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NYC politics
fromGothamist
18 hours ago

Mamdani gets props from de Blasio on managing Trump: 'That might actually work'

NYC Mayor Mamdani successfully pitched Trump for federal investment in a Sunnyside housing project using creative appeal tactics that former Mayor de Blasio acknowledged he would never have attempted.
Brooklyn
fromNews 12 - Default
5 days ago

NYC program freezes rent at affordable rates and stops it from future increases

NYC's Rent Freeze Program freezes rent for elderly and disabled tenants, preventing future increases while the city provides property tax credits to landlords for the difference.
NYC politics
fromNews 12 - Default
2 weeks ago

Mayor Mamdani pitches major NYC housing project to President Trump during 'productive' meeting

Mayor Mamdani met with President Trump to pitch a 12,000-unit housing project for NYC and advocate for detained students' release.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Like a Fiddle': Mamdani Stuns With Image of Ecstatic Trump From Their Meeting

Last time the two met, Trump asked him to return with ideas to build big things. Mamdani came back with a massive housing proposal. Mamdani's team created mock headlines to show Trump how such a project would be received. He was very enthusiastic.
NYC politics
New York City
fromtherealdeal.com
3 weeks ago

Richard A.C. Coles on Vanbarton's office conversion frenzy

Vanbarton Group is converting NYC office buildings into luxury residences, fueled by tax incentives and active projects amid cautious global investor sentiment.
fromBusiness Insider
4 weeks ago

NYC's outgoing planner says Mamdani's proposed rent freeze must avoid 'pushing buildings into distress'

In his four years as director of the New York City Department of Planning, Dan Garodnick oversaw one of the most sweeping changes to the city's zoning rules in decades. The policy, called City of Yes, initiated a collection of revisions to boost housing, including updates that allow new apartment projects to add bulk used for affordable housing, homes to convert basements or add backyard cottages as accessory dwellings, and more office buildings to be converted into residential space.
New York City
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
3 months ago

Op-Ed | Zohran Mamdani's New York City: Historical lessons from prior governmental schisms | amNewYork

Zohran Mamdani plans tenant-focused housing reforms prioritizing rent freezes, tenant empowerment, and nonprofit acquisition, shifting away from supply-and-finance approaches toward regulatory power shifts.
fromMoneywise
5 months ago

NYC cracked down on Airbnbs 2 years ago - yet rent remains sky high for locals. Why experts say the ban hasn't had the impact lawmakers intended

The rationale behind the crackdown was twofold: First, it was meant to tame the influx of tourists who were impacting the quality of life of local residents who were left feeling crowded out of their own neighborhoods. The second objective was to boost housing inventory for locals, with the belief that the ban on short-term rentals would increase the housing stock as units that had been repurposed for tourism would revert back to long-term housing.
New York City
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