Sam Rabiyah, Author at THE CITY - NYC News

Apartments Vanish From New York’s Rent Regulation System and Questions Linger About How

Dec. 23, 2022, 11:15 a.m.April 3, 2025, 1:18 p.m.

Three years after a 2019 overhaul was supposed to stop landlords from removing most apartments from rent stabilization, thousands are left uned for.

Destabilized

Is Your Apartment Rent-Stabilized? How to Get Your Rent History in NYC

Dec. 23, 2022, 5:05 a.m.May 14, 2024, 3:51 p.m.

A record of your unit’s rental history from a state housing agency is the best place to start. Here’s how to get it.

Subway

Take Our Quiz: Name That Subway Station

Sam Rabiyah Dec. 19, 2022, 11:03 a.m.Oct. 13, 2023, 4:33 p.m.

Do you know NYC’s subway system as well as THE CITY’s transit reporter?

Destabilized

New State Numbers Show Slide in Vacant Rent-Stabilized Apartments

Nov. 17, 2022, 7:16 p.m.April 3, 2025, 1:20 p.m.

Housing officials say that landlords ed 38,000 vacant units so far this year, down from the 60,000 reported in 2021. Landlords are still pressing for an end to restrictions they say keep apartments offline.

Destabilized

Tenants Urge State to Close the ‘Frankenstein Loophole’ That Landlords Use to Supersize Rents

Nov. 16, 2022, 6:24 p.m.April 3, 2025, 1:21 p.m.

Testimony and a new report highlight how rent-regulated apartments are disappearing thanks to creative combining of units. The state is weighing rule changes that aim to end the practice.

Uncategorized

Four Charts That Show How Hochul Struggled to Turn Out NYC Voters

Nov. 9, 2022, 4:38 p.m.Nov. 10, 2022, 4:17 p.m.

Voter turnout lagged in the city, and her challenger, Lee Zeldin, outperformed the last Republican who ran for governor.

Campaign 2022

Did Your NYC Neighborhood Turn Out to Vote?

Tanaz Meghjani Nov. 9, 2022, 12:38 a.m.April 3, 2025, 1:24 p.m.

Use our interactive map to explore where voters turned out and how that impacted the 2022 general election results.

Destabilized

In Near-Daily Protests, Tenants Demand a Stop to Rent-Stabilized Apartment Vacancies

Nov. 3, 2022, 4:34 p.m.April 3, 2025, 2:16 p.m.

Since THE CITY’s finding that last year some 89,000 rent-stabilized units were empty, tenants and elected officials have been taking to the streets.

Housing Court

Less Than 10% of Tenants Facing Eviction Actually Got a Lawyer Last Month, Undermining ‘Right to Counsel’ Law

Oct. 27, 2022, 5:00 a.m.Oct. 31, 2022, 10:20 a.m.

Over 17,000 tenants did not have legal counsel in Housing Court cases brought by their landlords this year, new state numbers show.

Destabilized

NYC Had 88,830 Vacant Rent-Stabilized Apartments Last Year, City Housing Agency Estimates

Oct. 20, 2022, 5:30 a.m.April 3, 2025, 2:18 p.m.

Roughly 1 in 10 rent-regulated apartments were vacant in 2021, Census survey data reveals — far more than the 61,000 vacancies landlords reported to the state.

Sam Rabiyah

Apartments Vanish From New York’s Rent Regulation System and Questions Linger About How

Is Your Apartment Rent-Stabilized? How to Get Your Rent History in NYC

Take Our Quiz: Name That Subway Station

New State Numbers Show Slide in Vacant Rent-Stabilized Apartments

Tenants Urge State to Close the ‘Frankenstein Loophole’ That Landlords Use to Supersize Rents

Four Charts That Show How Hochul Struggled to Turn Out NYC Voters

Did Your NYC Neighborhood Turn Out to Vote?

In Near-Daily Protests, Tenants Demand a Stop to Rent-Stabilized Apartment Vacancies

Less Than 10% of Tenants Facing Eviction Actually Got a Lawyer Last Month, Undermining ‘Right to Counsel’ Law

NYC Had 88,830 Vacant Rent-Stabilized Apartments Last Year, City Housing Agency Estimates

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