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 and sewage bill mailer.
Housing
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 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
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 200 unresolved violations, The Post has learned. A picture of what’s to come especially when the City Council passed COPA.
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 don’t know who to contact to rent his unit.
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, 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
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 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
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 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
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 billion Medicaid program that’s been rife for fraud, abuse and overuse for years, insiders say. Even a TikToker is advertising it! You have seen the commercials. Consumer Directed Personal … Read more
$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 law ended high-income/high-rent and high-rent vacancy deregulation. A total of 6,662 units were deregulated this way since 1994 (page 181); and 170,386 due to high-rent … Read more