Housing New York with Kenny Burgos sheds light on the politics and the public policy shaping the future of New York City housing. As the Chief Executive Officer of the New York Apartment Association (NYAA), Kenny brings his experience as an Assembly Member for New York's 85th District in the Bronx to discuss the politics and public policy shaping the future of New York City housing. Join us each week for a recap and insider analysis of all the news you need to navigate the dynamic world of N ...
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Summer is here and the mayoral race is heating up!
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9:18Send us a text Early voting begins Saturday, June 14, so let’s all make a plan to get to the polls. Also, we look at why the Community Opportunity To Purchase Act (COPA) should concern everyone. And with summer finally here, we get into the rules and guidelines around air conditioning. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with …
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A Two-Person Race For Mayor. Who Is Better On Housing Supply?
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9:13Send us a text Plus, more evidence that state housing policy passed in 2024 is failing to meet the moment; and a Trump administration plan that could upend public housing in New York City. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X Ti…
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“…any purchase price over $1 would be ludicrous.”
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8:06Send us a text Rent-stabilized buildings are approaching a ‘death spiral’. The city must act before it's too late. Plus, co-ops are also struggling with soaring housing costs, and we take a moment to remember former Congressman and New York City legend Charlie Rangel. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. …
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Why a rent freeze has consequences for many older buildings
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11:41Send us a text Plus, the urgent need to reform Housing Court and the false promise of the Community Opportunity to Purchase Act. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack Send us questions or comments at pod…
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Housing in the state budget, the White House’s proposed Section 8 cuts & more
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9:33Send us a text This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack Send us questions or comments at [email protected] On The Agenda 1:04: Housing in the state budget: winners & losers 2:44: Trump budget proposal c…
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The Rent Guidelines Board announces preliminary rent adjustment ranges
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10:10Send us a text Plus, mayoral candidates are pressed on rent freeze rhetoric and we recap Kenny’s panel discussion about homelessness and vouchers. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack Send us questions …
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Renewed push for housing vouchers in the state budget
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9:18Send us a text Plus, HPD has changed the rules on a key program. We’ll tell you why this will reduce homelessness. And don’t miss Kenny, along with Social Services Commissioner Molly Park and others, at Wednesday’s UPSTREAM 2025: Frontline Solutions to Homelessness. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Fo…
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The Rent Guidelines Board data says 6.25% rent increase is necessary to prevent building deterioration
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7:42Send us a text Plus, a break on composting fines for some — but not large apartment building owners. And we support a Housing Court alternative. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack Send us questions or…
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Andrew Cuomo’s housing plan, the Rent Guidelines Board & composting
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7:49Send us a text This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack Send us questions or comments at [email protected] On The Agenda 1:05: NYU Furman Center testimony: stabilized buildings in distress 2:47: What’s …
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For housing in the Bronx, it’s starting to feel eerily like the 1970s…
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9:50Send us a text Plus, tariffs hit housing right where it hurts, and Kenny recaps his newfound fame as the voice of reason against unfair composting fines. And for the record, we do not dispute the positive impacts of composting – just the fines. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: …
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Another year of misleading data from the Rent Guidelines Board. We correct the record.
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9:43Send us a text Plus, new scaffolding regulations, new composting fines, and New York’s looming budget crisis. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack Send us questions or comments at [email protected] …
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“We’ve turned the city into a museum.” Kenny Burgos reviews Abundance
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9:09Send us a text Plus, we welcome NYAA’s newest teammate: Senior Vice President Woody Pascal. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack Send us questions or comments at [email protected] On The Agenda 1:11…
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We wish the new RGB members good luck… it’s a tough job.
