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News

‘The rents just keep going up’: Pols, tenants rally for rent freeze in Sunset Park

By Gabriele Holtermann

Brad Lander speaks in NYC Mayor's Race

AMNY

EXCLUSIVE | Lander pitches plan to improve beleaguered NYCHA, gains housing leader support in 2025 NYC Mayor’s Race

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Brooklyn Heights

‘Moonstruck’ house in Brooklyn Heights for sale for $14M

By Susan De Vries

Conservative City council members sue city over City of Yes housing rezoning plan

AMNY

Housing in NYC: Conservative pols lead charge to overturn mayor’s City of Yes rezoning plan with new lawsuit

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Landlords in the Crosshairs

Attorney General sues woman for fraudulently claiming ownership of Williamsburg housing cooperative

By Kirstyn Brendlen

Affordable housing in New York City

AMNY

NYC’S HOUSING CRISIS: Why affordable housing really isn’t as ‘affordable’ as you think

City Council rally on CityFHEPS expansion lawsuit

AMNY

An ‘unsustainable’ program: Why has NYC’s spending on CityFHEPS housing vouchers grown by 44 times in 6 years?

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Lidl grocery store, apartments rise in Crown Heights

By Anna Bradley-Smith

rendering of the riverie greenpoint affordable housing lotto

Housing

Affordable housing lotto opens for 251 units at The Riverie in Greenpoint

By Anna Bradley-Smith

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Man previously booked for deed theft charged after allegedly attempting to steal $2M Fort Greene home

By Lauren Rapp

Mayor Eric Adams.

AMNY

Op-Ed | Breaking housing records and giving New Yorkers a key to their future

Views of the Gowanus neighborhood, where dozens of large affordable housing construction projects along the Gowanus Canal on Dec. 24, 2024 in Brooklyn.

AMNY

NYC mayoral race: What are the candidates’ plans to address the affordable housing crisis?

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Housing

21 Brooklyn neighborhoods among NYC’s most expensive in 2024: report

By Lauren Rapp

NYPD commissioner and chief of detectives discuss ICE raids

AMNY

ICE raids: NYPD says migrants shouldn’t fear law enforcement – unless they are criminals

Migrants at Floyd Bennett Field.

AMNY

NYC to close massive Brooklyn migrant shelter as arrivals decline, 9 other sites scheduled to shut

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Affordable housing lottery opens at former NuHart Plastics site in Greenpoint

By Anna Bradley-Smith

City Council Member Chi Osse supporting FARE Act broker fees bill

AMNY

FARE Act becomes law without Mayor Adams’ signature, shifting NYC broker fee costs from tenants to landlords

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Politics

A slim margin: How did Brooklyn’s council members vote on City of Yes?

By Kirstyn Brendlen

"Tenants Not Tourists" launch their coalition and fight against the newly introduced Into 1107 bill which would change laws around short term rentals in New York City.

AMNY

‘Tenants not tourists’: Debate rages over NYC bill to change short-term rental legislation, expand Airbnb offerings

Mayor Eric Adams announces City of Yes passage

AMNY

City of Yes zoning plan to boost housing growth narrowly passes City Council

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