City and state officials are celebrating the opening today of New York's first hotel that's been converted to affordable housing. Learn more about the project, which reporter @patrickspauster.com toured this summer: citylimits.org/we-cracked-t...

Fun COPA note: lawyers at firms who work with CLTs both penned opeds in @CityLimitsNews last week, with opposing viewpoints on the law. “Forces parties into negotiations without protections for the owner” vs “common sense policy” citylimits.org?post_types=&...

A transgender former shelter resident is suing New York, saying the city failed to place her in a shelter for women or transgender people, putting her at risk of assault on multiple occasions. Advocates say she is not alone. via @patrickspauster.com: citylimits.org/transgender-...

Over a 2.5 year stay across 3 shelters, a transgender woman says the city repeatedly put her in rooms with men who assaulted her, according to a new civil rights suit. Advocates say it's the tip of the iceberg in NYC's mostly gender-segregated system. @citylimitsnews.bsky.social buff.ly/NXKA1zG

COPA, a bill that will let community land trusts have first dibs on bidding on distressed properties, is poised for a breakthrough with the city council, 5 yrs after it was first proposed. Now the city's housing agency is on board. NYC follows SF and DC, which have similar laws. buff.ly/s3ebXuV

Dubbed “The Hole” because it sits below the other land that surrounds it, the neighborhood is slated for resiliency upgrades, a rezoning and more housing. Take a tour of the area being eyed for transformation, via @patrickspauster.com: citylimits.org/housing-in-t...

This story reminded me why I love my beat: organized residents, dedicated public servants, and hope for something better. The Hole is getting housing-5,000 units-under a city plan to install sewers in the infamous floodprone NYC nhood @citylimitsnews.bsky.social got a walking tour buff.ly/9KCTjhr

After the Pinnacle Group sent 93 of its buildings into a bankruptcy auction, tenants are calling on the city to responsibly steward their properties to a new owner. via @patrickspauster.com: citylimits.org/pinnacle-ten...

Outgoing Mayor Eric Adams is weighing new appointments to the Rent Guidelines Board in an effort to block Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s pledged rent freeze. But tenant groups say they won’t make it easy for him. citylimits.org/as-mayor-ada...

Who actually wants this job? It doesn't pay much and you get yelled at a lot. As Mayor Adams considers appointments to the rent guidelines board to block a rent freeze, tenants are pledging to make any candidate's life hell. w/@jeanmarieevelly.bsky.social

NYC neighborhoods that have been building the most affordable housing in the city voted overwhelmingly to make their neighbors build more w/ November's housing ballot measures. Those neighbors... not as much. Check out the data and maps in @citylimitsnews.bsky.social buff.ly/hcapyFZ

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The race became about who belongs in New York—and who can afford to stay in it. One last election week housing story from @citylimitsnews.bsky.social + what you missed in housing this week while everything was happening citylimits.org/the-election...

Now that we have a mayor-elect Mamdani, might be helpful to dig in on what exactly is going on with the RGB + the rent freeze promise (and how Eric Adams could muck things up). Things could get weird!

Maria Torres-Springer will co-chair the Mamdani transition team. My July piece has several helpful nuggets about her governing philosophies that may shape the admin. She believes in partnerships, efficiency and "a maniacal focus on execution" Read @citylimitsnews.bsky.social: buff.ly/CTvvPHr

ICYMI: Marmarato, Rep Bronx councilmember falls to Dem challenger Shirley Aldebol. Marmarato oppossed the Just Home aff housing project, which helped her win 2 yrs ago. Aldebol, endorsed by @openny.org is presumably more open to it: buff.ly/gYAvJEH

Mamdani on NYCHA: doesn't rule out PACT conversions (or the preservation trust) which convert public housing to section 8, (and private mgmt in the case of PACT). Says he wants residents to decide. 7 that have voted went Trust (4), stay Section 9 (2), PACT (1) h/t @katiehonan.bsky.social

Earnest post: very proud of @citylimitsnews.bsky.social election coverage. Video, live coverage (w/data), practical guides, undercovered topics like NYCHA. What we do with a tiny staff amazes me! +we put housing affordability at the center--just like voters! Check us out! buff.ly/T3cJGEE

NEWS! Looking likely that the housing related ballot measures will pass with over 1.5 million votes counted. Prop 1 (upstate ski resort) and Prop 6 (moving election years) might be in peril But people love digitizing the city map! (Prop 5) Updates on @citylimitsnews.bsky.social

Quickly up to 53 percent reporting - still tight!

With (still early!) 25 percent of the vote reporting, the housing ballot measures look in for a close finish. Upstate ski resort (prop 1) and moving election years (prop 6) looking tougher. Digital City Map (prop 5) looks safer!

I simply love covering election day. There is joy and hope and frustration and duty. And for a little fun: reading tea leaves. I talked to 3 Bed-Stuy voters today who were Cuomo in the primary and voted for Mamdani today. @citylimitsnews.bsky.social spoke with a few more buff.ly/PK2Qdya

As the sun sets on election day, a few more councilmembers have come out in support of the ballot measures (or some of them), even as council leadership is united in opposition. Eric Bottcher and Shaun Abreu were public "Yes" on all, Pierina Sanchez was Y on 2 and Lincoln Restler was Y on 2,3

Tap in @citylimitsnews.bsky.social where we're tracking what's happening with NYC's four housing related ballot measures: Polls showed it with healthy 2/3 support and there's been (potentially record) turnout today. citylimits.org/live-updates...

Four measures on the ballot this Election Day would change how NYC permits new affordable housing. City Limits reporter @patrickspauster.com will be tracking the results as votes roll in Tuesday night. Read more about the proposals, and check back for updates: citylimits.org/live-updates...

