How the Storm Turned Basement Apartments Into Death Traps

At least 11 people were found dead in basements after torrential rains flooded New York City — nearly as many as those killed by Hurricane Ida in Louisiana, where the storm made landfall.

Opinion | Gavin Newsom Is Much More Than the Lesser of Two Evils

The torrent of policy the governor and the legislature are passing amounts to nothing less than a Green New Deal for the Golden State.

Opinion | Want to Solve the Housing Crisis? Build More, and Build Higher.

Down with historic preservation!

Why You Should Do Your Spring Planting in the Fall

Conventional wisdom says you should do the same tasks in the same order every year. The director of horticulture at Brooklyn Bridge Park has a better idea.

Don’t Mind the Gap in Intergenerational Housing

Several new developments make a point of mixing age groups, because who wants to enter the golden years surrounded by only old people?

Rethinking the In-Law Apartment as a Sunny Barn

A former 19th-century farm in western Massachusetts is now an extended family’s home and company headquarters.

Climate Change Is Bankrupting America’s Small Towns

Repeated shocks from hurricanes, fires and floods are pushing some rural communities, already struggling economically, to the brink of financial collapse.

New York Passes Bill Extending Eviction Moratorium to January

New York is the first state to pass a new measure to protect struggling renters since the Supreme Court whittled away at existing shields against eviction.

N.Y. Legislature Expected to Extend Freeze on Evictions in Rare Special Session

The moratorium, which expired on Aug. 31, is part of the state’s effort to help tenants struggling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

Opinion | The Red Tape That Could Cost Millions of Americans Their Homes

Congress allocated enough money to stave off a wave of evictions, but it’s not being sent to renters fast enough.

N.Y. Legislature Expected to Extend Freeze on Evictions in Rare Special Session

The moratorium, which expired on Aug. 31, is part of the state’s effort to help tenants struggling from the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.

For a Tony Nominee, an Apartment With a Sense of Drama

Kathryn Gallagher’s Upper West Side home ‘was never supposed to be a one-bedroom apartment.’ But that’s why she likes it.

A Quarter-Century Ago, She Landed a Brooklyn Unicorn

Her comfortable apartment on a tree-lined street was a special find, but the real gem turned out to be her community-focused landlord.

My Neighbor’s Door Camera Faces My Apartment. Is That Legal?

Rental tenants typically cannot install cameras — or anything else — in common hallways. But landlords can.

California’s Plan to Make New Buildings Greener Will Also Raise Costs

A recent building code change for new construction could reduce emissions by requiring use of solar panels and batteries, raising prices in an already expensive state.

How Does My Garden Grow? With a Little Help from My Friends.

After years of collecting plants from here and there, I am now surrounded by plants that once belonged to important people in my life.

Echinacea Isn’t Itself Anymore

Many new cultivars were bred for ‘style over substance.’ So if you want to plant a pollinator garden, choose carefully.

Return of the Pied-à-terre

With much of New York City back in business, some of the people who left during the pandemic are coming back. Sort of.

Supreme Court Ends Biden’s Eviction Moratorium

The ruling followed political and legal maneuvering by the administration to retain protections for tenants. It puts hundreds of thousands at risk of being put out of their homes.

Supreme Court Ends Biden’s Eviction Moratorium

The ruling followed political and legal maneuvering by the administration to retain protections for tenants. It puts hundreds of thousands at risk of being put out of their homes.