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8:59Send us a text Plus, we explain why New York can no longer rely on federal funding, so politicians should change their thinking. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack Send us questions or comments at pod…
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New York politicians ‘government brain’ on housing, and why nobody talks about breaking the 5% vacancy rate threshold
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10:05Send us a text Plus, delays in Section 8 voucher payments blamed on federal ‘chaos,’ and there’s a new deputy mayor in town. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack Send us questions or comments at podcast…
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Andrew Cuomo’s record on housing, federal uncertainty & buildings in decline
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11:25Send us a text Plus, the skinny on HPD’s lead-based paint rules. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack Send us questions or comments at [email protected] On The Agenda 1:34 Gov. Andrew Cuomo enters t…
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Waiting for clarity on City Hall, the sprinkler systems debate & LLC compliance
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9:14Send us a text Plus, it’s been the coldest winter in a decade. We explain why so many NYC buildings experience uneven heating distribution, and why most 311 heat complaints come to nothing. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X T…
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Mayor Adams has 99 problems & at least one is gonna be bad for housing policy
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9:17Send us a text Plus, we’ll look at why SCRIE and DRIE are great programs that should be expanded, and listen for a mea culpa from Kenny about our comments on energy prices last week. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok Y…
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Section 8 chaos, energy price hikes & political hypocrisy
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11:11Send us a text Plus, what’s worse than Hurricane Sandy? We look at New York City’s 15-year flood risk. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack Send us questions or comments at [email protected] On The …
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“Scary and completely unsustainable.” Rent-stabilized buildings can’t pay their mortgages & the banks holding their loans are in serious trouble
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10:46Send us a text Plus, why does rebuilding after a fire take so long? And New York is the only place we know that ties rent stabilization to a perpetual housing emergency – thereby maintaining a perpetual disincentive to build new housing. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housin…
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Mostly crickets from Albany on housing, as governor floats quarter-trillion dollar spending plan
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10:43Send us a text Plus, more evidence that voucher holders are struggling to connect with housing, the latest on TENNY’s lawsuit over unfair property taxes, and some context regarding the Worst Landlords List. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny…
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SEC says 2019 Rent Laws tanked rent-stabilized building valuations
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9:05Send us a text Thousands of buildings will fail if the laws remain unchanged or the government doesn’t provide aid. Plus, if your rent is $2,500 in New York City, you are basically paying the same amount in property taxes as a million-dollar single-family home. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow …
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Preview: A new legislative session gets under way in Albany
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10:18Send us a text The 2025 session is upon us, and while we’re hoping state lawmakers take up new housing legislation again in 2025, we’re not counting on it. Plus, we look at Mayor Adams’ State of the City, and highlight the major reason behind a decline in co-op conversions. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Bu…
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Preview: State of the City, State of the State & the sorry state of rent-stabilized housing
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10:22Send us a text Happy New Year! We’re back and ready to fight harder than ever for housing abundance in 2025. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on InstagramXTikTokYouTube&Substack On The Agenda 1:16: Office of Rent Administration Annual…
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‘Demand more. Demand better.’ A new vision for housing in New York
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11:03Send us a text The citywide housing reforms passed in 2024 are a welcome step in the right direction. New York Apartment Association CEO Kenny Burgos takes stock of the year in housing, and calls on all New Yorkers to demand bold leadership and smarter solutions from lawmakers in 2025. We see a future where New York housing is abundant, high-qualit…
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Mayor Adams announces new Charter Review Commission for housing
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10:17Send us a text Plus, comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander weighs in on the housing crisis, and what’s going on in Kingston? This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack On The Agenda 1:16: Mayor a…
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Mayoral candidates discuss housing & the RGB
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9:31Send us a text Plus there’s a new J-51 Tax Break in town, and The Times reports mortgage regulators are turning a blind eye to climate risk. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack On The Agenda 01:26…
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Rent stabilization stopped in Poughkeepsie, City of Yes & more
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8:07Send us a text The City of Yes for Housing Opportunity heads for a full vote in the City Council later this week. Plus, we discuss President Trump’s new pick for Housing Secretary. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTo…
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“Better than nothing.” Amended ‘City of Yes’ set to pass City Council
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8:40Send us a text Plus, the importance of giving back to our neighbors, all year round. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack On The Agenda 1:20: City of Yes compromise 2:5…
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Rent-stabilized housing is in deep trouble, the FARE Act passes & more
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9:38Send us a text We compare two apartment buildings on the same block in Queens: one is rent-stabilized, the other is not. One pays property taxes while the other does not. Guess which one is financially sustainable, and which one is not. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @ho…
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Election-day reckonings, inflation & New York City’s broken housing market
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9:43Send us a text This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA @housingny On The Agenda 2:19: The election results and NYAA’s renewed focus on housing 4:02: A Democratic backlash against the real estate industry? Don’t worry about it. 4:50: Good Cause Eviction: 1719 Gates LLC v Torres 6:11: Months-l…
