Here’s how Trump transferred wealth to his son while avoiding the usual taxes
By Will Parker, Derek Kravitz and Cezary Podkul | July 05, 2017 08:00AM
This story was co-published with ProPublica In April 2016, as Donald Trump was on the cusp of clinching the...
Here’s how Trump transferred wealth to his son while avoiding the usual taxes
Many “Rent-Stabilized” NYC Apartments Are Not Really Stabilized. See Where They Are.
By Cezary Podkul | June 23, 2017 12:30PM
If you’ve ridden the New York City subway lately, chances are you’ve seen posters promising relief from the city’s soaring housing costs. Featuring smiling...
Many “Rent-Stabilized” NYC Apartments Are Not Really Stabilized. See Where They Are.
New York landlords exploit loophole to hike rents despite freeze
By Cezary Podkul | April 25, 2017 12:55PM
In October 2015, Scherrie and Langston Donaldson received a cryptic notice from their landlord, labeled “preferential rent credit removal.”...
New York landlords exploit loophole to hike rents despite freeze
The inside story of how 421a developers sway Albany
By Cezary Podkul | December 30, 2016 08:00AM
This story was co-published with ProPublica. In 2014, an obscure campaign in the foothills west of Albany between a...
The inside story of how 421a developers sway Albany
Cuomo said he’d return 50K apartments to rent regulation — he didn’t come close
By Cezary Podkul | December 28, 2016 01:55PM
A push by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to return 50,000 apartments to the city’s stock of rent-regulated housing has fallen far short of...
Cuomo said he’d return 50K apartments to rent regulation — he didn’t come close
The fateful vote that made New York City rents so high
By Marcelo Rochabrun and Cezary Podkul | December 15, 2016 10:05AM
At the end of a pedestrian tunnel, down a flight of Stairs From Street level, a plush bar with...
The fateful vote that made New York City rents so high
De Blasio says “enough is enough”: Landlords getting big tax break must cap rent hikes
By Cezary Podkul | December 09, 2016 10:30AM
In his sharpest critique yet of scofflaw landlords, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Tuesday it’s “outrageous” that thousands of New York City property...
De Blasio says “enough is enough”: Landlords getting big tax break must cap rent hikes
NYC lawmakers push for audits of landlords who pocket $1.4B tax break
By Cezary Podkul | November 17, 2016 09:40AM
New York City’s biggest housing subsidy may finally get more scrutiny just as state lawmakers are about to consider...
NYC lawmakers push for audits of landlords who pocket $1.4B tax break
Thousands of NYC landlords who ignored rent caps got tax breaks they didn’t qualify for
By Cezary Podkul | October 21, 2016 12:00PM
When Olga Ortiz found a large, sunny apartment on a tree-lined street in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood several years ago, she felt like she’d won...
Thousands of NYC landlords who ignored rent caps got tax breaks they didn’t qualify for
NY isn’t telling tenants they may be protected from big rent hikes through J-51 program
By Cezary Podkul | July 06, 2016 12:10PM
In February of 2015, Lilian Piedra received a letter with devastating news: Her landlord was jacking up the rent...
NY isn’t telling tenants they may be protected from big rent hikes through J-51 program