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February 22, 2026
New York City Faces Its Second Big Storm in Weeks
The storm in late January was bad enough. This one is bringing true blizzard conditions, and the city has stepped up its response.
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February 22, 2026
Will Threat of Prison Make One of New York’s ‘Worst Landlords’ Change?
Tenants said one of the city’s most notorious landlords let rats run free and left them cold during the winter. Now, charged with harassment, he’s facing up to four years in prison.
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February 18, 2026
Mamdani Fills Out Housing Board in Push to Freeze Rent
Mayor Zohran Mamdani appointed six members to the Rent Guidelines Board, which decides whether rents can go up in nearly one million rent-stabilized apartments.
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February 18, 2026
A Police Parking Lot in East Harlem Will Become Affordable Housing
The project is the latest example of a push by New York City to build homes on land it owns. The building will be 100 percent affordable, officials say.
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February 12, 2026
Mamdani Reverses Campaign Promise to Expand Rental Assistance
A rental voucher program costs more than $1 billion. The mayor’s decision to curtail its expansion reflects the clash between his ideology and the realities of managing the city.
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February 10, 2026
Seven People Died at Private Homes in NYC Cold Snap, Officials Say
It was not immediately clear whether any of the buildings in question had faulty heating systems.
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February 10, 2026
N.Y.C. Social Services Chief Resigns After Losing Mamdani’s Favor
Molly Wasow Park, a holdover from the Eric Adams administration, said her resignation was unrelated to the recent wave of cold-related deaths in New York City.
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February 5, 2026
When the Cold Turns Deadly, What Should New York City Do?
Seventeen New Yorkers have died after exposure to frigid temperatures since Jan. 24, raising questions about how Mayor Zohran Mamdani has managed the crisis.
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January 27, 2026
New York City Races to Help Homeless People as Temperatures Plunge
The weather underscored how vulnerable people are when they do not have a safe place to shelter. At least eight people have died, including several who had a history with the city’s shelter system.
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January 9, 2026
Mamdani’s First Big Move to Help Renters Is Dealt a Blow by Court
Summit Properties USA won an auction on Friday to buy more than 5,000 apartments out of bankruptcy from the Pinnacle Group despite City Hall’s efforts to intervene.
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December 28, 2025
Pilot Is Dead After Helicopters Crash in New Jersey
Another pilot was in critical condition, according to the fire chief in Hammonton, N.J., where the crash took place.
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December 23, 2025
N.Y.C. Housing Isn’t Being Built Fast Enough, Report Says
Housing experts and politicians agree that New York City needs to add hundreds of thousands of new homes. The Real Estate Board of New York is keeping tally.
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December 19, 2025
Mamdani Names Deputy Mayors for Housing and Economic Justice
Zohran Mamdani, New York City’s mayor-elect, tapped Leila Bozorg, a longtime public official and development advocate, and Julie Su, who served as acting secretary of labor in the Biden administrat...
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December 18, 2025
Inside the Fight to Keep Mamdani’s Promise of 200,000 Affordable Homes
As Zohran Mamdani prepares to take over as mayor of New York, his team and allies have been pushing back against proposals that could make it more difficult to build new homes in the city.
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