Mihir Zaveri

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Mihir Zaveri

New York|Landlords Say They’re Struggling. Rents Keep Going Up. What Gives? https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/18/nyregion/nyc-landlords-rent-stabilization.htmlYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. New York City could soon raise rents on some of its most affordable apartments to help landlords who say they aren’t earning enough. But renters say they’re hurting, too.

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Mihir Zaveri

The candidates' ambitious plans could bring hundreds of thousands of new homes to a city desperate for them, though many are light on details about how they'd pay for them. Seize deteriorating apartment buildings run by negligent landlords. Stop spending on new homeless shelters. Build apartments on church campuses and golf courses and on top of libraries.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Mihir Zaveri

The 38-story building in the heart of Midtown Manhattan will be turned into 1,250 apartments. A struggling office tower in the heart of Midtown Manhattan is set to be converted into a residential building with 1,250 apartments, in one of the most notable examples of how New York City's economic center has evolved after the coronavirus pandemic.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Mihir Zaveri

The New York City panel that decides annually if and how much rents can go up for almost one million rent-stabilized apartments is expected to vote in favor of increases on one-year leases for the fifth straight year. The panel, the Rent Guidelines Board, is meeting in Manhattan on Wednesday evening for a preliminary vote on rent proposals. Landlords and several housing experts have said that rising insurance, fuel and other costs are making it difficult to maintain apartment buildings.

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Mihir Zaveri

The panel, known as the Charter Revision Commission, may introduce ballot initiatives to limit lawmakers' power to block housing development, among other changes. Stopping individual lawmakers from blocking new housing. Making it easier to remove homes from flood zones. Opening up primary elections to all voters.