Development
Posted inDevelopment
Those living next to a construction site in Prospect Lefferts Gardens say the vibrations and noise are “as if a train were running through.”
Posted inHousing
To Evict Good Cause Tenants, Landlords Now Claim ‘Demolition.’ Is It Valid?
Tenant protections enacted in 2024 left a big opening for property owners to not renew leases. But do apartment renovations count as demolition?
Posted inDevelopment
99-Apartment Building Boom Makes 99 Problems for NYC Housing Crisis
A new tax break for developers has spurred a rash of buildings with exactly the same number of apartments — and no more.
Posted inHousing
He Survived Japanese Occupation and Mao’s Cultural Revolution. At 93, He’s Fighting NYCHA.
The Housing Authority has ambitious plans to replace a Chelsea complex, but Jin Tao Wu and a handful of other seniors are refusing to move out.
Posted inDevelopment
A Superluxury Condo Sold for $87.7 Million. Will NYC’s New Pied-à-Terre Tax Apply?
The way the city measures value for high-end condos and co-ops radically underestimates their worth, raising questions about how a new proposal from the Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani would tax them.
Posted inClimate
Trump Crew Cheers New NYC Gas Pipeline Without Hochul, Who Handed It to Them
The governor was a no-show for the groundbreaking as Washington Republicans celebrated the “absolutely awesome” natural gas project that will be built in the waters off the Rockaway Peninsula.
Posted inEconomy
Never Mind Mamdani: Wall Street Doubles Down on NYC
Record jobs and fat real estate leases make finance the No. 1 industry again.
Posted inDevelopment
In NYC’s Brutal Housing Crunch, Finished Affordable Units Often Sit Empty for Months
Data from a large nonprofit backer of subsidized apartments shows how red tape delays tenants from moving in.
Posted inClimate
A Fifth of NYC Built on Bygone Water Now at Risk: Study Maps City’s ‘Blue Zones’
Researchers at the New York Botanical Garden identified more than 500 places in the city where water used to be, where it still floods and where flooding is likely to get worse due to climate change.
Posted inBrooklyn
Bushwick Farm Padlocked Amid Migrant Crisis, Fines and Fed-Up Owner
The 15-year-old garden and green space is locked up as volunteers push a longshot bid for a city takeover to save it.

