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“Let’s be clear: a 436-foot medical tower has no place in Lenox Hill or any residential neighborhood. This is a community defined by its human-scale architecture, its walkability, and its residential character.” An illustration of the proposed redevelopment. (Image via Northwell Health) As a long-time resident of the Upper East Side, I’ve watched with growing […]

The board, which votes each year on rent changes for New York City’s nearly 1 million regulated apartments, is now considering an increase between 3.75 (down from 4.75) to 7.75 percent on two-year leases starting Oct. 1. It’s still far from the rent freeze housing advocates want. Scenes from the Rent Guidelines Board meeting vote

“I can’t vote yes on a project in which the majority of the community doesn’t know what’s going on,” Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, who sits on the task force that will vote on a final proposal for the Brooklyn Marine Terminal, said at a rally in early April. “I’m on the task force and

City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events, public hearings and affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon. A rally for the passage of the Tenant Opportunity to Purchase Act, or TOPA, in April. The State Senate’s housing committee will meet on the bill this week. (Photo Courtesy of The New Economy

En Nashville, Tennessee, una serie de controles policiales de la la Patrulla de Carreteras de Tennessee (Tennessee Highway Patrol) a principios de mayo se convirtió en el arresto de casi 200 inmigrantes por parte de Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas (ICE por sus siglas en inglés). (Foto de ICE) En grandes ciudades de

“When people see the composting process up close—when they hold the finished product in their hands—they’re far more likely to separate their food scraps at home.” A May 2024 rally outside City Hall against funding cuts to community composting programs. (Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit) As the City Council debates the 2026 budget,

Each Friday, City Limits rounds up the latest news on housing, land use and homelessness. Catch up on what you might have missed here. A voter registration drive at a supportive housing site for domestic violence survivors. (Photo by Adi Talwar) Welcome to “What Happened This Week in NYC Housing?” where we compile the latest

Find out where to get free composting this summer for your yard, garden or neighborhood tree pits—made from decomposed food scraps and yard waste. The compost bagging machine at the city’s 33-acre composting facility in the Fresh Kills section of Staten Island. (Photo by Adi Talwar) The Big Apple has added a new location to

“New York City needs to show it can build housing that isn’t prohibitively expensive and comes in without years of delay. EDC can help get it done at the Brooklyn Marine Terminal.” City and state officials announcing plans to redevelop Red Hook’s Brooklyn Marine Terminal last year. (Caroline Rubinstein-Willis/Mayoral Photography Office) New York City has

The probe is the third done at the request of public housing tenants who serve on the comptroller’s NYCHA Resident Audit Committee, in response to “complaints of a lack of transparency” about how funds are being doled out. An out-of-service elevator at NYCHA’s Mitchel Houses in 2023. (Photo by Adi Talwar) The NYC Comptroller’s Office