Sam Rabiyah, Author at THE CITY

Rent-Stabilized Apartment Tally Drops Further, as Some Landlords Try to Rent at Market Rates

Dec. 11, 2023, 9:33 a.m.Dec. 11, 2023, 9:33 a.m.

One in ten rent-stabilized units are missing from landlords’ property tax bills since the pandemic. As business gets back to normal, the number of vanished registrations is growing.

Councilmember Carlina Rivera speaks at a rally outside City Hall in of a bill that empowers tenants to report vacant units in their building.

Housing

City Council es Bill Enabling Tenants to Report Vacant Apartments

Dec. 6, 2023, 4:36 p.m.Dec. 6, 2023, 5:27 p.m.

In response to “warehousing” and THE CITY’s coverage, measure cues up inspections of hazardous conditions in empty units.

Housing

Tenants Team Up to Target Voucher-Snubbing Landlords

Oct. 18, 2023, 5:05 a.m.Oct. 19, 2023, 12:08 p.m.

The Bronx’s Parkchester complex — once whites-only — is among the most frequent subjects of complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of government rent aid, as collected by a grassroots collaborative.

Housing

Supreme Court Won’t Take Up Landlords’ Challenge to New York’s Rent Regulations

Oct. 2, 2023, 4:25 p.m.Oct. 2, 2023, 4:45 p.m.

Property owners argued that 2019 reforms violated their rights and is “destroying” housing. Yet profits are still plentiful.

Health

How to Keep Tabs on COVID Through Wastewater Testing in NYC

Sept. 26, 2023, 5:00 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

City officials monitor our sewage systems for COVID genetic material. How should you interpret the data coming from the five borough’s poop? Here’s your guide.

Economy

Film and TV Walkouts Add Drama to Sluggish Local Economy

Sept. 15, 2023, 3:18 p.m.Sept. 15, 2023, 3:18 p.m.

New York City added only 2,000 jobs in August and unemployment remains above the national average.

Housing

Airbnb’s Sidelined in NYC. That Probably Won’t Stop Illegal Short-Term Rentals.

Sept. 5, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Sept. 5, 2023, 2:38 p.m.

A new registration law that goes into effect Tuesday targets major online platforms, but listings are already proliferating elsewhere, challenging the city’s understaffed enforcement agency.

Housing

‘Coliving’ Landlords Turned $800 Rent-Stabilized Apartments into $7,000 Suites. Now Tenants Are Pushing Back.

Aug. 15, 2023, 5:05 a.m.Oct. 25, 2023, 2:14 p.m.

Outpost Club promises hassle-free, low-commitment entree into Bushwick, Ridgewood and other trendy neighborhoods. Some residents are on rent strike and demanding their apartments get their regulated status restored.

Rent

Why Are NYC Rents So High? It’s Complicated

Aug. 4, 2023, 5:00 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

COVID spurred many tenants to vacate city apartments, but changing rent laws and rising interest rates are among factors now encouraging people to stay put — with few new apartments available.

Destabilized

City Housing Officials Call Apartment Vacancies a ‘Distraction’ Amid Demands for More Oversight

June 6, 2023, 6:49 p.m.Feb. 17, 2025, 4:40 p.m.

Measures to require inspections and registration of tens of thousands of empty units got pushback from the Adams istration at a City Council hearing.

Sam Rabiyah

Rent-Stabilized Apartment Tally Drops Further, as Some Landlords Try to Rent at Market Rates

City Council es Bill Enabling Tenants to Report Vacant Apartments

Tenants Team Up to Target Voucher-Snubbing Landlords

Supreme Court Won’t Take Up Landlords’ Challenge to New York’s Rent Regulations

How to Keep Tabs on COVID Through Wastewater Testing in NYC

Film and TV Walkouts Add Drama to Sluggish Local Economy

Airbnb’s Sidelined in NYC. That Probably Won’t Stop Illegal Short-Term Rentals.

‘Coliving’ Landlords Turned $800 Rent-Stabilized Apartments into $7,000 Suites. Now Tenants Are Pushing Back.

Why Are NYC Rents So High? It’s Complicated

City Housing Officials Call Apartment Vacancies a ‘Distraction’ Amid Demands for More Oversight

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