Manhattan Borough President Brad Hoylman-Sigal is hiring a full time organizer to create a borough-wide tenant union, continuing a trend of city government supporting tenant groups. The post Meet Manhattans New Director For Tenant Organizing, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing appeared first on City Limits.

"Summer camp should be recognized as part of the childcare ecosystem, especially for families who are too often locked out of these life-changing experiences because of cost." The post Opinion: Summer Camp is Vital. And Unaffordable. appeared first on City Limits.

The Knicks NBA Championship earned some New Yorkers facing eviction another day of reprieve. The city occasionally halts evictions due to health and safety risks, like extreme weather events, but rarely for celebrations. The post NYC Temporarily Suspends Evictions For Knicks Parade Day appeared first on City Limits.

In 2022, developers behind two Atlantic Avenue projects committed to making a record-setting 35 percent of the apartments affordable. But after interest rates shot up and the owner cited cost pressures, nonprofit partners recruited by Councilmember Hudson agreed to renegotiate, rather than pursue enforcement. The post How a 35% Affordable Housing Pledge in ...

Officials attributed the spike in fatalities to a record-breaking June 2025 heat wave that killed 19 people. All but three who died last year were Black or Latino; many died at home, without air conditioning. The post At Least 21 New Yorkers Died From Heat Stress Last Year, City Health Dept. Says appeared first on City Limits.

"If New York City truly values affordable housing, it must also value the economic sustainability of the buildings and small owners providing that housing." The post Opinion: Small Owners Are Struggling with Affordability, Too appeared first on City Limits.

"The economic data shows thatholding rents steady for one yearor even fourwill not substantially disrupt the city budget nor the housing stock." The post Opinion: The Economic Case for a Rent Freeze appeared first on City Limits.

Some lawmakers are considering a no vote on any budget deal that doesnt include a significant expansion of the citys housing voucher program, CityFHEPS, revealing a rift with Council Speaker Julie Menin. The expansion has not appeared in either the mayor or the speakers budget plans. The post In Budget Talks, Some Council Progressives Draw the Line on ...

"CityFHEPS vouchers would give youth a real pathway out of homelessness, rather than forcing them into the adult homeless shelter system." The post Opinion: Homeless Youth Are Being Excluded, Yet Again. We Hoped for Better From Mayor Mamdani. appeared first on City Limits.

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events and public hearings, plus affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. The post NYC Housing Calendar, June 15-22 appeared first on City Limits.

Both inside and outside the Rent Guidelines Board's public hearing Thursday, tenants and landlords shouted, booed, and jeered at each other in almost equal measure over future rents for regulated apartments. The post Tenants, Landlords and Zombies Face Off Over a Rent Freeze, And What Else Happened This Week in Housing appeared first on City Limits.

The core problem with New York's housing affordability is not, at its heart, a rent regulation problem. It is a divergence problem. Rents for existing affordable units have become increasingly affordable over time, while rents for new affordable units have become increasingly unaffordable. The post Opinion: New York’s Affordable Housing Divide appeared ...