What Happened This Week in NYC Housing? March 28, 2025 – City Limits

Each Friday, City Limits rounds up the latest news on housing, land use and homelessness. Catch up on what you might have missed here.

Welcome to “What Happened in NYC Housing This Week?” where we compile the latest local news about housing, land use and homelessness. Know of a story we should include in next week’s roundup? Email us.

ICYMI, from City Limits:

ICYMI, from other local newsrooms:

• A firm contracted to provide security and fire watch at NYCHA developments is accused of having falsified timesheets for guards who “frequently abandoned their posts or failed to show up for work,” according to The City.
• The Rent Guidelines Board is once again debating annual rent adjustments for stabilized tenants across the city. Its latest report found that landlords saw a 12 percent increase in revenue this year, lending credence to tenant advocates who’ve been calling for a rent freeze. But property owner groups say older regulated buildings are still struggling to keep up with repair costs, NY1 reported.
• The Trump administration will end funding for federal Emergency Housing Vouchers next year, four years ahead of schedule—jeopardizing nearly 8,000 households in the city that relay on the subsidies to pay their rent, according to Gothamist.
• The City Council passed a package of bills intended to get unsightly sidewalk sheds down faster, the Daily News reports.
• A group of conservative lawmakers are suing in an attempt to overturn Mayor Eric Adams City of Yes for Housing Opportunity plan, claiming it violated environmental review laws, according to amNY.