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New York City style apartment buildings exterior view with windows and fire escapes
The Search
Rents grew seven times faster than wages in NYC last year

… The rent is still too damn high and its growing faster than … keep up according to a new report from StreetEasy Asking rents in New York City grew seven times faster than average … US Bureau of Labor Statistics  While earnings increased by 12 percent on average from 2022 to 2023 average asking rents …

By Celia Young |May 8, 2024 - 11:30AM
A Manhattan street of traditional apartment buildings.
Affordable Housing
Facing housing voucher bias? Here’s how the NYC Commission on Human Rights can help
By Celia Young |April 30, 2024 - 3:00PM
Close-up view of New York City style apartment buildings with emergency stairs along Mott Street in Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan, New York, United States. stock photo
Roommates + Landlords
What rights do squatters have in New York?
By Celia Young |April 8, 2024 - 10:30AM
Beautiful sunset after heavy rain shot in East Harlem, New York.
Affordable Housing
How to freeze your rent through two NYC programs
By Celia Young |April 3, 2024 - 1:30PM
A rendering of the eight buildings in the Far Rockaway, Queens development project dubbed the Rockaway Village Apartments.
Affordable Housing
Housing lottery launches for 155 rent-stabilized apartments in Far Rockaway, Queens
By Celia Young |March 21, 2024 - 9:05AM
A gavel on a wooden desk.
Neighborhood Intel
3 legal battles could spell big changes for property taxes and housing vouchers in NYC
By Celia Young |March 20, 2024 - 1:20PM
New-York building facades with fire escape stairs view from street
The Market
Rents hit record February high in Manhattan and Brooklyn
By Celia Young |March 19, 2024 - 9:24AM
A rendering of 437 Euclid Ave. in East New York, Brooklyn.
Affordable Housing
Housing lottery launches for 53 apartments in East New York
By Celia Young |March 7, 2024 - 10:04AM
A variety of old brick homes and apartment buildings with overhead wires in Astoria Queens of New York City
The Search
Bill shifting broker fees to landlords is back. So is the fight to pass it
By Celia Young |March 5, 2024 - 10:36AM
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The Market
The pros and cons of renting in a NYC condo or co-op building
By Jennifer White Karp |January 25, 2024 - 2:30PM