Celia Young

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Rent By Celia Young  | A rendering of the roof deck at 55 Broad St., a former office building once home to Goldman Sachs' headquarters. Housing lottery applications are open for 143 rent-stabilized apartments at a new development in Manhattan’s Financial District. Households that earn $37,578 to $200,900 are eligible to apply, depending on the number of people you live with. Rents start at $912 for a studio.

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Neighbors By Celia Young  | There are nine mayoral candidates vying to win voters as part of the ranked-choice Democratic primary. Graphic by Celia Young/Brick UndergroundThe 2025 New York City mayoral election will have huge impacts on housing in the city, including where it gets built and how to make it affordable for everyday New Yorkers. In just two weeks, registered voters will rank their choices for mayor in the Democratic primary election on June 24th (early voting begins June 14th).

3 weeks ago | brickunderground.com | Celia Young

Roommates + Landlords By Celia Young  | Home 4 Good also offers financial counseling to tenants. iStockBrooklyn native Shaisha fell thousands of dollars behind on her rent last year after she was forced to make a tough choice: paying rent, or purchasing medication to manage her diabetes. Her landlord could have evicted her for her roughly $4,500 in arrears. But instead, Shaisha secured emergency cash assistance to cover her debt, thanks to the fledgling rental assistance program Home 4 Good.

1 month ago | brickunderground.com | Celia Young

Affordable Housing By Celia Young  | Anasthasia works at the housing nonprofit New Destiny Housing. Photo courtesy Molly StromoskiAnasthasia Blair was renting an apartment with a voucher when learned she had won a housing lottery apartment. She moved into a one-bedroom unit with her daughter, and said it gave her the stability to eventually find a place with more room for her family. Here’s her story as told to Brick Underground Senior Writer Celia Young. I’m from New York City.

1 month ago | brickunderground.com | Celia Young

New Construction + Condos By Celia Young  | The budget also includes $1 billion for City of Yes for Housing Opportunity, NYC's landmark initiative to build 80,000 units of housing in the next 15 years. iStockSome New York City renters could gain a path to buying their apartments under legislation passed in the whopping $254 billion New York state budget that passed last month.