New York City Transit said Wednesday that the agency is upping the frequency of training for bus opera
1mo agoby Jose Martinez
GeneralThe City
Council Passes Watered-Down ‘Buffer-Zone’ Bills for Protests Near Synagogues and Schools
The New York City Council on Thursday passed a pair of bills aimed at targeting hate across the city by creating “security perimeters” for protests around houses of worship and schools. The bill relating to religious sites passed on a 44-to-5 vote, while the bill pertaining to schools and education
1mo agoby Katie Honan
GeneralGothamist
NYC rent board finds landlord earnings rose as it considers Mamdani's rent freeze
Mayor Zohran Mamdani Data from the city’s Rent Guidelines Board shows landlords’ “net operating income” increased – but with several notable exceptions. [ more › ]
1mo agoby David Brand
Tenant RightsCity Limits
Opinion: When Paperwork Keeps Families in Shelter
"In New York City, frontline staff see stalled housing packages regularly. Families wait while apartments remain available. Landlords lose trust in voucher programs." The post Opinion: When Paperwork Keeps Families in Shelter appeared first on City Limits.
1mo agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
GeneralThe City
Landlord Income Up 6% Key Report Says as Board Weighs Rent Freeze in Earnest
Mayor Zohran Mamdani promised to freeze the rent on nearly a million regulated apartments as a signature part of his campaign. “Freeze the rent” became a call-and-response chant during rallies and a pitch his army of canvassers made to voters when knocking on doors. But his rent-freeze promise rests
1mo agoby Samantha Maldonado
GeneralGothamist
Wall Street bonuses hit record high as NY lawmakers debate raising taxes on the rich
The Charging Bull bronze sculpture is a landmark and symbol for Wall Street and Financial District as well with aggressive financial optimism and prosperity. The average bonus paid to employees of the securities industry in New York City was about $247,000 last year, according to state Comptroller T
1mo agoby Jimmy Vielkind
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Estate Condition Clinton Hill Italianate With Mantels Asks $3.35 Million
There are only a handful of photos showing the interior of this 1870s brownstone, but they reveal the estate condition row house contains plenty of typical Italianate details worth restoring. At 29 Clifton Place, the two-family also presents an opportunity for a new owner to remove some later altera
1mo agoby Susan De Vries
Data & InsightsThe City
Immigration to NYC Plummeted as Trump Crackdown Took Hold
The Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration has brought population growth in New York City to a screeching halt. The city’s population in July 2025 was 8.58 million, according to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau released Thursday, down about 12,200 from July 2024 and significantly less
1mo agoby Greg David
GeneralGothamist
83-year-old man dies from injuries in NYC subway attack, defendant faces murder charge
The Lexington Avenue-63rd Street station on the Upper East Side in May 2017 The man was pushed onto the tracks at an Upper East Side station this month. [ more › ]
1mo agoby Brittany Kriegstein
GeneralThe City
Appeals Court Pauses Demolition of NYCHA Chelsea Complex
An appeals court Thursday put on hold NYCHA’s ambitious plan to demolish and rebuild 2,000 public housing apartments in Manhattan’s upscale Chelsea neighborhood, a delay that could extend for months a project that was supposed to kick off last December. A five-judge panel of the appellate division p
1mo agoby Greg B. Smith
Rental Market6sqft
MTA launches new app with real-time subway and bus tracking
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority has revamped its mobile app to provide more accurate, real-time information for subway and bus riders. The update, rolled out on Wednesday, allows riders to track trains and buses, receive service alerts, and connect with customer support agents available 24
1mo agoby Aaron Ginsburg
GeneralThe City
Where New York’s Lawmakers Split From Their Constituents: Home Ownership
New York has the lowest homeownership rate in the country, with just over half the state’s residents reporting owning a home in 2024, according to data from the Federal Reserve. Most of the lawmakers who represent New York in Congress, however, own their homes. At least 24 of New York’s 28-member co
1mo agoby Shifra Dayak, NOTUS
Rental Market6sqft
Mamdani appeals housing voucher expansion, breaking campaign pledge
After failing to reach a deal with housing advocates, Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appealed a court ruling that ordered New York City to expand its housing voucher program, a move that departs from one of his key campaign pledges. Filed on Tuesday, the appeal puts Mamdani in the position once held by fo
1mo agoby Aaron Ginsburg
Rental MarketBrownstoner
The Insider: Reimagined Interiors Modernize, Brighten PLG Limestone
The inside of a landmarked corner house in Lefferts Manor, an enclave of stately late 19th and early 20th century row houses near Prospect Park, was wholly reinvented when new owners with a penchant for Japanese design came along. Wanting updated mechanicals, light-filled rooms, and good storage, th
1mo agoby Cara Greenberg
GeneralGothamist
NYC man is charged with killing his wife. Her family says NYPD failed to protect her.
Basilisa Negron Basilisa Negron begged detectives for help for weeks before she was shot dead in her home, her daughter says. [ more › ]
1mo agoby Ryan Kost, Charles Lane
Rental MarketBrownstoner
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If you’re a Home Pro in New York City or Long Island, being listed in a directory is a great first step to getting noticed. Now, with Brownstoner’s new Home Pros Premier membership, your business can directly connect with our audience of homeowners, buyers, and sellers. Here’s what Premier offers: …
1mo agoby Brian Keith
GeneralGothamist
Gov. Kathy Hochul casts Bruce Blakeman in Trump’s image
Gov. Hochul is seeking to link Republican candidate for governor Bruce Blakeman to President Trump. Hochul is trying to define her Republican opponent to voters before he gets a chance to do so. [ more › ]
1mo agoby Jon Campbell
Rental Market6sqft
For $3.1M, this rambling Flatbush Victorian is a welcome refuge
From the wide front porch to the wood-beamed sunroom and beautifully preserved historic details, this tree-shaded Prospect Park South home at 155 Stratford Road invites laid-back city living. Asking $3,100,000, the home’s historic details are unfussy but lovely, its proportions are gracious, and mod
1mo agoby Michelle Cohen