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The bad and the good on housing vouchers, City For All, and more
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9:11Send us a text The New York City Council introduces City For All, billed as a companion piece to Mayor Adams’ City of Yes housing plan. A California judge deems San Francisco’s Vacancy Tax Law unconstitutional. REBNY proposes an alternative Broker Bill, and lead paint abatement deadline looms. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news…
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Building requirements, broker fees & how the Rent Guidelines Board really works
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10:01Send us a text This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA @housingny On The Agenda 1:12: New York Community Bank sees 990% increase in multifamily loan delinquencies 2:32: New York City Council expected to eliminate broker fees for tenants 4:00: Local Law 157: What you need to know about the ga…
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Send us a text Why the first citywide zoning change proposed in over 60 years must pass. Plus, a smarter fix for the homeless crisis and a ballot proposition to watch in California this election. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA @housingny On The Agenda Organizing the City of Yes coal…
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Kenny Burgos talks City of Yes, declining apartment values and insurance fraud
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7:43Send us a text Your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA @housingny On The Agenda City of Yes – City Limits Rent-regulated apartment values have fallen by 67% since 2019 – Crain’s Economic Challenge for the Rent Guidelines Board – NYU Furman Center Water Bills: Examining rate-setting & billing structu…
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Introducing New York Apartment Association CEO Kenny Burgos
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7:48Send us a text Last month, the New York Apartment Association officially formed as a merger between the Community Housing Improvement Program and the Rent Stabilization Association. NYAA CEO Kenny Burgos discusses the housing policy news we’re keeping an eye on this fall, and delivers a message on the turbulent political situation at City Hall. On …
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Throwing cold water on the City Council's proposal to tackle heat
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23:34Send us a text With temperatures rising in New York, one ambitious City Council member is proposing a law that would make landlords responsible for keeping everyone cool. Jay explains why the plan is wholly unrealistic – and better designed for grabbing headlines. Plus, housing has become a hot topic in the presidential election. We examine the Whi…
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Send us a text The NYC Rent Guidelines Board voted Monday to raise rents by 2.75% on one-year leases and 5.25% on two-year leases – not nearly enough to cover the skyrocketing cost of maintaining a rent stabilized building. That didn’t stop tenant advocates from protesting the increase: board members were heckled, protesters were arrested, and the …
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New York City Council wants billions for affordable housing nonprofits
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20:40Send us a text The New York City Rent Guidelines Board begins public hearings this week and as always, we’re expecting an unhelpful spectacle. Meanwhile, the City Council is in the middle of budget negotiations, and members are pushing to spend billions on transferring ownership of rent-stabilized buildings to nonprofits. Given the current costs of…
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Improving housing vouchers and tackling homelessness with special guest Shams DaBaron
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47:20Send us a text Housing New York sheds light on the politics and the public policy shaping the future of New York City housing. This week, Jay speaks with Shams DaBaron, aka ‘Da Homeless Hero,’ a homelessness advocate fighting to expand, and reform, housing voucher programs in New York City. Visit our website for more information. Follow Us: BlueSky…
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Late and not great… Framework of a conceptual deal lacking
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20:03Send us a text Housing New York sheds light on the politics and the public policy shaping the future of New York City housing. This week, Gov. Kathy Hochul congratulates herself and fellow lawmakers on reaching the “parameters of a conceptual housing agreement” in the FY2025 state budget… But we still haven’t seen details. Jay explains why a propos…
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Send us a text Across the city, rent-stabilized owners are getting squeezed between rising costs and stagnant rental income. When will running a rental property become untenable? For some, it already has. Jay looks at the disastrous impact of the 2019 rent laws on New York’s atrophying housing stock. Housing New York sheds light on the politics and…
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Send us a text In this episode we break down the Rent Guidelines Board’s most recent Income & Expense report, which shows a continued decline in net operating income for older rent stabilized buildings; look at the dramatic rise in unpaid New York City property taxes as a classic canary-in-the-coal-mine scenario; and wonder out loud if the new, ost…
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Property tax reform? Kingston rent regs and rollbacks ... Skyrocketing costs ... and more!
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18:16Send us a text Housing New York sheds light on the politics and the public policy shaping the future of New York City housing. In this episode we look at the real-life implications of New York's broken housing voucher system; what the New York City Council's 19th housing emergency declaration really means; the skyrocketing costs associated with mai…
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One step closer to budget deal and housing package
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22:54Send us a text Each week we provide analysis of all the news you need to know about New York's ongoing housing crisis. This week we'll cover some of the good, the bad and the ugly happening in New York housing. The good? We're one step closer to a state budget deal and hopefully a housing package. The bad... politicians are manipulating data for th…
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421a to play big role in NYS budget? Housing vacancy survey results, NYCB in crisis, & much more...
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19:12Send us a text It's been a rough year for rent stabilized housing and it's been a rough year for New York Community Bank, which is struggling to stay afloat amid news of a very bad fourth quarter. The link between NYCB's woes and rent stabilized apartments in distress cannot be overlooked; any bank holding these loans may find itself in a precariou…
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New York’s housing crisis and the approaching 2024 budget deadline
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20:44Send us a text Four weeks to go until the New York state budget deadline and the question on everyone’s mind, is will we get a housing package? A budget deal is New York's best shot at securing new housing legislation in 2024. But lawmakers and the governor remain at odds over a host of issues, and it's unclear if they're willing to set aside their…
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