GeneralGothamist
Early Addition: The White House is once again going after Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud
Because they've failed a few times, here are your early links: NYC population flattened due to an immigration drop, Yankees win season opener, Mets win award for best stadium food and more. [ more › ]
1mo agoby James Ramsay
Rental Market6sqft
New protected two-way bike lane will connect the Brooklyn Bridge and Union Square
New York City has begun a series of bike lane and pedestrian space upgrades that will add a safer link between the Brooklyn Bridge and Union Square. On Wednesday, DOT Commissioner Mike Flynn announced the start of work in Noho, the East Village, and Union Square, including a continuous north-south b
1mo agoby Aaron Ginsburg
Rental MarketBrownstoner
New Subway Gates Foil Fare Evaders, MTA Says
by Ethan Stark-Miller, amNY Three models of modern fare gates that the MTA is testing across several subway stations have reduced fare evasion by 20 percent to 70 percent, depending on where they were installed, agency officials revealed on Wednesday. Kathy Lee, deputy chief of staff at MTA Construc
1mo agoby amNY
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Daily Links: City Speeds Up Affordable Development on City Land
In the News Mamdani Backs Away From Threat to Raise Property Taxes [NYT] Park Slope Preschool Boss Embezzled Millions: Feds [NYP] Arrest After ‘Suspicious Device’ Found in Gravesend Home: Police [BP] NYC Cuts Red Tape on Affordable Housing Projects [BK Reader] ‘No Kings’ Protests Against Trump Retur
1mo agoby Anna Bradley-Smith
GeneralGothamist
Booking an Airbnb in New Jersey for the World Cup? It may be illegal.
The FIFA Club World Cup 2025 Group A football match between Portugal's Porto FC and Egypt's Al-Ahly at the MetLife stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on June 23, 2025. NYC all but bans short-term rentals. In New Jersey, soccer tourists and property owners face a patchwork of rules and prohibitio
1mo agoby David Brand, Michael Sol Warren
GeneralGothamist
Trump weighs moving Madison Square Garden for Penn Station rebuild, sources say
President Trump is open to a plan to rebuild Penn Station that would require Madison Square Garden to relocate, according to sources familiar with the matter. Any plan to rebuild Penn Station must work around Madison Square Garden. [ more › ]
1mo agoby Ramsey Khalifeh
Rental Market6sqft
NYC to fast-track affordable housing on city-owned land
New York City is launching another program aimed at speeding up the development of affordable housing across the five boroughs. Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday launched the Neighborhood Builders Fast Track, which will include a roster of prequalified developers to be selected for projects on city-
1mo agoby Devin Gannon
Rental Market6sqft
Dine in a gold-domed cupola in this $13.5M Chelsea penthouse
In the landmarked O’Neill Building at 655 6th Avenue, this duplex penthouse condo is a 21st-century luxury home that pays homage to the Gilded Age. The building dates to 1887, when it was built as a Ladies’ Mile department store. Asking $13,495,000, the penthouse is a 4,819-square-foot residence tha
1mo agoby Michelle Cohen
Rental MarketStreetEasy
Most popular rentals of the week March 24, 2026
Every other week we highlight NYC's most popular rental listings as chosen by you, our StreetEasy users. This week's favorites include a Maspeth 2-bedroom with two balconies and a sunny 1-bedroom in Washington Heights. These are just the beginning of the options — you can find more on StreetEasy.
1mo agoby Adrienne Gaffney
Rental MarketStreetEasy
Most popular rentals of the week March 24, 2026
Every other week we highlight NYC's most popular rental listings as chosen by you, our StreetEasy users. This week's favorites include a Maspeth 2-bedroom with two balconies and a sunny 1-bedroom in Washington Heights. These are just the beginning of the options — you can find more on StreetEa
1mo agoby Adrienne Gaffney
Rental Market6sqft
First major Raphael exhibition in the U.S. opens at The Met
Iconic works by Italian Renaissance master Raphael will go on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, bringing many of the artist’s most celebrated pieces to the United States for the first time. On view from March 29 through June 28, “Raphael: Sublime Poetry” is the first comprehensive internationa
1mo agoby Aaron Ginsburg
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Flatbush Unit With Huge Terrace, Parquet, Walk-in Closet Asks $635K
There aren't many rich interior details in this postwar one-bedroom, but it has a practical layout, a bonus room, and a private terrace large enough for outdoor dining. It is on the second floor of 400 East 17th Street in Flatbush, less than block from Cortelyou Road and Ditmas Park. Completed… Read
1mo agoby Susan De Vries
Rental MarketStreetEasy
Keep your home search organized with StreetEasy InboxSM
The process of searching for a home to buy can feel overwhelming and disorganized. That's why StreetEasy Inbox℠ is here to simplify your home search. Keep track of your conversations with agents, plus the for-sale homes you're sharing and touring. Forget switching between texts, emails, and notes -
1mo agoby StreetEasy Team
Tenant RightsCity Limits
Unable to Reach Deal Before Court Deadline, Mamdani Appeals in Rental Voucher Expansion Case
The Mamdani administration is appealing a court decision compelling the city to expand the CityFHEPS rental assistance program—a suit he said he’d drop—after negotiations with advocates and City Council leaders failed to produce a compromise in time. The post Unable to Reach Deal Before Court Deadli
1mo agoby Patrick Spauster
Rental Market6sqft
NYC breaks ground on Bronx crosstown bus service upgrades around Yankee Stadium
New York City has broken ground on a project that will improve crosstown Bronx bus service and enhance street safety near Yankee Stadium, ahead of baseball season’s opening day on Wednesday. Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday announced the project, which will add westbound bus-only lanes, including con
1mo agoby Aaron Ginsburg
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Brooklyn Museum Will Debut New Permanent African Art Galleries in 2027
by Olivia Seaman, Brooklyn Paper The Brooklyn Museum is set to undergo a transformative expansion that will redefine how African art is experienced in New York City. In a move aimed at elevating its historic and renowned African art collection, the museum has announced a $13 million renovation proje
1mo agoby Brooklyn Paper
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Daily Links: Taxpayers May Fund $350 Million Atlantic Yards Platform
In the News Maimonides Merger May Be Delayed by Court Approval Process [BP] Coney Escape Room Celebrates Grand Opening on Surf Avenue [BP] Bay Ridge St. Patrick’s Day Parade Draws Crowds [BP] Police Hunt Suspect in Anti-Muslim Crime in Bay Ridge [amNY] Thousands of New Yorkers Risk Losing Rent Funds
1mo agoby Anna Bradley-Smith
GeneralGothamist
Teen charged with manslaughter in Brooklyn 16-year-old's shooting death
The building at the Sheepshead Bay Houses where police say a 16-year-old boy was fatally shot, on March 24, 2026 The defendant is also facing criminally negligent homicide and gun possession charges. [ more › ]
1mo agoby Ryan Kost
GeneralGothamist
Cooperation with ICE emerges as sticking point in New York immigration bill
Demonstrators in favor of the New York For All Act blocked an entrance to the state Capitol on Tuesday. Lawmakers are haggling over when ICE and local police departments could cooperate. [ more › ]
1mo agoby Jimmy Vielkind
GeneralGothamist
The NYPD is not required to protect New Yorkers, city lawyers argue in court filing
A still shot from a video taken of the April 24 incident in Crown Heights. The argument came in response to a claim filed by Amanda Luci, who alleged NYPD officers failed to protect her from a mob of young men and boys who attacked her in Crown Heights in 2025. [ more › ]
1mo agoby Ben Feuerherd
