Five of the 12 communities in New York City that have seen the least amount of new, affordable housing over the past half decade are in Queens – and are now being targeted by the Mamdani administration for fast-tracked housing projects, angering some local legislators.
Read MoreAs the city’s “worst landlord” gets ready to head to court next week over conditions at one of its Queens buildings, Elmhurst tenants say they’ve been living without hot water for days and that many court-ordered repairs to crumbling building still haven’t taken place.
Read MorePresident Donald Trump and Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday they have agreed to move an ambitious plan to build 12,000 homes in Queens at Sunnyside Yard to a “new level.”
Read MoreWhile most New York City apartments come with at least one headache, tenants living at The Crossing, a two-building affordable housing apartment complex on Archer Avenue and 148th Street, say that nearly everything that could go wrong in a building has gone wrong in theirs.
Read MoreA Queens Housing Court judge ordered the city’s “worst landlord” to fix the hazardous living conditions at a crumbling Elmhurst apartment by the end of the month or face consequences.
Read MoreA controversial skyscraper proposed for a quiet corner of Kew Gardens Hills is no more, much to the relief of local officials.
Read MoreA New York law firm accused of scamming tenants facing eviction out of more than $170,000 while failing to provide legal representation will shut down after reaching a deal with the state attorney general, who uncovered the alleged fraud during a recent investigation.
Read MoreAll four Democratic candidates seeking to represent parts of Western Queens and Northern Brooklyn in Washington say they support the idea of funding a massive redevelopment of Sunnyside Yard with federal money – but are wary of who they may have to do business with in order to get the project over the finish line.
Read MoreThe state this month will begin planning its redevelopment of Queens’ Aqueduct Racetrack, which is set to be one of the largest empty plots of state-owned land when the horse racing complex closes its tracks for good in June.
Read MoreQueens residents told the city how they feel about their landlords at the Mamdani’s first “rental ripoff” hearing in the World’s Borough.
Read MoreWestern Queens locals are wary of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to collaborate with President Donald Trump to build 12,000 units of housing in the World’s Borough, where the mayor once lived and where the president was raised.
Read MoreQueens residents are calling on A&E Real Estate, which was named the worst landlord in the city earlier this year, to pay $6 million to cover damages they suffered in a fire that evicted them from their homes more than two years ago.
Read MoreResidents of a Queens cooperative residential building were subject to extreme cold and flooding after a pipe burst during the winter storm, leading to a fight between residents and co-op board members over how to solve the problem.
Read MoreMayor Zohran Mamdani announced the installment of a new heating system for a Queens NYCHA complex on Wednesday as a historic cold snap continues to freeze the city.
Read More“The road around there can become like a river,” said Felicia Johnson. “I’m concerned.”
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