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Gothamist
Published 23 hours agoHere’s what NYC's median rent of $4,200 gets you in each borough
A shoebox in Chelsea, a luxe apartment in Riverdale and five (!) bedrooms on Staten Island. [ more › ]
City Limits
Published September 01Short-Term Rental Registrations Surpass 3,500 for First Time Since City Overhaul
It's been three years since the city began requiring hosts of short-term rentals to register them, an effort to weed out illegal listings which officials say took options away from residents amidst a housing shortage.
City Limits
Published August 31Opinion: New York Can Build More Housing Without Shutting Community Out
"Planning cannot be something government does to communities instead of with them. Local residents carry valuable knowledge that can’t be matched by planners sitting in a central office."
City Limits
Published August 31NYC Housing Calendar, Aug. 31-Sept. 7
City Limits rounds up the latest housing and land use-related events and public hearings, plus affordable housing lotteries that are ending soon.
Queens Ledger
Published August 28City Panel Criticizes Met Park Architects for Extra Hotel Tower, Insufficient Public Space
Metropolitan Park’s architects took a beating from the Public Design Commission last week over inadequate public space and inserting an unapproved hotel tower into their plans. BY COLE SINANIAN cole@queensledger.com FLUSHING — Set to bring in $850 million in annual tax revenue…