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Adams wants to scrap parking mandates in new resi projects
Sept. 24, 2023
Text amendment in “City of Yes” plan also includes legalizing ADUs
Progressives’ ‘good cause eviction’ bill spells doom for NYC housing
March 24, 2023
The "good cause" bill would prohibit evictions if rents become "unreasonable" -- specifically, raised by more than 3% or 1.5% above the Consumer Price Index, as determined once a year. By Howard Husock, New York Post
Not such a good cause: landlords
March 23, 2023
Small property owners are against a bill that would make it harder to evict. By Naeisha Rose, Queens Chronicle
Rent law hurt Westchester’s housing stock, too: landlords
Feb. 17, 2023
"Report finds repair requests, sales prices down since HSTPA" - By Suzannah Cavanaugh, The Real Deal New York, Real Estate News
Legislative housing chairs weigh in on Hochul’s NY Housing Compact
Jan. 10, 2023
Perhaps the biggest proposal to come out of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s second State of the State address was a plan to create 800,000 new homes over the next decade across the state. By Tim William, Spectrum News 1
Governor Hochul Announces Statewide Strategy to Address New York’s Housing Crisis and Build 800,000 New Homes
Jan. 10, 2023
New York Housing Compact Will Set Local Housing Targets, Include Local Participation to Achieve Housing Growth in Every Community
2023 Could Be Year of Rent-Stabilized Housing Collapse; Here’s How We Avoid That
Jan. 6, 2023
I can’t say I am optimistic about 2023. By Jay Martin, Gotham Gazette
Mayor Adams Unveils "Get Stuff Built," Bold Three-Pronged Strategy to Tackle Affordable Housing Crisis, Sets "Moonshot" Goal of 500,000 new Homes
Dec. 8, 2022
New York City Mayor Eric Adams today unveiled "Get Stuff Built," a comprehensive, three-pronged effort to address New York City's affordable housing crisis and underlying housing shortage. By The Official Website of the City of New York
Justin Fox on New York apartments - Podcast
Oct. 26, 2022
Bloomberg Opinion columnist Justin Fox says the pandemic exodus from New York City hasn't left it with cheaper apartments. By Justin Fox, Bloomberg
New York tried to make apartments affordable. The opposite happened.
July 16, 2022
Stories abound of apartment hunters fighting bidding wars and languishing in hourlong lines for packed open houses. It's a problem decades in the making. - By JANAKI CHADHA, Politico