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A Crown Heights Building's Rat Infestation Gets a Livestream

A Crown Heights Building's Rat Infestation Gets a Livestream

Tenants of the Jewish Hospital complex in Crown Heights say the rat problem has gotten out of control, and one resident has even set up a livestream.

Anna Oakes

June 02, 2025

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Why Are NYC Democrats Endorsing This Landlord-Backed Bill That Would Be a ‘Total Disaster for Rent-Stabilized Housing’?

Why Are NYC Democrats Endorsing This Landlord-Backed Bill That Would Be a ‘Total Disaster for Rent-Stabilized Housing’?

Christopher Robbins

May 12, 2023

City Council members Chi Osse, Alexa Aviles, Sandy Nurse, Shahana Hanif, and Tiffany Caban and tenant organizers disrupt the

Tenants Took Over the Rent Guidelines Board Hearing

Katie Way

May 03, 2023

Assembly Speaker Says NY Can Improve Long Island Zoning Laws ‘In Another Time and Universe’

Assembly Speaker Says NY Can Improve Long Island Zoning Laws ‘In Another Time and Universe’

Max Rivlin-Nadler

March 16, 2023

How Does Gale Weathers Afford Her ‘Scream VI’ UES Apartment?

How Does Gale Weathers Afford Her ‘Scream VI’ UES Apartment?

Katie Way

March 08, 2023

A view of the Penn South Mitchell-Lama apartments in Chelsea at twilight from the street.

NYC’s Affordable ‘Social Housing’ Is Fading

Steven Wishnia

March 06, 2023

‘Every Lawyer in My Unit Is Drowning’: New York Civil Attorneys Strike After Eight Months Without a Contract

‘Every Lawyer in My Unit Is Drowning’: New York Civil Attorneys Strike After Eight Months Without a Contract

Max Rivlin-Nadler

February 21, 2023

What Is a Small Landlord?

What Is a Small Landlord?

Molly Osberg

February 17, 2023

Plaster chunks atop a child's bed at 709 West 170th Street (courtesy of 709 West 170th Street Tenants Association)

No Heat, Bathroom Mushrooms, Bees in the Wall: Life Under One of NYC’s Most ‘Egregiously Negligent’ Landlords

Steven Wishnia

January 13, 2023

‘It’s Dangerous To Sign A Full-Time Lease’: These Airbnb Hosts Don’t Want People Living in Their NYC Apartments

‘It’s Dangerous To Sign A Full-Time Lease’: These Airbnb Hosts Don’t Want People Living in Their NYC Apartments

Molly Osberg

January 12, 2023

For years, Bridget Tuck has only used her tap water for washing her hands, bathing, and occasionally to help her swallow medi

‘My Water Smells and Tastes Like Poop’: Tenants of NYCHA’s Riis Houses Reveal Ongoing Squalid Conditions

Safiyah Riddle

December 11, 2022

New York’s Suburbs Now Have Better Transit. So How About Some More Housing?

New York’s Suburbs Now Have Better Transit. So How About Some More Housing?

John Surico

October 27, 2022