David Brand
Articles by David Brand
The eight men and two women were found in different locations across the city as temperatures plummeted to dangerous lows.
The new mayor wanted councilmembers to override his predecessor's veto, but the council speaker had other ideas.
Voters empowered the city’s five borough presidents to help overturn City Council land use decisions. Some are already strategizing for controversial votes ahead.
With streets mostly plowed and schools set to reopen, city officials are warning New Yorkers to stay cautious as wind chills plunge and ice remains.
Some representatives say they’re waiting for the new administration to detail how it'll handle street encampments.
Public advocate Jumaane Williams listed 14 buildings owned by the firm Summit Properties on his annual landlord watchlist. Last week, the company prevailed over Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s objections in acquiring more than 5,100 rent-stabilized apartments.
The saga of long-stalled Bushwick Inlet Park looms large over the proposed Monitor Point housing project.
A federal judge greenlit the sale of thousands of rent-stabilized apartments with over 6,300 open housing code violations, despite attempts by the city and tenants to block the deal.
Attorneys for City Hall and Pinnacle tenants argued for legally binding financial commitments that would compel a new buyer to address housing violations.
The state’s top housing enforcement official highlighted dangerous conditions in the potential buyer’s existing housing portfolio.
The company attempting to buy dozens of rent-stabilized apartment buildings owned by the firm Pinnacle Group has close ties to the brother of Pinnacle’s CEO.
The state comptroller’s office found inefficient processes and dangerous conditions in apartments leased through the CityFHEPS housing voucher program.
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