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Rent Stabilization Isn’t Going to the Supreme Court This Time The justices declined to hear a case against rent regulation brought by New York landlord groups. But there will be others.
environment
Sept. 29, 2023
Scenes From a Flooded New York Subway evacuations, school day chaos, a missing mayor, and at least one fugitive sea lion.
street fights
Sept. 29, 2023
How to Fake-Own the New Yorker Hotel A fraudster got himself a rent-stabilized lease at the Hell’s Kitchen landmark. Then he tried to take it over.
street fights
Sept. 28, 2023
A $50,000 Permit May Have Killed the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade But there may still be hope for your bichon frise dressed as Oppenheimer.
the business of brokering
Sept. 28, 2023
I Didn’t Know My Broker Was a Bot Renters hoping to meet Brook E. and Emily O. at that Greenpoint open house will be sorely disappointed.
Beverly’s Is Making It Permanent Beverly Nguyen’s roaming homewares pop-up signed a lease at 27 Orchard.
Tiger Woods and Justin Timberlake’s ‘Golf-Infused’ Midtown Bar An entire block filled with golf simulators and New York’s largest indoor TV.
the rent is too damn high
Sept. 18, 2023
Zombie Renovations Are Coming Landlords are claiming that work completed decades ago is grounds to take a building out of rent regulation. What’s a tenant supposed to do?
state of the market
Sept. 14, 2023
the real estate
Sept. 12, 2023
please be advised
Sept. 11, 2023
Ask an Airbnb Host If You Can Rent Their Apartment With a little convincing, that soon-to-be de-listed garden unit could be yours.
design hunting
Sept. 6, 2023
Who Knew So Many Celebrities Wanted to Design Wallpaper Sarah Jessica Parker, Drew Barrymore, and Gwyneth Paltrow found a lucrative side hustle.
getting around
Aug. 31, 2023
VanMoofers After the Bankruptcy Will the Dutch e-bike’s acquisition by a new company be enough to restore riders’ faith?
Atelier Jolie Has Been Defaced The former Basquiat studio turned Angelina Jolie concept project has been painted pink.
getting around
Aug. 30, 2023
‘Just Befriend the Doorman and Don’t Arouse Suspicion’ E-bike riders are sneaking past their buildings’ bans with flattery (and sometimes deception).
urban fauna
Aug. 21, 2023
the rent is too damn high
Aug. 18, 2023
Should Landlords Cover Broker Fees? Talking to a broker who thinks Chi Ossé’s new bill will be better for everyone involved.
state of the market
Aug. 17, 2023
long island
Aug. 14, 2023
They Tried to Make a ‘New Hamptons’ The New York Post chose the unsuspecting town of Atlantic Beach.
land disputes
Aug. 10, 2023
Bad News About Kevin Costner’s Buffalo Sculpture After a decades-long legal battle, he may be forced to sell it.
Arline Bronzaft Will Talk to Your Noisy Neighbor “I deal with sex. I deal with crime. It goes beyond noise.”
who’s selling
Aug. 7, 2023
Rudy Giuliani Is Selling His Upper East Side Co-op The corner three-bedroom has lots of original details if a buyer can get past the fact that it was once raided by the FBI.
Barely Surviving the Sounds of New York City Hyperacusis is a rare medical condition that can make ordinary noises painful. Rarer still — having it and living in Manhattan.
architecture
Aug. 4, 2023
The Last Painted Doors of Ridgewood Faux wood graining is an architectural quirk of the neighborhood. And a dying trade.
The Most Instagrammed Bench in Brooklyn Dumbo’s highly photogenic intersection at Water and Washington gets seating designed by Bjarke Ingels.
urban fauna
July 27, 2023
The Sloth King of Long Island Tried His Hand at Venomous Lizards But was ordered to pay a fine for it, which the exotic-animal purveyor says he paid “no problem.”
the rent is too damn high
July 25, 2023
We’re Paying to Catsit Now? On Listings Project, people are charging subletters $2,800 a month for the pleasure of cleaning a litter box.
who’s selling
July 21, 2023
Adam Neumann Still Can’t Sell His Gramercy Triplex Four years later, the WeWork founder seems to think a $5 million price chop and the Alexander Brothers will help.
office apocalypse
July 20, 2023
Offices Are the New Malls The office tower has overtaken retail and hotels in the ranking of distressed real-estate assets.
Is Universal Studios Landscaping or Strike Busting? A suspiciously timed trim for some ficuses left writers in blazing heat on the picket line, sans shade.
astor place
July 18, 2023
The Cube Is Back Refreshed and ready to spin.
design hunting
July 14, 2023
The Spon-Con Nursery Synchronicity Lindsay Lohan wanted soft neutrals. So did Naomi Osaka. And Mandy Moore. And …
the rent is too damn high
July 14, 2023
Are the Landlords Bluffing? They say thousands of rent stabilized apartments are too cheap and too far gone to rent. You’ll just have to take their word for it.
who’s buying
July 13, 2023
getting around
July 11, 2023
So Is the BQE Going to Collapse? Talking to the former chief engineer of the DOT about highway nightmare scenarios and the long, long road to a real fix.
Brooklyn’s First Supertall Gets a Very Breezy Basketball Court The SHoP-designed amenity will be on the tower’s “wind floor” and open to the elements 629 feet up.
neighborhood news
July 3, 2023
Opening Day at a Washington Heights Pool Marking the start of the outdoor swimming season with a splash.
street fights
June 29, 2023
McNally Jackson Joins the Elizabeth Street Garden Fray An appeals court ruled the affordable-housing development could move forward; the bookstore was not pleased.
Who Wins the Plaza? It’ll either be the Four Seasons or the Raffles Hotels & Resorts who’ll end up managing it.
The Murky Regulations Governing Submersibles A maritime historian and former merchant mariner on the Titan disaster.
house museums
June 16, 2023
A Brooklyn Heights Carriage House Holds a Major Asian Art Archive The former home of the artists John and Richenda Rhoden was a serendipitous, and natural, fit for the collection.
getting around
June 15, 2023
Who Is the Family Fighting a Street-Safety Proposal? A campaign against redesigning McGuinness Boulevard can mostly be traced to the Argentos, a major film-industry family.
Can New York City Even Enforce Its Airbnb Rules? Staffing shortages under Mayor Adams are making implementation difficult, according to city councilmembers.
Eric Adams Sort of Relents on Remote Work The mayor and the city’s largest union have reached a hybrid deal. But not everyone is eligible.
parks and recreation
May 31, 2023
East Williamsburg’s Alleged Pigeon Poisoner A Nextdoor thread about a neighbor’s bird-feeding devolves into mutual accusation and suspicion.
He’s the Guy You Call When You Need to Bury a Whale Talking to Robert DiGiovanni about being New York’s go-to whale fixer and the surprising number of burials he’s done in the Rockaways.
brick & mortar
May 24, 2023
Pickleball Is Taking Over Empty Bed Bath & Beyonds The sport’s rising empire is replacing defunct retail space in malls across the country.
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