[email protected] talked to countless NYers over the past few months about the city they want to see. Here are a few of their dreams for the next mayoralty, including the adorable Katania Davis who wants better school lunch and for everyone to have housing. citylimits.org/new-york-cit...

If you care about rent stabilization, you may be wondering what the heck is going on with the Rent Guidelines Board w/Adams considering appointing new members, @citylimitsnews has what it means for a potential Mamdani rent freeze + this graphic you didn't know you needed: buff.ly/qo7N9jh

If outgoing Mayor Eric Adams appoints new members to the Rent Guidelines Board, it could make it harder for frontrunner Zohran Mamdani to fulfill his "rent freeze" promise. Reporter @patrickspauster.com breaks down the possibilities (with a handy chart!) citylimits.org/can-eric-ada...

If you care about rent stabilization, you may be wondering what the heck is going on with the Rent Guidelines Board w/Adams considering appointing new members, @citylimitsnews has what it means for a potential Mamdani rent freeze + this graphic you didn't know you needed: buff.ly/qo7N9jh

Good news: This building was supposed to be luxury apartments. Now this it will be 183 homes for New Yorkers leaving shelters. A new initiative is financing homes specifically for people with hard-to-use city vouchers @citylimitsnews.bsky.social buff.ly/wqDQkHz

After a luxury building in East New York flopped, the city is taking advantage of a new program to fill it with formerly homeless families who have hard-to-use housing vouchers. via @patrickspauster.com: citylimits.org/this-buildin...

Before you head to the polls: learn more about what the mayoral contenders say they'll do to fill the housing shortage, their approach to zoning rules and plans for NYCHA. via @patrickspauster.com: citylimits.org/where-the-ma...

NYCHA's Mitchel Houses, where a building partially collapsed earlier this month, has $725 million in repair needs, an estimated $400,000 per apartment. A City Limits analysis found that many other NYCHA developments have similar levels of wear—or worse (🧵) citylimits.org/most-nycha-d...

“It’s a wake up call.” Most NYCHA developments are in worse shape than the partially-collapsed Mitchel houses in the Bronx, I find in @citylimitsnews NYCHA residents remain split on how to address deteriorating conditions 👇 citylimits.org/most-nycha-d...

Every year I write the same, slightly grimmer story 1 in 10 five years ago 1 in 9 1 in 8 1 in 7 New York public school students experienced homelessness last school year, a record high. For @citylimitsnews.bsky.social I discuss the troubling rise buff.ly/ICwJLj3

Every year I write the same, slightly grimmer story 1 in 10 five years ago 1 in 9 1 in 8 1 in 7 New York public school students experienced homelessness last school year, a record high. For @citylimitsnews.bsky.social I discuss the troubling rise buff.ly/ICwJLj3

My @citylimitsnews.bsky.social investigation showed that tenants living in project based rental assistance have trouble reaching their managers, renewing subsidies, and getting repairs done. If you are a tenant in a PBRA building, here's how you can get help: buff.ly/8lf4NGZ @citylimitsnews

Pt 3 of my investigation into the PBRA program highlights how tenant issues don't reach the right authorities. When they do, agencies pass the buck on enforcing the rules. The recertification, repairs, and accountability issues I highlight happen in PBRA all over the country. buff.ly/vMGXeGe

Welcome, fall! A record number of New Yorkers reported last year that they have no heat or hot water. Starting Oct 1, landlords must keep apartments at least 62 degrees at night and 68 degrees during the day. Here's how to get help if they're not. buff.ly/WUnE0mv

For months in '23-24, program administrators flagged Manhattan North Mgmt for failing to fix housing conditions that immediately threatened to resident health. HUD and HCR didn't do anything. Repairs are a common problem in the PBRA program, as part 2 of my investigation shows ⤵

For those reading the tea leaves on housing policy, on MSNBC Mamdani, reflecting on Adams admin, says “city of yes was good and should be built on” Also welcomed the containerization of trash (after dissing Cuomo)

I spent a year investigating Project Based Rental Assistance in NYC. I found widespread failures to screen tenants for subsidies, resulting in rent miscalculations and eviction filings. Private companies manage buildings and oversee the program. Tenants have little recourse. buff.ly/1EqVBkv 🧵 ⤵️

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I was on @thebrianlehrershow.bsky.social on @wnyc.org this morning talking about rent stabilization. You can listen the full show: open.spotify.com/episode/6CVt...

Tune in this morning to WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show to hear City Limits' housing reporter @patrickspauster.com talk rent laws and the mayor's race! www.wnyc.org/story/30-iss...

The City Council approved the lease Thursday of city land to build housing for the formerly incarcerated in the Bronx, over the objections of the local councilmember and City Hall. via @patrickspauster.com: citylimits.org/council-appr...

Council approved a plan for 58 units of supportive housing in the Bronx. It's the first time they've made a land use change over the objections of the home councilmember since 2021. But the Mayor has withheld support, leaving the projects future unclear. @citylimits.bsky.social buff.ly/w5HOCiK

“This is the right project and the right location” City Council is poised to vote against one of their own for the first time since 2021, as they clash w/ City Hall & advocates over ballot measures that would weaken their powers over housing development @citylimitsnews.bsky.social

The City Council is expected to vote this week on a Bronx housing project for seriously ill people leaving jail. Should it pass, it'd be over the objections of the local Council rep—and City Hall, which recently pulled its support. via @patrickspauster.com: citylimits.org/housing-for-...

Fair housing enforcement doesn’t exist right now. Just in the lede: “In one email, a Trump appointee at the Department of Housing and Urban Development described decades of housing discrimination cases as “artificial, arbitrary and unnecessary.”” www.nytimes.com/2025/09/22/r...