Housing New York with Kenny Burgos

Send us Fan Mail Plus, we welcome NYAA’s newest teammate: Senior Vice President Woody Pascal. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack   Send us questions or comments at podcast@housingny.org   On The Agenda 1:11: Abundance  by Ezra Klein and Derek Tho...

Send us Fan Mail Plus, we explain why New York can no longer rely on federal funding, so politicians should change their thinking.  This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack   Send us questions or comments at podcast@housingny.org   On The Agenda 0:57:...

Send us Fan Mail Plus, delays in Section 8 voucher payments blamed on federal ‘chaos,’ and there’s a new deputy mayor in town. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack   Send us questions or comments at podcast@housingny.org   On The Agenda 1:42: Lende...

Send us Fan Mail Plus, the skinny on HPD’s lead-based paint rules. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack   Send us questions or comments at podcast@housingny.org   On The Agenda 1:34 Gov. Andrew Cuomo enters the mayor’s race 3:58: HUD cuts expected...

Send us Fan Mail Plus, it’s been the coldest winter in a decade. We explain why so many NYC buildings experience uneven heating distribution, and why most 311 heat complaints come to nothing. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack   Send us questions...

Send us Fan Mail Plus, we’ll look at why SCRIE and DRIE are great programs that should be expanded, and listen for a mea culpa from Kenny about our comments on energy prices last week. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack   Send us questions or com...

Send us Fan Mail Plus, what’s worse than Hurricane Sandy? We look at New York City’s 15-year flood risk. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack   Send us questions or comments at podcast@housingny.org   On The Agenda 1:29: Section 8 chaos → Delayed N...

Send us Fan Mail Plus, why does rebuilding after a fire take so long? And New York is the only place we know that ties rent stabilization to a perpetual housing emergency – thereby maintaining a perpetual disincentive to build new housing. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X T...

Send us Fan Mail Plus, more evidence that voucher holders are struggling to connect with housing, the latest on TENNY’s lawsuit over unfair property taxes, and some context regarding the Worst Landlords List. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack  ...

Send us Fan Mail Thousands of buildings will fail if the laws remain unchanged or the government doesn’t provide aid.  Plus, if your rent is $2,500 in New York City, you are basically paying the same amount in property taxes as a million-dollar single-family home. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @h...

Send us Fan Mail The 2025 session is upon us, and while we’re hoping state lawmakers take up new housing legislation again in 2025, we’re not counting on it.  Plus, we look at Mayor Adams’ State of the City, and highlight the major reason behind a decline in co-op conversions. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.soc...

Send us Fan Mail Happy New Year! We’re back and ready to fight harder than ever for housing abundance in 2025.  This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack   On The Agenda 1:16: Office of Rent Administration Annual Report   Go deeper: Kenny breaks do...

Send us Fan Mail The citywide housing reforms passed in 2024 are a welcome step in the right direction. New York Apartment Association CEO Kenny Burgos takes stock of the year in housing, and calls on all New Yorkers to demand bold leadership and smarter solutions from lawmakers in 2025.  We see a future where New York housing is abundant, high-quality and affordable. But we must first find the co...

Send us Fan Mail Plus, comptroller and mayoral candidate Brad Lander weighs in on the housing crisis, and what’s going on in Kingston? This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack   On The Agenda 1:16: Mayor announces another Charter Commission   2:47...

Send us Fan Mail Plus there’s a new J-51 Tax Break in town, and The Times reports mortgage regulators are turning a blind eye to climate risk. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack   On The Agenda 01:26: Mayoral forum includes housing discussio...

Send us Fan Mail The City of Yes for Housing Opportunity heads for a full vote in the City Council later this week. Plus, we discuss President Trump’s new pick for Housing Secretary.  This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack   On The Agenda 1:04:...

Send us Fan Mail Plus, the importance of giving back to our neighbors, all year round.  This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Happy Thanksgiving everyone. Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow @housingny on Instagram X TikTok YouTube & Substack   On The Agenda 1:20: City of Yes compromise   2:58: Vacant Apartments  4:21: City Counci...

Send us Fan Mail We compare two apartment buildings on the same block in Queens: one is rent-stabilized, the other is not. One pays property taxes while the other does not. Guess which one is financially sustainable, and which one is not. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos.  Follow NYAA on BlueSky: @housing.bsky.social Follow us @housingny on Insta...

Send us Fan Mail This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos.  Follow NYAA @housingny  On The Agenda 2:19: The election results and NYAA’s renewed focus on housing  4:02: A Democratic backlash against the real estate industry? Don’t worry about it. 4:50: Good Cause Eviction: 1719 Gates LLC v Torres   6:11: Months-long timelines & delays in Queens Housin...

Send us Fan Mail The New York City Council introduces City For All, billed as a companion piece to Mayor Adams’ City of Yes housing plan. A California judge deems San Francisco’s Vacancy Tax Law unconstitutional. REBNY proposes an alternative Broker Bill, and lead paint abatement deadline looms. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos.  Follow NYAA @hou...

Send us Fan Mail This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos.  Follow NYAA @housingny  On The Agenda 1:12: New York Community Bank sees 990% increase in multifamily loan delinquencies   2:32:   New York City Council expected to eliminate broker fees for tenants   4:00:  Local Law 157:   What you need to know about the gas detector mandate   5:45: New housin...

Send us Fan Mail Why the first citywide zoning change proposed in over 60 years must pass. Plus, a smarter fix for the homeless crisis and a ballot proposition to watch in California this election. This is your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA @housingny On The Agenda Organizing the City of Yes coalition   State audit finds Human Rights Division...

Send us Fan Mail Your New York Apartment Association weekly news update with CEO Kenny Burgos. Follow NYAA @housingny  On The Agenda City of Yes   – City Limits  Rent-regulated apartment values have fallen by 67% since 2019   – Crain’s Economic Challenge for the Rent Guidelines Board  – NYU Furman Center Water Bills: Examining rate-setting & billing structures – NYC Independent Budget Office I...

Send us Fan Mail Last month, the New York Apartment Association officially formed as a merger between the Community Housing Improvement Program and the Rent Stabilization Association. NYAA CEO Kenny Burgos discusses the housing policy news we’re keeping an eye on this fall, and delivers a message on the turbulent political situation at City Hall. On The Agenda Housing Vouchers A new ‘J-51’ tax bre...

Send us Fan Mail With temperatures rising in New York, one ambitious City Council member is proposing a law that would make landlords responsible for keeping everyone cool. Jay explains why the plan is wholly unrealistic – and better designed for grabbing headlines. Plus, housing has become a hot topic in the presidential election. We examine the White House’s rent control proposal and other housi...