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Students Pay Through The Nose For Housing Near These NYC Colleges
Students at two Manhattan universities face the nation's highest off-campus housing prices, according to a recent report.

Students at two Manhattan universities face the nation's highest off-campus housing prices, according to a recent report.

Brooklyn is home to 4 of the 5 subway stops where nearby apartments have seen the biggest rent increases. Here's where they are.

Evictions force thousands of NYers to move each year and thousands more leave because they can't afford their homes, new research shows.
Retirees are fleeing NYC faster than any other metro, according to a recent report.
Brooklyn and Queens are home to eight of the 10 best neighborhoods for first-time home-buyers, a new report shows.
The rule would strip public housing subsidies from families who are not all U.S. citizens. It could affect about 3,000 New York households.
Deals can be found in a handful of neighborhoods even though NYC has the nation's second-priciest rents, a recent report shows.
The Rent Guidelines Board may allow landlords to increase rents as much as 3.75% under a proposal approved Tuesday.
Dozens of homes are being marked down in some of Manhattan's toniest neighborhoods, a new report shows.
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Small landlords say they would have a tougher time maintaining their buildings if state lawmakers limit rent increases.
Researchers at the University of Southern California found NYC was more affordable than many places.
Hundreds of NYC-area neighborhoods are exclusive or "super-gentrified," while others are at risk, research shows. Here's where they are.
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Figures show tens of thousands of people are leaving the city.
Nearly 900,000 NYC immigrants have no tenant protections, advocates say. They're also more likely to face steep rents and overcrowding.
Brooklyn offers the least to New Yorkers budgeting 30 percent of their income for rent, a recent report shows.
Public officials, religious leaders and tenants put pressure on Albany to pass stronger rental laws this legislative period.
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A new report shows housing is unaffordable for typical workers in the nation’s largest counties, including all five boroughs.
David Burney, the newest member of the City Planning Commission, also sits on a task force involved in the plans to replace Rikers Island.
Prosecutors moved to dismiss their sweeping complaint accusing NYCHA of flouting federal regulations and misleading the government.
Money from the so-called pied-Ã -terre tax could go to the beleaguered MTA, officials say.
The redevelopment of Hudson Yards officially kicks off with the opening of 'Vessel,' a 150-foot-tall sculpture made of interlocking stairs.
An NYC woman hosting guests through Airbnb made nearly $2,000 more than the city's typical host last year, the home-sharing company says.
New York may feel like a millennial haven, but their parents' generation is a bigger force in the real estate market, a recent report shows.
It's among several Manhattan neighborhoods on Bloomberg's ranking of the richest U.S. ZIP codes.
Million-dollar homes in some neighborhoods are way smaller than they were in the early 2000s, a new report shows.
The housing authority has picked seven companies to do inspections in about 135,000 apartments under an $88 million contract.
New York City is one of the nation's most expensive metro regions for home-buyers, a new analysis shows.
Bart M. Schwartz, a former federal prosecutor, will be tasked with holding NYCHA to its sweeping deal with federal officials.
Manhattan no longer has a monopoly on luxury real estate, a new report shows.
Bart M. Schwartz, a former prosecutor with ties to Rudy Giuliani and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, will reportedly be NYCHA's federal monitor.
The city subpoenaed Airbnb for information about thousands of apartments amid a lawsuit over tough home-sharing regulations.
Tenants sometimes have to shell out thousands of dollars in brokers' fees and security deposits. Lawmakers want to ease the pain.
Lynne Patton plans to stay in four NYCHA complexes over the next month amid big changes for the beleaguered agency.
Evictions have dropped 14 percent since a new program began providing free attorneys to New Yorkers facing eviction, officials said.
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It's twice as much as a renter needs to live in the city's cheapest area, according to a new "neighborhood price index."
The city is accusing a real estate brokerage firm of using 130 apartments in 35 buildings for illegal short-term rentals.