Elizabeth Street Garden, looking east from Elizabeth to Mott streets, November 8, 2024, 10:19 a.m. On weekdays, the garden doesn’t open until 11 a.m. ( Brian Berger) Elizabeth St. Garden Gets Reprieve but Eviction—& Senior Housing—Still Likely to Follow Like an inmate on death row, Elizabeth Street Garden (ESG) has been granted yet another stay of execution. On Friday November... News 11 Nov 2024 | 11:20
City Planning Commission Chair Dan Garodnick speaking at NYU Law about the “City of Yes” housing amendment, shortly after the agency he runs approved it by a vote of 10-3. It now moves to the City Council for consideration. ( Photo: NY Planning Commission, X.com ) “City of Yes” Housing Overhaul Passes Zoning Commission The “City of Yes” housing amendment moved moderately closer to becoming a reality on September 25, when the City Planning... News 02 Oct 2024 | 08:25
Daniel Ohebshalom’s two Washington Heights rentals, 705 and 709 W. 170th St., where there are 453 open violations, according to data from the Department of Housing Preservation and Development. ( Google Maps) NYC’s “Worst Landlord” Returns to Rikers Daniel Ohebshalom—the number one “Worst Landlord” on the New York City Public Advocate’s watchlist for two consecutive years—is... News 30 Sep 2024 | 04:53
Greg Marshall outside his rent-stabilized home. Marshall said he has been the subject of harassment and intimidation from his landlords, after being the sole tenant remaining in his UES apartment building. ( Photo: Courtesy of The Advance Group) ‘No One is Safe:’ Tenant Advocates Say Loophole in State Law Threatens Millions Greg Marshall lives all alone in a six-story apartment building on the Upper East Side. He’s been the building’s only tenant... News 20 Aug 2024 | 02:27
The exterior of 705 and 709 W. 170th St., two Washington Heights buildings owned by Daniel Ohebshalom, where tenants have at times lived without heat, hot water, and electricity, and instead with leaks, mold, chipped lead paint and roach and rodent infestations. ( Image from Google Street View) NYC’s ‘Worst Landlord’ is in Jail. What Led Up to His Arrest? Daniel Ohebshalom is currently serving a 60-day jail sentence on Rikers Island after turning himself in to New York City... News 25 Mar 2024 | 01:18
Mayor Eric Adams says he wants to create 100,000 new units of affordable housing over next 15 years and complete overhaul current housing code to solve the housing crisis. Photo: NYC Mayor’s Office Adams: We Need Sweeping Overhaul to Solve Housing Crisis Our administration recently proposed the most ambitious pro-housing zoning changes in the history of New York City—changes... Voices 09 Oct 2023 | 01:54
Eric Adams speaking at an August 17 press conference on his tripartite plan to convert a wide swath of unused office space into affordable housing. Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine is to his left. ( Photo via NYC Mayor’s Office) Mayors Adams Proposes New Plans to Turn Vacant Midtown Offices Into Apartments As a grim housing shortage plaguing New York has shown no signs of abatement, Mayor Eric Adams held a Tuesday, August 17... News 20 Aug 2023 | 10:59
City Council members after passing FY 2023 budget. Photo via Gale A. Brewer on Twitter City Council Passes Record-High $101.1 Billion Budget Following a City Council vote that wrapped up late Monday evening — and a handshake agreement with Mayor Eric Adams only... News 16 Jun 2022 | 04:19
830 Amsterdam Avenue. Photo: Kay Bontempo The Heat is On, But Problems Remain at 830 Amsterdam The heating system at the Upper West Side NYCHA complex at 830 Amsterdam Avenue appears to be back up and running after years... News 18 Nov 2021 | 10:48
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo at the State Capitol on December 28, 2020. Photo: Mike Groll/Office of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo New Law Limits Evictions in Pandemic New York will freeze evictions and certain foreclosures for two months under a new law that the state’s governor signed Monday.... News 29 Dec 2020 | 11:31
Sami Roberts and her boyfriend, Andre, look for a new apartment in Brooklyn. Photo by Sami Roberts. Looking for an Apartment through COVID-Goggles When my boyfriend and I made the great trek from Denver to New York in August of 2019, there was a lot we were unprepared... Voices 22 Aug 2020 | 01:25
LaKeesha Taylor and her two sons (ages 5 & 8). ( Photo courtesy of LaKeesha Taylor) From Bad to Worse On Monday morning, La Keesha Taylor woke up to take a shower to find there was no hot water running in her bathroom. This... News 20 Apr 2020 | 01:20
Comptroller Scott Stringer, with Deputy Comptroller for Audit Marjorie Landa, announcing the results of his investigation into the city's handling of lead inspections. ( Photo: Susan Watts, Office of the NYC Comptroller) Lead Report Slams City Agency The city failed to conduct lead inspections in private buildings where a government agency knew thousands of children who... Newsletter 30 Sep 2019 | 12:00
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