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It Could Soon Cost More to Take a Shower. Here’s Why.
New York Times· 7 days agoThe city has approved rent increases for tenants and has raised the rent for its own water board....
Rents on 1M New York City apartments to increase amid affordability woes, as Adams faces reelection
Politico via Yahoo News· 7 days agoAdams is up for reelection next year, and voters' concerns over housing costs loom as a political liability. The increases under Adams, who assumed the mayoralty in 2022, stand in contrast to ...
The Daily Dirt: Rent Guidelines Board! Here we go again
The Real Deal· 6 days agoIn 1969, the Rent Guidelines Board approved a 10 percent increase on one- and two-year leases. The...
Black, Hispanic students admitted to NYC’s specialized high schools ticks upwards
New York Daily News· 6 days agoThe number of Black and Hispanic students admitted to New York City’s specialized high schools...
On Saturday, Mermaids Will Reign on Surf Avenue in Coney Island
New York Times· 4 days agoThe annual Mermaid Parade in Brooklyn is a tacky yet spectacular extravaganza. Today, and on Fridays...
More Black and Latino Students Admitted to New York’s Elite High Schools
New York Times· 6 days agoThe percentage of Black and Latino students in the eight schools increased modestly to 12 percent,...
Daily Dirt: Hard Lessons on NYC’s Community Gardens
The Real Deal· 3 days agoIt’s a lesson that city government has been taught many times, and occasionally learns — the hard way. Take community gardens. This was also before the rent stabilization law was changed to ...
Gateway - Jalopnik
Jalopnik· 6 days agoIn mid-September of 2021, the New York Taxi Workers Alliance began what would become a 45-day protest against regulations that left taxi drivers swallowed up by debt, left with few options and ...
Readers sound off on Afghans under threat, starvation in Gaza and city retiree organizing
NY Daily News via Yahoo News· 2 days agoAfter helping the U.S., we need the U.S.’ help Khost Province, Afghanistan: We are six sisters, three brothers and one mother. Our father is dead. Two sisters are married and they live separately ...
City approves 2.75% rent hike for one-year leases
Crain's New York Business· 7 days agoThe increase for the third year in a row comes after a preliminary vote on April 30, when members endorsed rent hikes of up to 4.5% on one-year leases and up to 6.5% on two-year leases. The ...