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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 →

VIDEO: Retrenchment and Rollback in Consumer Protection and Housing

The video for the ABA Professor’s Corner webinar on Retrenchment and Rollback: Federal Consumer Protection and Housing has been posted. Rosa Newman (Elon) moderated and I spoke alongside Kathleen Engel (Suffolk) and Julie Patterson Forrester Rogers (SMU). The session explored “the federal government’s … Continue reading →

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 →

July 10, 2024

Best & Worst Places to Rent in America

I was interviewed as part of WalletHub’s Best & Worst Places to Rent in America, 2024 edition. The interview reads, What tips do you have for a person looking to get the best value in an apartment? The smartest thing … Continue reading →

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.

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 →

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 →