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MAP: Did NYC Find A Hazardous Problem In Your Building This Week?
Mice and roaches and lead-based paint, oh my.

Mice and roaches and lead-based paint, oh my.

The city's worst landlord set a new record for most open violations — nearly 3,300 — in a year, said Public Advocate Jumaane Williams.

Believe it or not, the city's median rent of $3,500 in November is good news.
Here's a hint for where prices could fall: the borough with $4,000-plus rents.
This week, city inspectors found roaches in Queens, mice in Bed-Stuy, broken self-closing doors in the West Village, and more.
Tenants in the city’s public housing system collectively hold more than half a billion dollars in unpaid rent, Mayor Adams' office said.
The median asking price for a New York City home was the highest it's been since 2017 in October, according to a new study from StreetEasy.
Only in New York is nearly $4,200 rent good news.
Mice and roaches and lead-based paint, oh my.
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Turns out it's hard to sell a home in a city where the typical asking price is more than $1 million.
What’s being built down the block? How much did your neighbor pay for that place? Here's THE CITY’s document-digging guide.
The grim housing construction projection for this year is far below the 30,000 homes originally expected, a new study found.
Don't celebrate the rent dip yet — a typical Manhattan apartment cost $4,350 in September, according to a new study.
The Rent Control Board's controversial decision to allow 3 percent rent increases goes into effect on Oct. 1, city records show.
A Miami high-rise condo with a rooftop pool costs about as much as a West Village studio. Just saying.
The change comes amid a housing shortage and officials' planned move to alter the city's right-to-shelter.
Trust us, there's some good news in a new study that found Manhattan's typical rent stayed at $4,400 in August.
"If New York City comes out with full elimination, this would be national news," Lind said. "The administration would be lauded for this."
Mayor Eric Adams wants to rewrite zoning rules to allow for the conversion of 163 million square feet of empty office space into housing.
New York City's rent prices in July boiled over into record-breaking territory in nearly every way measured by a new study.
"New York's eviction machine is in full swing," an advocate said.
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While a New York City apartment will typically set renters back about $4,000, some neighborhoods are much cheaper, the study found.
The effective revival of an expired tax break will save 3,000 future affordable housing units in Gowanus, said Gov. Kathy Hochul.
What neighborhood has a typical sales price of $5.75 million? Prepare to not be surprised.
Yes, it "slipped" all the way down to $4,300.
That’s when, she said, one of the men introduced himself as “the new owner of the building.”
The average cost per NYCHA apartment is $485,000, enough to buy a large house in most places that aren't New York City, the study found.
"Any increase approved by the Board is a failure," an official said after Wednesday's vote by the Rent Guidelines Board.
Surprise, surprise — no one wants to pay Manhattan's $4,400 rents.
The air quality isn't the only thing breaking records for being terrible this week.
Here's a hint: Rent likely didn't head downtown.
"It's a landlord's market," a broker said as Manhattan's rents hovered above $4,000 and keep setting records.
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Giuliani got sued for a second time this week — this time by a ShopRite worker who said the former mayor's lies got him falsely arrested.
Remote work, a possible recession and higher interest rates spell big trouble for office buildings and tax revenue. One bright spot emerges.
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Tuesday night's preliminary vote would hike rent between 2 and 7 percent for two million New Yorkers.
Here's what advocates called a potential rent increase — which could be as high as 16 percent — for rent-stabilized apartments: "Immoral."