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Adams Unveils Sweeping NYC Housing Plan, But Many Details Remain Vague
When asked how many people the plan will put into housing, Mayor Eric Adams said: "As many as possible."

When asked how many people the plan will put into housing, Mayor Eric Adams said: "As many as possible."

Roughly 500,000 eligible homeowners across New York City could get a check worth hundreds of dollars. Find out how much here.

Rents across New York City yet again broke records in April and May, a new study found.
"No longer will these rooms sit vacant," Gov. Kathy Hochul said as she signed a bill Tuesday to expand affordable housing in the city.
California, Florida and Georgia cities are catching the eyes of New Yorkers looking to flee the city, according to a new study.
The rent just got too d--- higher.
Douglas Elliman, Coldwell Banker, RE/MAX and more refused rent to city housing voucher holders, an historic housing lawsuit contends.
Corcoran is just one of several New York City brokerage firms accused in a sweeping lawsuit this month of turning away low-income renters.
“Scammers don’t take the summer off,” said James. “Summer plans can quickly melt if consumers aren’t careful when they book their getaway."
New York City is the nation's 120th "best place" to live — and Huntsville, Alabama, is number one, according to a U.S. News ranking.
Surprise, surprise — New York City rent is more expensive than in most surrounding cities, a new study found.
Program helps residents plan for the future of their communities with the support of independent, third-party professionals
“The rental market in New York is getting tighter and it will get tighter for the foreseeable future,” he said.
The price of finding a cheap one-bedroom in New York City? A major schlep away from more than 90 percent of subway stops, a new study found.
In a preliminary vote, the city's Rent Guidelines Board approved Thursday the largest increases for regulated apartments in nearly a decade.
Rents across the city have skyrocketed in the past year, with Manhattan's soaring $1,000, a new StreetEasy study found.
Limit the number of eviction cases on the docket — that’s the demand by The Legal Aid Society attorneys to court officials.
The rent debate will move into overdrive on Thursday, when the Board issues more research on the landscape of costs to landlords.
Have more than $3,000 a month to spare? You better, or good luck finding a New York City apartment nowadays, according to a new study.
Homebuyers saw a record number of homes go on the New York City market in February, a StreetEasy study found. But renters had bad news.
'Distressed' buildings across New York City racked up about 40,000 housing violations, is yours among them?
It's a tax break dubbed 421-a, and if you're an apartment-dweller here, those numbers and letters may not mean much to you.
The tug of war over a piece of public art in Chinatown is the latest flashpoint in the fight against bringing a new jail to the neighborhood
"This was the largest annual increase in rents for any given quarter on StreetEasy record," the study states.
Advocates fear the ban's end could lead to thousands of evictions in New York City. But tenants do have some protections.
Predictions of gloom and doom in 2021 gave way to "one of the most robust sales and rental years within memory," a new study found.
Get ready Vermont, the New Yorkers are coming.
More space and in-unit laundry remain stubbornly hard to find in the city, but New Yorkers sought them anyway, according to StreetEasy.
More than 400 Manhattan homes priced above $3.85 million went into contract in November — a one-month record, according to StreetEasy.
From mice to roaches, these landlords amassed hundreds of violations over the past year without any relief for tenants, a new report says.
It would make NYC a showcase for a climate-change-fighting policy.
A new StreetEasy analysis found signs of a coming "flood" of demand and inventory in the coming year.
SoHo topped StreetEasy's "Neighborhoods To Watch In 2022, but some surprising Brooklyn nabes grabbed notice.
Rent in New York City is also the most expensive in the nation, with one-bedrooms fetching $3,180 a month, according to a Zumper study.
Just six New York City ZIP codes ranked among the top 100 most expensive in the country, according to a PropertyShark study.
The vacancy rate for Manhattan office space, despite a surge in leasing during the third quarter, remains near a record at 18.6%.
Many scaffolds or sidewalk sheds have been up at NYCHA homes for five years, Mayor Bill de Blasio said.
“If the city bought their houses, they would have the money to move somewhere else. Every time it rains, they worry."
Not every neighborhood is seeing rental prices bounce back to 2019 levels, according to a new StreetEasy study.
Community members from Two Bridges and Chinatown gathered at Pier 35 to demand a stop to the construction of the waterfront towers.