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As New York City housing costs continue to outpace incomes, the pressure ricochets through commercial corridors, pushing out some of the very businesses that define them. The post How NYC’s Housing Crisis is Squeezing its Small Businesses appeared first on City Limits.
Members of the Hasidic Jewish community gathered outside of the Chabad Lubavitch world headquarters, where a man was arrested after repeatedly crashing his car into a door. Police investigated the incident as a possible hate crime. Some hate crime experts say the new reporting method is less transpa
The majority of 911 calls routed to the NYPD last year were described by dispatchers as unrelated to criminal activity, according to a new study released Wednesday by a criminal justice reform group. The nonprofit Vera Institute analyzed more than 3.6 million calls that resulted in a police response
The city's aggressive push to roll out standardized trash bins has faced some supply chain hiccups. The city plans to begin issuing fines in June ranging from $50 to $200 to homeowners who don’t use official city bins for their trash. But thousands of people who ordered the bins still haven't receiv
Mayor Zohran Mamdani The mayor is ordering a six-month suspension in order to review the controversial system and add homeowner protections. [ more › ]
Looking for a home in Clinton Hill? It’s a great time to do so — Clinton Hill was named one of StreetEasy’s 10 Best Neighborhoods for Buyers in 2026 thanks to increased inventory and falling asking prices. With average prices on par with those of greater Brooklyn, this neighborhood is great for thos
Two massive steel sculptures debuted Tuesday in Flatiron and the Meatpacking District, bringing surrealism into dialogue with the skyscrapers of Manhattan. Created by New York-born artist and filmmaker Charlotte Colbert, “Chasing Rainbows” features two 30-foot-tall surrealist sculptures in the bustl
A former city office building in Tribeca that has been vacant for about a decade is one step closer to becoming a luxury residential tower. Manhattan Community Board 1 on Monday approved the expansion and conversion of 101 Franklin Street (formerly 250 Church), which will turn a 17-story 1940s build
Key takeaways: If you're looking for information about affordable apartments, you've probably heard the terms "rent-regulated," "rent-controlled," or "rent-stabilized." But you may be wondering, what do these terms mean? Our guide to rent-stabilized apartments in NYC walks you through the history of
An affordable housing lottery debuted for a new tower along Brooklyn’s arterial Atlantic Avenue. Construction for the development, dubbed Prosper Brooklyn, was underway before the recently-passed Atlantic Avenue rezoning. The rezoning is meant to spur similar high-rise housing development along the
A penthouse unit in Williamsburg's One Domino Square recently sold for $7 million, pushing up the price per square foot for condos in the pricier parts of Brooklyn. However, the current residential record holder still remains the $32 million dollar sale of a home in Gravesend last year. This William
While Mayor Zohran Mamdani may disagree with much of former Mayor Eric Adams’ agenda, the two align on one issue: removing New York City’s sidewalk sheds. Last week, the mayor announced a series of new initiatives aimed at removing longstanding scaffolding, with a focus on sidewalk sheds at public h
This week, a look back at four of our featured listings from six months ago focuses on homes in Fort Greene, Crown Heights, Bay Ridge, and Kensington. How did they fare? First up, in the Fort Greene Historic District, this circa 1850s row house has a duplex and two rental units.… Read More > The pos
by Gabriele Holtermann, Brooklyn Paper While New Yorkers were looking forward to spring on March 9, 1976, an intense snowstorm, with wind gusts of 20 miles per hour, dropped up to five inches on the city in the late afternoon and evening hours. Undeterred by the inclement weather, Park Slope residen
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Mayor Zohran Mamdani A Council bill with majority support would revive the once-controversial "third-party transfer" program. [ more › ]
Anthony D’Argenzio did not start his career in real estate. He was a designer and creative director in New York City, producing photo shoots for magazines and brands like West Elm and Anthropologie. He says his brand is “rooted in beautiful things.” And that’s just the approach he takes when selling
A controversial program to take derelict buildings away from negligent landlords may get a revamp. The Third Party Transfer program, created in 1996, took buildings from landlords who were behind on either property taxes or water bills, and had amassed a significant amount of housing violations. Run
"It’s covering cars. It’s clogging air conditioners," said Kimberly Comes, a tenant at NYCHA’s Redfern Houses. She and neighbors hope to close the construction debris recycling facility across the street, citing a 2023 state law meant to address the concentration of industrial sites in low-income co