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‘Landlords Just Went Wild’: A Brief History of Vacancy Deregulation in New York

NYC real estate interests are currently putting on a full court press to raise rents in regulated apartments. History shows this creates utter chaos.

March 20, 2024

Powerful New York Lawmakers Call for Good Cause Eviction—Kind Of

Meanwhile, Governor Kathy Hochul has been skeptical of passing new tenant protections.

March 13, 2024

Official Government Report: It’s Damn Near Impossible to Find an Apartment in NYC

So far, the official government position has been to do jack shit about it.

Lucy’s Is Being Evicted. Do the Landlords Care?

"It was an institution there, but I guess things come to an end at some time."

Would You Rent This Tiny Upper Manhattan Studio for $1,500 a Month

An apartment that's so small that getting out of bed would put you right in the kitchen is what's considered a steal these days.

January 23, 2024

A Private Equity Firm Bought This East Village Apartment Complex. A Year Later, Most of the Original Tenants Are Gone

Good Cause Eviction laws would have helped keep those tenants in their homes, and made life for remaining tenants easier.

October 26, 2023

Three Inches of Water in a Flooded Basement Apartment and Nowhere Else to Go: ‘It Feels Like We’re Forgotten’

Tania knows her basement floods when it rains. But she doesn’t know where else she can go.

September 29, 2023

Scenes From an Open House for a $1,899/Month Little Italy Studio Apartment With a Bathtub in the Kitchen

Manhattan rents are at a "tipping point." Has it affected the market for studios with bathtubs in the kitchen?

Report: Despite What Landlords Might Say, Rent-Stabilized Apartments Are Pretty Easy to Rent

As landlords attempt to get rid of rent-stabilization forever, a peek into how easy their jobs are.