Mihir Zaveri

The Town of Southampton, an affluent Long Island enclave, violated housing laws by rejecting the project, which would have helped veterans and disabled people, the suit says.

The Brooklyn Botanic Garden and its supporters are fighting a proposal to build a 14-story apartment building that would cast shadows on the garden.

Thomas DiNapoli, the New York State comptroller, found that management lapses had caused delays for people who needed permanent housing.

The scarcity of apartments makes it easy for landlords to raise rents, but building new developments comes with high costs and regulatory hurdles.

Soaring rents and few options have made it hard for average people to live in the city. Even “affordable” units often cost too much.

A developer wanted to replace parking garages with affordable apartments in Manhattan, but some residents on the Upper West Side resisted. Here’s why the housing won.

A property owner’s effort to develop an apartment building in a popular neighborhood has been stymied for years. She may just give up.

A City Council committee passed a major proposal that would ease restrictions on housing growth in New York. The full Council is likely to approve it next month.

Here is what renters, landlords, developers and politicians say.

To really communicate with people about the many problems arrayed across the housing landscape, we needed to cut through the noise.