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Hoboken residents preserve rent control rules in landslide vote
The ballot measure would have made it easier for landlords to substantially raise rent on the city’s 8,000 rent-controlled apartments.
By
Mike Hayes
News
Study Says Rent Control Is Good For Cities, Debunking Conventional Economists' Wisdom
The conclusion contradicts the commonly-held assertion by both conservative and progressive economists that rent regulation makes housing problems worse in the long run.
By
Elizabeth Kim
News
Report: Affordable Apartments Headed For Extinction
The city's stock of apartments within a minimum-wage budget has been rapidly shrinking.
By
Claire Lampen
News
30 Issues In 30 Days: Will NYC Get Rent Reform If Democrats Take The Senate?
In 2019, the state’s rent laws will once again be up for renewal. And real estate lobbyists sound worried.
By
Zoe Azulay
News
Photos: Inside That $28/Month Rent-Controlled Greenwich Village Apartment
Inside the rent-controlled Greenwich Village apartment a former actress was paying just $28 a month for.
By
Jen Carlson
News
Serial Diamond Thief Sues Landlord To Keep Rent-Controlled Apartment
She claims her landlord wants to kick her out so they can lease her apartment "for double the monthly rent they now receive."
By
Gaby Del Valle
Arts & Entertainment
This Woman Paid $500/Month To Live In The Plaza For 35 Years
They called her the Eloise from Hell.
By
Jen Carlson
News
Why Are So Many Rent-Regulated Apartments Cheaper Than They Should Be?
What is going on here?
By
Christopher Robbins
News
Cuomo's Albany Is Pricing Us All Out Of NYC
New York City will lose around 90,000 affordable apartments over the next four years thanks to Cuomo's inaction.
By
Gothamist Staff
News
Cuomo's Raw Rent Deal "Is How Ethnic Communities Disappear From This City"
"I'm exhausted, frustrated, and honestly heartbroken that we supported someone who never really cared."
By
Ben H. Miller
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