New York

At a time when support for housing homeless people is under attack, preventing unnecessary evictions—which are costly as well as cruel—is more important than ever for local governments. Here are some of the approaches being tried.

Zoning reform measures have divided tenant advocates in New York. Yet loosening the city’s anti-housing regime is essential if we ever want to build social housing at scale.

Alex Strada worked with 300 shelter staff members and residents to create “Public Address.” The project will travel across New York City’s five boroughs.

A decade after city officials promised to cut flood risks in the Edgemere neighborhood, critics say it remains just as vulnerable.

A dive into some promising new approaches to both funding community ownership and building out an ecosystem that supports its sustainability.

Pransky was an activist lawyer who fought for and defended both tenants and rent control policies in New Jersey. McKee organized in New York City, founding multiple organizations and helping to defend and strengthen rent regulations at the state level.

Multiple states and localities brought affordable housing measures to the polls in 2025, to varying results.

For low-income seniors with limited English and tech proficiency, navigating New York City’s affordable housing systems is a challenge. To help, we must think beyond affordability.

As more than 5,000 rent-stabilized units connected to the Pinnacle Group prepare to go up for auction in 2026, residents warn would-be buyers not to overlook the years of disrepair that made those units unlivable.

A temporary window of flexible funds in the early 2020s allowed many queer- and trans-led organizations to achieve long-held dreams of owning their own buildings and housing their members.

If we tie rent regulation to income, we lose the policy’s benefits for neighborhoods and their residents.

A new exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York highlights crucial moments in the local tenant movement, including rent strikes in the 1920s and the unlivable conditions that drove tenants to action.