December 10, 2025
Housing Stability in the Mamdani Administration
I am looking forward to the discussion tonight on Housing Stability in the Mamdani Administration, hosted by the Urban Design Forum. While it is sold out, we will be discussing “what a potential rent freeze may look like under the … Continue reading
December 10, 2025 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
November 5, 2025
Understanding NYC’s Rent-Stabilized Housing Stock
I will be moderating an NYU Furman Center Policy Breakfast on NYC’s Rent-Stabilized Housing: Understanding Different Segments of the Stock and Why It Matters on November 19th. The link to register is here. Nearly one million apartments in New York … Continue reading
November 5, 2025 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
October 30, 2025
What’s Andrew Cuomo’s Plan to Help New York City Renters?
The New York Times interviewed me in a video, What’s Andrew Cuomo’s Plan to Help New York City Renters? The transcript reads, “Can you describe rent prices in New York?” “High.” “Expensive.” ”Out of control.” ”The rent here is absolutely … Continue reading
October 30, 2025 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
September 6, 2024
Shaping the NYC Skyline
David Shamshovich, Camila Almeida, and Brenda Slochowsky just posted an episode of their podcast, Shaping The NYC Skyline. In this episode (mysteriously titled “Uncovering the Whole Elephant: The Evolution of Real Estate” — mysterious, that is, until you listen to … Continue reading
September 6, 2024 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
June 19, 2024
NYC Rent Guidelines Board Final Vote Interview
I was interviewed on WCBS AM’s Drive Time about the vote of the New York City Rent Guidelines Board. Click here to hear it.
June 19, 2024 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
April 2, 2024
Owning the New Yorker
I was interviewed by TV Globo, the largest broadcaster in Latin America, about Mickey Barreto who claimed to own the New Yorker hotel in Manhattan. The video is in Portuguese, but there is a rough English translation of the transcript. … Continue reading
April 2, 2024 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
October 2, 2023
How to Fake-Own the New Yorker Hotel
New York magazine’s Curbed interviewed me for their explainer, How to Fake-Own the New Yorker Hotel. It reads: The story of how a guy named Mickey Barreto came to own, at least on paper, the New Yorker hotel is a … Continue reading
October 2, 2023 in New York City | Permalink | No Comments
