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Randy Mastro Saves Elizabeth Street Garden, Kills Senior Housing

Randy Mastro Saves Elizabeth Street Garden, Kills Senior Housing

"This is just a really shameful statement of values," Open New York Executive Director Annemarie Gray told Hell Gate.

Adlan Jackson

June 23, 2025

61 posts (Page 3)

Report: Why ‘Affordable Housing’ Is Rarely Affordable in NYC

Report: Why ‘Affordable Housing’ Is Rarely Affordable in NYC

Esther Wang

May 07, 2024

As Lawmakers Gut Tenant Protections, Tenant Advocates Turn to Fighting to Defeat the Budget

As Lawmakers Gut Tenant Protections, Tenant Advocates Turn to Fighting to Defeat the Budget

Max Rivlin-Nadler

April 15, 2024

Hell Gate Supports Good Cause Eviction With These Important Exceptions

Hell Gate Supports Good Cause Eviction With These Important Exceptions

Hell Gate

April 15, 2024

Would You Pay $1,650/Month for 80 Square Feet and a Hallway Bathroom on the LES?

Would You Pay $1,650/Month for 80 Square Feet and a Hallway Bathroom on the LES?

Katie Way

April 05, 2024

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

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

Neil deMause

March 20, 2024

Tenement buildings NYC.

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

Christopher Robbins

March 13, 2024

A view of a NYC fire escape with AC units next to it.

NYC’s Airbnb Law Has Thinned Out Listings. But Can It Bring Down Rents?

Neil deMause

February 20, 2024

A close-up of a row of apartment buildings.

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

Christopher Robbins

February 09, 2024

Exterior of Lucy's bar.

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

Christopher Robbins

February 08, 2024

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

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

Adlan Jackson

January 23, 2024

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

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

Max Rivlin-Nadler

October 26, 2023