Sam Rabiyah

3 weeks ago | projects.thecity.nyc | Mia Hollie |Sam Rabiyah |Richard Kim |Maia Hibbett

Voters of New York City: Can’t decide who to put on your ballot for mayor? This quiz will help you decide by matching your responses to 18 questions with how candidates answered the same questions on urgent issues facing New Yorkers. The primary is on June 24, and early voting starts on June 14. The general election is on November 4, 2025.

Dec 13, 2023 | brownstoner.com | Sam Rabiyah

This article was originally published on December 11 at 9:33 a.m. EST by THE CITY Earlier this year, THE CITY published a database of tens of thousands of rent-stabilized buildings whose owners reported having fewer regulated apartments in 2021 than in 2019, as shown on their property tax bills. The drop was surprising given that changes to rent laws in 2019 forbade removing apartments from regulation in most instances.

Dec 11, 2023 | thecity.nyc | Sam Rabiyah

Earlier this year, THE CITY published a database of tens of thousands of rent-stabilized buildings whose owners reported having fewer regulated apartments in 2021 than in 2019, as shown on their property tax bills. The drop was surprising given that changes to rent laws in 2019 forbade removing apartments from regulation in most instances.

Dec 6, 2023 | thecity.nyc | Sam Rabiyah

The City Council passed a bill Wednesday that enables tenants to report vacant apartments in their buildings to the city housing agency — with sponsors hoping to spur action on tens of thousands of empty units. Intro 195 allows tenants to report maintenance code issues to the Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) department via 311, and have city officials inspect vacant units when they may pose a hazard to those in units nearby.

Oct 19, 2023 | nextcity.org | Sam Rabiyah

This story was originally published by THE CITY. Sign up to get the latest New York City news delivered to you each morning. Elizabeth Byrd is a single mother of six and grandmother of four who spent 18 years in and out of the Brooklyn homeless shelter system. She is also now working with other tenants to take action against law-breaking landlords and real estate brokers who refuse to accept tenants who use government housing vouchers to pay rent.