Mamdani Attends Groundbreaking for New Affordable Housing on Old NYPD Parking Lot in East Harlem

Montreal promises new approach to homeless with encampment 'tolerance zones'

MONTREAL — The City of Montreal is changing its approach to unhoused people, promising to tolerate some homeless encampments instead of dismantling them.

Man Who Lived For Free In New Yorker Hotel, Claimed To Own It, Admits To Fraud

A New York City man who attempted to claim ownership of the New Yorker Hotel has pleaded guilty to fraud, ending a lengthy legal saga involving an obscure tenant law that allowed the man to live rent-free for years in the storied Manhattan hotel.

Mamdani reboots homeless encampment sweeps in New York City

Mayor Zohran Mamdani paused the previous mayor’s policy for clearing encampments days after he took office in January, arguing that it did not do enough to get people into housing.

Mamdani attends groundbreaking for new affordable housing on old NYPD parking lot in East Harlem

It will be 100% affordable, with more than 61 one-bedroom apartments that rent for around $900, and 44 two-bedroom apartments that rent for about $2,550.

Mamdani to Reinstitute Homeless Encampment Sweeps

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will place the Department of Homeless Services in charge of the sweeps, replacing the Police Department as lead of the interagency effort.

Ex-Biden official tapped to lead Mamdani audit of sanctuary law violations at six city agencies, including NYPD

An ex-Biden aide who also lobbied to ban the term “illegal immigrant” while serving in Bill de Blasio’s administration was tapped by Mayor Zohran Mamdani to audit city agencies like the NYPD for sanctuary law violations, sources confirmed. Bitta Mostofi — formerly a senior official for President Joe Biden’s US Citizenship and Immigration Services —...