NY's Homeless Count Fell 8%, Led by NYC. Children Are Still One in Three — Twice the U.S. Rate.
PublishedNew York's homeless population dropped 7.9% to 145,560 in January 2025 — the largest state decline in the country, drive...
July 23, 2026
Biebers' $12M West Village Penthouse Lands in DOF's Pied-à-Terre Tax Window
PublishedJustin and Hailey Bieber paid $12 million for a four-bedroom penthouse at a West Village waterfront condominium — their...
July 19, 2026
A $10,372 Legal Rent on a UES Studio Is Probably Not a Mistake — But It Could Be Fraud
PublishedA UES rent-stabilized studio carries a legal regulated rent of $10,372 — nearly three times what the tenant pays.
July 19, 2026
1 Duffield Street Landlord Lost Nonpayment Rights for Four Days Last Fall, Drew Class C Heating Violation That Took 14 Months to Close
PublishedThe Bridge Building USA LLC, which HPD records link to a portfolio of at least 16 Brooklyn buildings under head officer...
July 19, 2026
Appellate Court Lifts Four-Month TRO on Fulton and Elliott-Chelsea Demolition, Clearing Related Companies to Proceed
PublishedA New York appellate court lifted a nearly four-month restraining order Thursday, unblocking NYCHA's plan to demolish al...
July 18, 2026
Wall Collapse at 5005 Fifth Ave. Demo Damages Salvation Army Center That Feeds Sunset Park
PublishedA section of brick and concrete wall at an active Sunset Park demolition site came down July 16, striking the upper corn...
July 18, 2026
DOB Posted — Then Deleted — Its Own Finding That 42nd St. Columns Lacked Required Reinforcement
PublishedIn the immediate aftermath of the July 7 column buckling at 235 E.
July 18, 2026
NYC's Pied-à-Terre Tax Has an Enforcement Clock: DOF Notices Due by August 30
PublishedThe Department of Finance must identify qualifying second-home apartments by August 30 — triggering a 30-day challenge w...
July 16, 2026
A Landlord's Personal Dog Phobia Is Not a Fair Housing Act Exemption
PublishedA landlord told a tenant with an emotional support animal to cancel their lease within 45 days, citing a personal fear o...
July 16, 2026
For a Rent-Stabilized Tenant Who Lost Central Air, the Landlord's Window Units Don't Satisfy DHCR
PublishedWhen a rent-stabilized apartment's built-in HVAC fails and a landlord offers window units in its place, state law has a...
July 16, 2026
Mamdani's 67-Page Rental Agenda Has 23 Proposals — Most Need Laws That Don't Exist Yet
PublishedThe Mayor's Office to Protect Tenants released a 67-page "Rental Ripoff Recap" Thursday with 23 proposals covering tenan...
July 16, 2026
A Landlord Who Misses the 14-Day Security Deposit Deadline Has Already Forfeited Their Main Defense
PublishedNew York law gives landlords 14 days to return a security deposit with an itemized statement.
July 15, 2026
23 Ocean Parkway Is Selling Condos. City Records Show It Was Built as a Rental in an Affordable-Housing Zone.
PublishedA nine-story Windsor Terrace building now marketing for-sale condos was permitted as a rental apartment building in a Ma...
July 15, 2026
1571 Broadway, Bushwick: No DOB Permit Since 2011, Uninspected Illegal-Conversion Complaint, Lease Signed for August 1
PublishedA Bushwick building owned by Loma Coffee Shop 2, Inc.
July 15, 2026
Late Renewal Delivery and Order #58: A Rate Clause Stabilized Tenants Should Read Before Signing
PublishedLandlords who missed the 90-day renewal deadline this summer may have inadvertently triggered a legal gray zone: the sta...
July 14, 2026
East Harlem Walk-Up at 2167 Third Ave. Has Open DOB Violations and a Laundromat Running on a Letter, Not a Certificate
PublishedThe 20-unit walk-up above a ground-floor laundromat in East Harlem carries two open DOB violations, including a Work Wit...
July 14, 2026
For Single Adults in NYC's Shelter System, the Wait for a Housing Placement Now Averages a Year
PublishedNYC's shelter census hit 96,500 in May — the highest since the Depression — and the average single adult in a DHS facili...
July 14, 2026
Five UES Cooling Towers That Tested Positive for Legionella Had Never Filed a Required Test
PublishedA citywide records review found 568 Manhattan cooling towers out of compliance with the monthly testing rules the city p...
July 14, 2026
NYC's Building Energy Grade Is a Report Card, Not an Order
PublishedThe A-through-D label on your lobby wall names how inefficient your building is.
July 14, 2026
Arrow Linen Site Still Dark, 16 Months After Park Slope Council Vote
PublishedThe former Arrow Linen Supply site on Prospect Avenue cleared a contentious rezoning fight in March 2025.
July 14, 2026
Manhattan 1-BR Average Hits $5,408 in June, as the Rent Freeze Waits Until October
PublishedCorcoran Group data for June 2026 shows the average Manhattan one-bedroom at an all-time high of $5,408, with Brooklyn n...
July 14, 2026
Monitor Point, 40 Quay St., Greenpoint, Awaits Full Council Vote After Committee OKs 662 Affordable Units
PublishedMonitor Point, a 1,324-unit project at 40 Quay Street in Greenpoint, cleared the City Council's Land Use Committee 9-0 o...
July 13, 2026
Non-Union Job, One Union Trade: Steamfitters Say MetroLoft Shorted Steel at 235 E. 42nd
PublishedThe conversion of the former 37-story Pfizer headquarters used almost no organized labor.
July 11, 2026
NY Law Lets Renters Skip the $20 Screening Fee — If They Hand Over Their Own Credit Report
PublishedA 2019 state law caps rental application fees at $20 and requires landlords to waive the charge entirely if the applican...
July 10, 2026
June Homes Structures Its 1,666 NYC Rentals as 'Member Unit Licenses' and Discloses Full Fee Stack Only at Application
PublishedThe flexible-lease platform advertises NYC rooms from $1,225/month but its own how-it-works page says signers also owe "...
July 10, 2026
DCWP Proposes Junk-Fee Rule Requiring All Mandatory Apartment Charges in Advertised Rent
PublishedThe Mamdani administration's consumer protection office has proposed a "Junk Fees" rule that would require landlords and...
July 10, 2026
Nine of Twelve Injury Lawsuits at 42nd St. Conversion Show No DOB Notification on Record
PublishedAs DOB investigates Tuesday's beam buckling at 235 East 42nd Street, a review of civil lawsuits finds twelve workers inj...
July 10, 2026
Airbnb Pays $81.5M for Its First NYC Office Building at 281 Park Avenue South, Gramercy
PublishedAirbnb acquired the six-story landmarked Church Missions House in Gramercy Park for $81.5 million — a 63-percent premium...
July 9, 2026
NYCHA Plumber Supervisor Logged 2,558 Overtime Hours While Running Two Outside Businesses; DOB and DOI Both Probing
PublishedA NYCHA fire-safety plumber supervisor earned $465,034 in FY2025 — logging 2,558 overtime hours, the most of any city em...
July 9, 2026