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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani last week released his Rental Ripoff Hearing Report, with 23 policy recommendations allegedly built on testimony from five borough hearings held earlier this year. Perhaps wanting to preempt further criticism that his administration’s policies are hostile to landlords—most recently, a

Mayor Mamdani has repeatedly called Israel’s military operations in Gaza a "genocide"

New York City’s building rulebook is getting its biggest rewrite in decades, and this time it is all about the buildings that already exist. The Department of Buildings announced Monday that the city has adopted its first-ever Existing Building Code, a sweeping overhaul intended to make repairs, renovations and preserv

Streetview of Second Avenue between East 125th and East 126th Streets © Google 2024. New York City is seeking a developer to transform a city-owned site in East Harlem, vacant for nearly 20 years, into 140 homes. The city’s Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) on Monday released a request for proposals (RFP) for t

Picture a Tuesday morning in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. A young woman laces up her sneakers, grabs a bottle of coconut water, and heads out with no train ticket, no rideshare app, and no real destination. Ten hours and roughly 18 miles later, she crosses the George Washington Bridge into New Jersey, phone battery drained,

New York landlords push back against Democratic Socialists of America rent freeze calls, saying property taxes, insurance and mortgages erode profits.

Despite promises of action from Mayor Zohran Mamdani, the blocks-long homeless encampments on the West Side of Manhattan continue to stir controversy.

A two-alarm fire burned through a long-vacant Flatbush building on Saturday morning. Firefighters arrived at 1952 Nostrand Avenue just after 6:40 a.m on July 18 to find the two-story wood frame house enveloped in thick smoke. The blaze had begun in the building’s basement, per the FDNY, and spread up to the first floor

A violent criminal on parole was charged with attempted murder for allegedly tossing an elderly woman onto Midtown subway tracks in a terrifying weekend attack, cops and sources said. Zaki Smith, 36, was picked up by eagle-eyed cops during the Monday evening rush and charged in connection to the 11:30 a.m. Saturday att

Administration will require disclosure of AI-altered rental listings, recognize tenant unions and strengthen enforcement against negligent landlords and conditions like mold and pests. Our Bureau. New York, NY. Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani has released the Rental Ripoff Report, a package of 23 policy actions shaped by te