Tips to prevent pipes from freezing
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…
ConEd rate increase effective immediately!
“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…
Mamdani’s Housing Commissioner, Dina Levy
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…
An example of Fairness in Apartment Rental Expenses (FARE) Act
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…
A culprit of housing crisis: rent control laws
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,…
Mass parole for CHNV plagued without meaningful enforcement
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…
Migrants costs: $5 billion and 75% of crime
What else is the city not telling us?
City should drill more groundwater monitoring sites!
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…
How NY’s $6 billion CDPAP Medicaid program has been abused, overused for years
New Yorkers with zero healthcare experience are allowed to care for their elderly or disabled relatives and friends — potentially earning more than $43,000 a year — under a $6…
$15K broker fee for a rent-stabilized apartment is a consequence of Albany’s rent protection laws
There are nearly 657,993 rent stabilized dwelling units in the City of New York (page 149). When Housing Stability & Tenant Protection Act of 2019 was passed (page 108), the…