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Zohran Mamdani wants to freeze rents for New Yorkers. Here's why it's controversial.
Tenant advocates and rent-stabilized landlords are warring over the possibility of four years of rent freezes under a future ...
Mamdani's rent freeze plan could further strain housing costs in New York, experts say
NYC mayoral hopeful Mamdani plans to impose an immediate freeze on more than 2 million rent-stabilized apartments.
Zohran Mamdani has big housing plans. Here’s what stands in the way
New York City frontrunner for mayor Zohran Mamdani has an ambitious agenda to tackle the city’s housing crisis. But the spiraling costs to develop affordable housing, President Donald Trump’s efforts ...
New York’s Housing Crisis Is So Bad That a Socialist Is Poised to Become Mayor
Amara Mayo’s search for an affordable apartment in New York City is becoming more like a pageant contest than typical house ...
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US City Launching $3,000,000 Guaranteed Income Program for Residents – Here’s Who Stands To Benefit
A major US city has allocated millions of dollars to a guaranteed income pilot program in the budget for the 2026 financial ...
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New Affordable Housing Unveiled in Park Slope, Brooklyn as Atlantic Avenue Transforms with Over 4,600 New Homes
New affordable housing opens in Brooklyn, with Park Slope units starting at $946 and an Atlantic Avenue project set to add ...
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Why Are New York City's Affordable Housing Units Falling Apart?
The world of New York City housing policy punditry is small, and I’m glad to share it with Howard Slatkin and Sarah Watson. They serve as executive director and deputy director, respectively, of the ...
A New Rail Line May Come to New York. Will a Housing Boom Follow?
The Interborough Express, a rail line connecting Brooklyn and Queens, could spur the building of tens of thousands of homes.
On Housing, All New York Politicians Are Socialists
Relative to free market orthodoxy, a rent freeze is an extreme policy proposal. In New York politics, it's a solidly ...
These 5 Charts Show How Hotels Became New York’s Response to Homelessness
Social services agencies across the state now place nearly half of all individuals and families seeking shelter in hotels, ...