GeneralGothamist
NYC officials criticize ICE after clash outside Brooklyn hospital leads to 8 arrests
NYPD officers respond to anti-ICE protesters outside out of Wyckoff Heights Medical Center. Elected leaders are questioning the presence of federal immigration agents and the police response after a chaotic confrontation on Saturday night. [ more › ]
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GeneralGothamist
Man arrested in NJ Chick-Fil-A mass shooting was on probation for gun charge
New Jersey police officers and first responders are seen outside Chick-Fil-A restaurant following a mass shooting in April. Jaheed Fields, the alleged shooter, previously pleaded guilty to possessing a handgun without a permit. [ more › ]
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Rental MarketBrownstoner
Top 10 Brooklyn Real Estate Listings: A Brooklyn Heights Carriage House
The most popular listings on Brownstoner this week include a Windsor Terrace row house, a Park Slope limestone, and a Prospect Park South standalone. Listings in Park Slope were popular with readers this week. The least expensive property for sale on the list is a Kensington row house at $1.295 mill
10h agoby Susan De Vries
Rental MarketLucid Rents
Williamsburg: What the Rent Actually Buys You Now
The neighborhood that launched a thousand thinkpieces is still reshaping itself — and your rent check reflects every twist.
1d agoby Lucid Rents Newsroom
Tenant RightsLucid Rents
Your 30-Day Notice Rights in NYC, Explained
Before your landlord can push you out the door, New York law says they have to knock first — in writing.
1d agoby Lucid Rents Newsroom
Rental MarketBrownstoner
Top 5 Stories on Brownstoner This Week: A Crown Heights Church Hits the Market
Affordable Housing Lottery Launches for Midwood Building With $1,019 Units An affordable housing lottery has launched for 20 apartments in a new nine-story development on Nostrand Avenue in Midwood. The beige brick building includes a total of 74 apartments, as well as a gym and community center. --
1d agoby Susan De Vries
Tenant RightsCity Limits
Opinion: Depriving Asylum Seekers of Right to Work Would Do Far-Reaching Harm
“Employment authorization is not just a bureaucratic document—it is a critical pathway that allows people seeking safety to rebuild their lives.” A help wanted flier in Brooklyn. (Jeanmarie Evelly/City Limits) Buried in the theatre of the absurd that is recent immigration policy was news
2d agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
Tenant RightsCity Limits
The Mayor Wants You at This Year’s Rent Board Hearings, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing
Mamdani’s Office of Mass Engagement will be knocking on doors this spring, urging New Yorkers to testify at upcoming Rent Guideline Board hearings. The board will vote in June on rent adjustments for tenants in roughly 1 million rent stabilized apartments. Mamdani with Tascha Van Auken, commis
2d agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
GeneralThe City
Three Rikers Deaths, Similar Failures: Officers Off Post, Medical Care Bungled
One detainee was found dead with 66 pills in his cell. Another lay in distress for five minutes during an apparent overdose before staff administered Narcan. A third was left locked in his cell, unsupervised, for nearly half an hour as he spiraled into a medical crisis. Those were some of the damnin
2d agoby Reuven Blau
Rental MarketStreetEasy
NYC open houses for May 2 and 3, 2026
A new month bursting with exciting possibilities is upon us! If you're wanting to take advantage of the fresh spring energy to find a new home, you're in the right place. We've rounded up five of the hottest open houses across New York City this weekend, featuring stunning renovations and outdoor sp
2d agoby Isabel Galupo
Rental Market6sqft
For $10.5M, a sunny yellow Mediterranean villa on the Upper East Side
This 4,500-square-foot townhouse at 126 East 74th Street on the Upper East Side, asking $10.5 million, has a unique architectural history in addition to a designer’s touch. Built in 1880, the home was constructed in the stately Victorian-era Italianate style of its neighbors. It was transforme
2d agoby Michelle Cohen
Rental MarketBrownstoner
A Renovated Park Slope Brownstone and More to See, Starting at $1.85 Million
Our picks for open houses to check out this weekend are found in Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, and Prospect Lefferts Gardens. They range in price from $1.85 million to $4.195 million. 18 Sterling Place Price: $4.195 million Area: Park Slope Broker: Corcoran (Jessica Buchman) Saturday May 2, 2-4 p.m.
2d agoby Susan De Vries
Rental Market6sqft
New sculpture in FiDi honors ‘Little Syria,’ NYC’s first Arabic-speaking community
A new public art installation in Lower Manhattan pays tribute to “Little Syria,” New York City’s first Arabic-speaking community, which was displaced in the 1940s when the area was largely demolished to make way for the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel. On Thursday, the city’s Parks Department un
2d agoby Aaron Ginsburg
Rental Market6sqft
NYC pied-à-terre tax could raise less than Hochul’s $500M estimate, report finds
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed pied-à-terre tax could generate up to $500 million annually, but multiple variables could affect the final revenue, according to a report released Thursday by New York City Comptroller Mark Levine. Introduced last month, the governor’s proposed tax, which wou
2d agoby Aaron Ginsburg
Rental MarketBrownstoner
A Kinderhook Italianate Filled With Lush Details, Yours for $2.25 Million
Even though it's in the center of Kinderhook, this red brick Italianate dwelling still has a bit of privacy thanks to its location set back from a scenic tree-lined street. The property also comprises more than the picturesque 1850s main house. On slightly more than four acres, the parcel includes&h
2d agoby Susan De Vries
Rental MarketCity Limits
State Bill Would Help More of NYC’s Affordable Housing Go Solar
New York City’s only solar incentive is a property tax abatement that most nonprofit and affordable housing providers can’t use. A proposal in Albany would provide them with direct payments instead. Solar power panels on the rooftop at the Sherman Terrace co-op in the South Bronx. (Adi T
2d agoby Jeanmarie Evelly
GeneralGothamist
Lime pushes for NYC e-scooters expansion to break up Citi Bike’s micromobility monopoly
Lime wants to topple Citi Bike's monopoly. Back in 2021, lawmakers allowed e-scooter rental companies to roll out in select areas of the Bronx and Queens. Now, a major player wants to expand. [ more › ]
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GeneralThe City
Staff at Justice-Focused Nonprofits Launch Union Push
Hundreds of case workers, career coaches and housing specialists at two prominent nonprofits serving recently incarcerated people announced they plan to unionize on Friday morning, May Day, looking to join the ranks of scores of workers in the education and social services sector who’ve organized in
2d agoby Claudia Irizarry Aponte
GeneralGothamist
'He lit up the room': Family mourns fatally stabbed Bronx teen as police charge man
An NYPD van in New York City on Feb. 15, 2023 Authorities say the teen was attacked about a mile from home during a fight in Soundview this week. [ more › ]
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GeneralGothamist
Early Addition: UPS drivers have a habit of blocking bus lanes
Because the MTA said UPS nearly doubled Amazon's violations last year, here are your early links: Broadway in Brooklyn has a lot of potholes, pre-war apartments have janky doorbells, Jersey City deer hunt and more. [ more › ]
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