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New Yorkers earning 40, 60, and 130 percent of the area median income can apply for the units, priced from $978/month st...
11/18/2025

New Yorkers earning 40, 60, and 130 percent of the area median income can apply for the units, priced from $978/month studios to $4,376/month two bedrooms.

A lottery opened for 28 mixed-income apartments at a new 13-story rental in Chelsea. Units start at $978/month for studios.

For those looking to live near Brooklyn’s Backyard, we rounded up the best new apartment buildings located within a mile...
11/17/2025

For those looking to live near Brooklyn’s Backyard, we rounded up the best new apartment buildings located within a mile of Prospect Park.

With its 585 acres of woodlands, waterways, and meadows, Prospect Park is a serene escape in the heart of Brooklyn. Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux in the 1860s, the public park is one of Brooklyn's most beautiful places to wander and connect with nature. As more renters and buyer...

It’s unclear which project Extell plans to use the rights for, but the firm is working on several nearby projects, inclu...
11/17/2025

It’s unclear which project Extell plans to use the rights for, but the firm is working on several nearby projects, including the former Wellington Hotel site and 655 Madison Avenue.

Extell has entered into contract to acquire 123,000 square feet of air rights from the landmarked St. Thomas Church at 678 Fifth Avenue in Midtown.

Opponents, siding with the Transport Workers Union International, which represents carriage drivers, called the bill “il...
11/17/2025

Opponents, siding with the Transport Workers Union International, which represents carriage drivers, called the bill “ill-conceived and silly.”

The City Council subcommittee voted against Ryder's Law, which would the horse-drawn carriage industry in NYC by 2026 and help drivers transition to other jobs.

The Studio Museum is "part of Harlem, and the residents of the neighborhood think of the museum as their space. It was p...
11/17/2025

The Studio Museum is "part of Harlem, and the residents of the neighborhood think of the museum as their space. It was part of the conversation always — how to welcome the public in.”

It was a year of political unrest and cultural change in the United States. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, the Vietnam War was protested, the Fair Housing Act was passed, and President Richard Nixon was elected. In its list of major, shifting events that year, a much quieter moment: the fo...

For the same reasons that some office buildings feel antiquated, others present a creative opportunity for developers to...
11/17/2025

For the same reasons that some office buildings feel antiquated, others present a creative opportunity for developers to offer residents something truly one-of-a-kind.

Structural, financial, and design issues mean conversions are not always simple. Read on to learn about the pros and cons of office-to-residential conversions.

The OneLIC Neighborhood Plan rezones 54 blocks of a largely industrial area of Long Island City to allow for 14,700 new ...
11/16/2025

The OneLIC Neighborhood Plan rezones 54 blocks of a largely industrial area of Long Island City to allow for 14,700 new homes, including 4,350 permanently affordable units. The plan will create a continuous public waterfront from Gantry Plaza State Park to Queensbridge Park.

The Long Island City rezoning will bring 14,700 new homes, including 4,350 affordable homes, to a 54-block stretch of the neighborhood.

The Elizabeth Street Garden has been saved yet again.
11/16/2025

The Elizabeth Street Garden has been saved yet again.

To prevent Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani from turning Nolita's Elizabeth Street Garden into senior housing as first intended over a decade ago, Mayor Eric Adams is designating the one-acre green space as official city parkland. As first reported by Gothamist, Adams is transferring ownership of the lot....

Built in 1893, the six-story loft at 21 Bond Street, anchored by a street-level shop in the Noho Historic District, is a...
11/16/2025

Built in 1893, the six-story loft at 21 Bond Street, anchored by a street-level shop in the Noho Historic District, is a classic example of the neighborhood’s commercial Renaissance Revival architecture.

Built in 1893, the six-story loft at 21 Bond Street, anchored by a street-level shop in the Noho Historic District, is a classic example of the neighborhood's commercial Renaissance Revival architecture, with brownstone piers framing its cast-iron storefront with Palladian-inspired second-story wind...

Announced on Wednesday by Manhattan Council Members Keith Powers and Erik Bottcher, the legislation would amend the city...
11/16/2025

Announced on Wednesday by Manhattan Council Members Keith Powers and Erik Bottcher, the legislation would amend the city’s administrative code to clarify that housing programs offering preference to artists do not violate human rights laws prohibiting discrimination based on occupation.

The Council legislation would clarify that affordable housing programs giving preference to artists don’t violate human rights laws.

New York City has released proposed rules to legalize the thousands of illegal basement and cellar apartments found acro...
11/15/2025

New York City has released proposed rules to legalize the thousands of illegal basement and cellar apartments found across the five boroughs.

NYC has published draft guidelines to launch a pilot program legalizing basement apartments for qualifying one- and two-family homes citywide.

The new service will launch on December 8, addressing long-standing gaps in the ferry network after years of advocacy fr...
11/15/2025

The new service will launch on December 8, addressing long-standing gaps in the ferry network after years of advocacy from Brooklyn and Staten Island officials for direct service between the two boroughs. Another new route will link Throgs Neck to the Rockaways, offering a two-hour trip from the Bronx to the beach.

Starting December 8, NYC ferry riders will be able to take new direct routes between the Bronx and the Rockaways, and Staten Island and Brooklyn.

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