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Posts published in “Renting and Leasing (Real Estate)”
A Sidewalk Encounter Between 2 Longtime Neighbors Ends in a Death
By Gotham Rex on December 2, 2025
Dean Whetzel, 82, had known Dana Escoffier, 79, for decades. When Mr. Whetzel bumped into him near their Village apartments, Mr. Escoffier shoved him, the police said, and he fell to the ground. Source: New York Times
Adams Eyes a Reality TV Star Who Could Help Block a Mamdani Rent Freeze
By Gotham Rex on October 24, 2025
Mayor Eric Adams has only weeks left in office, but he can use them to appoint people with the ability to shape policy beyond his tenure. Source: New York Times
At the Center of Letitia James’s Indictment, a House in Norfolk, Virginia
By Gotham Rex on October 11, 2025
Attorney General Letitia James of New York purchased the $137,000 home for a grandniece who needed tranquillity. Prosecutors say it is an impermissible investment property. Source: New York Times
The Housing Market Is Worse Than You Think
By Gotham Rex on November 4, 2022
Buyers, sellers and renters are in for more twists and turns, as soaring mortgage rates and stubborn inflation signal belt tightening ahead. Source: New York Times
New York City May Ban Tenant Criminal Background Checks
By Gotham Rex on August 9, 2022
The city could join New Jersey, Seattle and San Francisco in curtailing the ability of landlords to vet applicants’ criminal histories. Source: New York Times
Why the Rent Is So High
By Gotham Rex on August 8, 2022
New York City faces a housing crisis that’s making it harder for middle- and low-income people to live here. Source: New York Times
One Woman’s Life in Subsidized Housing, and Her Campaign to Fix It
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2022
At the Holmes Towers on the Upper East Side, La Keesha Taylor has formed a coalition to keep the elevators running, the heat working and the rodents at bay. Source: New York Times
Airbnb Operator Sued by New York City in Fight Over Short-Term Rentals
By Gotham Rex on July 12, 2022
A building near the East River in Manhattan was the site of one of the biggest illegal rental operations in the city in the past year, a lawsuit said. Source: New York Times
Papaya King, a Hot Dog Pioneer on the Upper East Side, Faces a Possible End
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2022
The original Papaya King created the city’s signature combo of franks and tropical fruit juices. But a demolition plan could finish its decades-long reign. Source: New York Times
In Buffalo, New Apartments Sprout Up in Vacant Warehouses
By Gotham Rex on July 3, 2022
A decade-long effort to transform industrial relics is showing signs of progress and expanding the city’s population for the first time in 70 years. Source: New York Times
The Wild History of the Real ‘Only Murders’ Building
By Gotham Rex on June 27, 2022
Viewers of the Hulu series know it as the Arconia, but the Upper West Side building has a name — and a dramatic story — of its own. Source: New York Times
In Bronx Housing Court, Tenants Fight to Stay in Their Homes
By Gotham Rex on June 26, 2022
Since New York’s eviction moratorium ended in January, tenants and their landlords are returning to housing court. Source: New York Times
Understanding Rent Regulation in N.Y.C.
By Gotham Rex on June 23, 2022
Rent-stabilized apartments in the city are due to have their largest rent increase in almost a decade. Source: New York Times
Rent Board Votes for 3.25% Increase on One-Year Leases
By Gotham Rex on June 22, 2022
Two million New Yorkers who live in rent-stabilized apartments will be affected by increases approved at a raucous meeting of the Rent Guidelines Board. Source: New York Times