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More Bad News for Airbnb

Another loss for Airbnb, a win for affordable housing, unionized hotel employees, neighborhood safety and more: as per Gothamist, a bill introduced in December has finally passed through state [...]

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The L-pocalypse is (probably) Coming!

By now most New Yorkers have heard about Governor Cuomo’s plan to refurbish 30 subway stations over the next three years, along with other spiff-ups to the oft-complained about [...]

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2015’s Best Bites

Today’s holiday countdown post deals with that most festive of subjects – the NYC restaurant scene! Gothamist’s list of their ten favorite new restaurants of 2015 skews [...]

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The Pod People of Kips Bay

Calling all non-claustrophobes! These long-awaited micro-housing units in Kips Bay – the subjects of much speculation since, in 2012, former Mayor Bloomberg waived zoning regulations that [...]

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A Long-Awaited Rent Freeze Ruling

Thank you, NYC Rent Guidelines Board!  This is a hugely important victory for rent-stabilized tenants.  With rent prices rising much faster than incomes in so many cases, this ruling will allow [...]

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A Not-Quite For Tourists Bus Tour

The tone of Gothamist’s review of a luxury-property bus tour organized by “Nest Seekers International—a top-one-percent real-estate company that partners with Realtor.com in New York” is somewhat [...]