NYC Explainers & Analysis

Rent stabilization, rent control, NYCHA, Section 8, Mitchell-Lama, Good Cause covered, Good Cause exempt. Find your regime, then your rent cap and your rights.

NYC's 2027–28 school application dates, SHSAT registration, LaGuardia auditions, and steps for middle school, kindergarten, G&T, 3-K and Pre-K.

Which NYC rent-increase rules apply to your apartment? Compare rent stabilization, Good Cause, rent control, and Section 8, with sources and worked examples.

Understand NYCHA public housing, Section 8 vouchers, PACT and the repair backlog. Compare 2026 voucher standards for new rentals and recertifications.

NYC paid a record $2.04B in legal settlements in FY25. Here is the agency breakdown, the $1.8B Gulino teacher exam lawsuit, and why the NYPD and DOT never pay.

NYC city government, mapped: Mayor Mamdani's powers, Speaker Menin's Council, the Comptroller, and the budget, housing, and transit fights to track.

Every documented random attack on a New Yorker since 2020: 454 cases, 35 deaths, the records of 128 attackers, charted against NYPD, DCJS and Census data.

A dated, sourced accounting of 2026 random attacks on New Yorkers, with the prior record of every identified attacker. One had 53 arrests; the most famous none.

What you keep on a $90k to $250k NYC salary after federal, state, and city income tax, rent, and the subway. The honest take-home math, by salary band.

On $150,000 in New York City you keep about $4,193 a month after taxes, a median 1-bedroom, and the subway. The honest take-home math, line by line.

A biglaw first-year makes $225,000 in NYC and keeps about $7,109 a month after a 35% tax bill, a Manhattan one-bedroom, and the subway. The marginal-rate trap, line by line.

On $250,000 in New York City you keep about $8,168 a month after taxes, a Manhattan 1-bedroom, and the subway. The honest take-home math, line by line.

On $90,000 in New York City you keep about $2,225 a month after taxes, an outer-borough 1-bedroom, and the subway. The honest take-home math, line by line.

~1M NYC apartments are rent-stabilized. How to check if yours is, what DHCR registration means, and what the June 25 RGB Order #58 rent freeze means for your lease.

NYC transit's 7 funding sources, how the $68.4B capital plan got fully funded in 2025, and why NYC controls only 4 of 14 MTA Board votes.

Hochul signed the $268.5B FY27 budget May 28, 57 days late. NYC's take: $11B Foundation Aid, $140M NYCHA capital, mayoral control through 2028, Tier 6 reform.

One year in: $562M raised, 27M fewer vehicle entries, the Second Circuit DOJ fight, and whether the $9 peak toll survives Trump's appeal. Updated September 2026.

Does Good Cause Eviction protect you? The three-test coverage check, the 8.38% rent cap for 2026, what it does in Housing Court, and the 2034 sunset.

HPD's records of 1,741 Housing Connect lotteries: who the units are priced for, where they are, and the set-asides. Plus the 2026 AMI chart and the paperwork stage.

Mayor Mamdani's public insurance program for rent-stabilized building owners: coverage structure, projected 20-30% savings, and where the DFS and Hochul stand.

Bronx at 71%, Staten Island at 50%: how the June 2026 amendment extended full compliance to 2030, and what Mamdani's $122M cut means for your school.

Who runs NYC public schools, how admissions work, where funding comes from, and how parents can engage on class size and school decisions.

NYC's $127B budget: the 6-step Charter timeline, 4 revenue sources, capital vs. expense, and how Mamdani's FY27 cycle actually moves.

How NYC rezoning works: the 205-day ULURP clock, who votes (CB, CPC, Council, Mayor), member deference, and the 2025 Charter overhaul that changed ULURP.

NYC property tax: why a Park Slope brownstone pays 0.33% but Mott Haven pays 3.75%. The four-class system, the 6% assessment cap, and the TENNY litigation.