Instead of suing the federal government to change the rules, why not check and ask recipients how they are doing? At the minimum, we would they have a real world case-by-case check on waste, fraud, and rule changes for those where the new rules will not work.
Everyone knows that New York City real estate tax system unfair. Politicians make noise, but no action. NYC’s Furman Center provided another study reporting owners of rent stabilized buildings are hit the hardest.
New York City’s streak of 13 days below freezing at Central Park ended on February 6, 2026. Linked is a public notice flyer that was included in my DEP water and sewage bill mailer.
“What the order represents today is a reaction to the world in which we live in, one that is characterized by increasing costs that are far beyond the cost of energy alone, food, housing and inflation are increasing at a rate far faster than wages,” said PSC Chair Rory Christian, noting the outcome was the … Read more
Her first order of business, “Rental Ripoff” hearings. A Bronx apartment building Mayor Mamdani showcased to highlight the talents of his new housing commissioner, Dina Levy, has racked up nearly 200 unresolved violations, The Post has learned. A picture of what’s to come especially when the City Council passed COPA.
When it took effect on June 11, 2025, availability listings dried up making it harder and pricier to find affordable apartments. One example is Mayor Elect Mamdani’s Astoria unit. You don’t know who to contact to rent his unit.
To resolve high rent and low vacancy in the city that has decreasing population, one must examine why there is a supply problem through the housing pipeline from construction, marketing, leasing and selling including DoF real estate tax and DoB permits and inspections. One stubborn factor is the inherent unfairness baked into the system by … Read more
Started by the Biden Administration on October 19, 2022 for Venezuelans followed by Cubans, Haitians and Nicaraguans on January 9, 2023, it was meant to humanitarian parole “orderly pathways to the United States” for up to 30,000 nationals per month. The program has been plagued with false sponsorship information, and the Department of Homeland Security … Read more
The City has about 150 old groundwater check sites. Now that flooding is more problematic, new sites to monitor should be drilled. Homeowners who takes action where City or State failed should be compensated as this site by 64 Street to pump out overflows in Woodside. The back alley is one block away from BQE … Read more
