Rent

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

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

Neighborhood Intel

3 legal battles could spell big changes for property taxes and housing vouchers in NYC

… Citys property tax system unfairly sets higher tax rates on rental buildings and small homes in lowincome areas than on … of color While a lower court dismissed the suit in 2020 the Court of Appeals found that it could move forward … of another legal battle a March 13 settlement would make renters whose housing vouchers were incorrectly terminated …

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

… Housing lottery applications are open for 53 rentstabilized … $105060 are eligible to apply depending on the size of the household Rents start at $617 for a onebedroom The … the AMI for New York City is $113000 for a twoperson household The apartments available include one two and …

By Celia Young |March 7, 2024 - 10:04AM