New York City|News|
Landlord Review App Aims To End NYC Renting Nightmares
A new app hopes to make landlord horror stories a thing of the past.
Anna Quinn, Patch Staff
New York City Real Estate News
New York City|News|
NYC Rents, Home Prices Continue Drop In January: Study
Even as home prices hit years-long lows, New Yorkers still need to make $100,000 a year to afford house payments, another study found.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
NYC Real Estate Market Shows Glimmers Of Recovery: Reports
Residential sales volume in New York City jumped 40 percent during the end of 2020, according to a new report.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
Despite Pandemic, NYC Created 30K Affordable Units In 2020
Mayor Bill de Blasio said the city in 2020 created the second-most affordable housing units in its history.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
NYC’s Wealthy Enclaves Lost Housing In Past Decade As Combining Of Apartments Outpaced New Construction
That’s because so many people combined apartments or homes into one dwelling, the total for new housing dipped below zero, according to ...
New York City|News|
NYC Families Caught In Rent Aid Catch-22 Sue To Sidestep State Blockade
Some families have to be sued for eviction before they can get help paying rent.
New York City|News|
NYC’s Small Landlords Of Color Among Those Battling For Survival Amid Rent Moratorium
His plan blew up when the tenant who had moved into the unit he formerly occupied stopped paying rent in the summer of 2019.
New York City|News|
‘Shadow’ Real Estate Inventory May Spell Good Deals For New York City Renters
Despite a mass exodus during the pandemic, many apartment buildings are not listing all available apartments.
New York City|News|
Freezing Brooklyn Tenants Still Waiting Long After Deal To Rescue Buildings From Bankrupt ‘Worst Landlord’ Nonprofit
Layers of legal cases and needed approvals, complicated by COVID-19-related shutdowns, have come between King and a new landlord.
New York City|Neighbor News|
Bronx Commons Homes Lease Up, Progress Continues on Music Hall
WHEDco and BFC Partners fully lease development's 305 affordable homes amid pandemic, as cultural and commercial components near completion
New York City|News|
NYC’s Deal-Filled ‘Renter’s Market’ Could Be At End: Report
“Renters may find that today’s deals won’t be around tomorrow,” a new UrbanDigs report states.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
What ‘Cancel Rent’ Means To NYC Homeowners And Small Landlords
Dozens of homeowners and owners of small buildings have reached out to THE CITY with questions about how to stay afloat.
New York City|News|
Trump Buildings' Value Dropped Since 2016, Data Shows
Buildings bearing former President Donald Trump's name were big losers in value after his divisive presidency, data from UrbanDigs shows.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
Recent NYCHA Deaths Renew Calls For Safety: ‘A Failure At Every Level Of Government’
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams held a virtual news conference Sunday highlighting the problems.
New York City|News|
NYC Real Estate Sales Dropped 46% Amid Coronavirus, Study Finds
The pandemic-driven decline in 2020 reduced tax revenue by $1.6 billion, according to the study.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
84-Year-Old Man Killed In Early-Morning Blaze At Bronx Apartment Building
Firefighters responded just after 2 a.m. to the six-story building on Arlington Avenue in the Riverdale section.
New York City|News|
A Bronx Grandmother Complained Repeatedly To NYCHA About Elevator Outages. Now She’s In A Coma After Falling In The Stairwell
Public housing tenant Eleanor Dowe lies in a coma in the intensive care unit at Bronx Lebanon Hospital.
New York City|News|
Bronx NYCHA Tenants Robbed Of Hot Water As Cold Pandemic Winter Gets Underway
The outage threatens to extend well into winter as the pandemic keeps many tenants all-but homebound.
New York City|News|
Tenants Of Bronx NYCHA Complex Say They’ve Been Without Hot Water For 2 Months
Several tenants gathered outside the Marble Hill Houses on Wednesday evening.
New York City|News|
More Rent Relief And A New Eviction Moratorium On The Way For New York Tenants
The coming end of the year brings some promising news for tenants economically slammed by the pandemic.
New York City|News|
NY Evictions Banned Until May 1 Under New Law
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said he’ll sign a sweeping set of eviction protections for renters facing pandemic woes.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
NYC Residential Sales Take A Big Nose Dive In 2020, Study Finds
Residential sales across New York City dropped 32 percent year-over-year in 2020, according to a new report by Property Shark.
Nikki Gaskins, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
Eviction Moratorium Will Be Extended Again, Cuomo Says
The governor said Wednesday he will again extend his restrictions on COVID-related residential evictions, which are set to expire Jan. 1.
Anna Quinn, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
NY Coronavirus Rent Relief Program Will Restart, Cuomo Says
Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced $60 million in rental assistance will go out with extended eligibility — but details remained unclear.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
NYC Tenants' Coronavirus Protections Upheld By Judge
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by residential and commercial landlords that sought to overturn city laws protecting tenants.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
Noise Is Driving Stuck-At-Home New Yorkers Nuts, 311 Data Shows
Noise complaints to 311 are up 53 percent over all of 2019. Here are the sounds rattling New Yorkers.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
NYC Drops Out Of Country's 10 Most Expensive ZIP Codes In 2020
It is the first time the city didn't make it into the nation's 10 most expensive ZIP codes list as the pandemic sent prices into a nosedive.
Anna Quinn, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
New York City Buildings Now Required To Display Recently Released Energy Efficiency Grades
The grades are in and half of New York City’s buildings are considered energy deficient.
New York City|News|
Eviction Fears Rise As New York City Tries To Fend Off Second Wave Of COVID-19
Thousands of New York City residents are at risk of eviction amid fears of a potential second wave of COVID-19.
New York City|News|
NYC Rental Market Poised To Become Priciest In The Country: Study
Rent is falling in the Big Apple, but not as much as the nation-leading prices in San Francisco, according to the study.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
NY Eviction Moratorium Extended To Jan. 1 For Residential Tenants
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced that the state’s coronavirus-related eviction ban will last at least until Jan. 1, 2021.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
No Big Cities In 10 Most Expensive ZIP Codes, NYC Company Finds
A nationwide study by the New York-based Property Club shows the most expensive ZIP codes during the COVID-19 pandemic are all suburban.
Tim Moran, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
NYC Areas Hit Hardest By Coronavirus Under Rent Strain: Study
Neighborhoods with the highest rates of COVID-19 saw their rents increase 22 percent in the past six years, a StreetEasy study found.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
Trump Admin To Halt Renter Evictions To Prevent Virus Spread
The order halts the eviction of covered renters through the end of the year.
New York City|News|
Remove 4,700 Homes From NYC Tax Sale, Officials Urge De Blasio
The planned Sept. 4 tax lien sale would imperil homeowners in communities of color, wrote 58 elected officials to Mayor Bill de Blasio.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
NYC Rental Market Flooded As Coronavirus Pandemic Lingers
The city’s rental inventory in July hit a 10-year high and nearly Manhattan listings nearly doubled, according to StreetEasy data.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
Despite Concerns, NYC Tax Lien Sale Will Go Forward: De Blasio
Thousands of low-income New Yorkers will face housing insecurity if the Sept. 4 sale goes forward, advocates and elected officials fear.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
New York City|News|
NY Commercial Eviction Moratorium Extended
Gov. Andrew Cuomo extended the ban on evictions until Sept. 20 for commercial tenants struggling during coronavirus.
Matt Troutman, Patch Staff
