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December 2, 2025
Weill Cornell Medicine seeks older adults with mild memory loss for a study on improving navigation apps. Participation is valuable,...
In Near-Daily Protests, Tenants Demand a Stop to Rent-Stabilized Apartment Vacancies
The pressure is on to open the city’s vacant apartments. Since THE CITY reported that nearly 89,000 rent-stabilized apartments were vacant last year in New York City, tenant advocates and lawmakers have increased their calls for solutions as the city’s…
Rent Guidelines Board 3.5% Hike, Biggest in Nearly a Decade
A sharply dividend Rent Guidelines Board voted to increase rents for the city’s nearly 1 million rent regulated apartments by 3.25% in the coming year in a decision that satisfied neither tenants nor landlords. Greg David and Rachel Holliday Smith,…
Rent Board Reins in Suggested Increase, Proposing 2% to 4%
A compromise touted by Mayor Eric Adams leaves nobody happy, with landlords warning about higher costs and tenant advocates pointing to a spike in evictions and homelessness. Greg David, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon May 5 at 10:13pm…
Rent Relief Applications Open in New York June 1: What Tenants and Landlords Need to Know
Allison Dikanovic, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon May 28 at 12:27pm EDTby THE CITY This article is adapted from our Rent Update newsletter that focuses on the issues facing renters and landlords during the pandemic. You can sign…
Roosevelt Landings trying to evict lower income residents, tenant says
Letter to the Editor: (The author prefers remaining anonymous due to the retaliatory practices of the landlord.) Roosevelt Island Daily News Instead of a cooperative relationship with the tenants, building management at Roosevelt Landings continues to have an antagonistic relationship….
Cuomo’s Back-Rent Relief Finally Arrives. Tenants and Landlords Ask: Will it be Enough?
Greg David, THE CITY This article was originally publishedon May 25 at 4:51pm EDTby THE CITY Since the pandemic devastated New York’s economy and spurred a moratorium on evictions, looking at the growing unpaid rent tab has proved depressing for…
Tenants and Landlords’ Future Hang in Balance Over State Budget. Here’s What That Means
Allison Dikanovic, THE CITY This article was originally published on Mar 31 at 3:32pm EDT by THE CITY After a year of Band-Aids, lawmakers in Albany finally have the big bucks to pass a substantial relief program as part of…
David Stone
Founder & Euro Editor