Tag: Bedford-Stuyvesant (Brooklyn, NY)

New York City Responds to Airbnb Crackdown

Hosts and guests are scrambling to adapt as the city ramps up its enforcement of tough, new rules on short-term rentals. But whether the crackdown will ease a housing shortage is up for debate.

A Private Equity Firm Might Be Your Next Landlord

Investment firms are buying smaller buildings in the boroughs from families and smaller landlords. Some tenants are wary.

‘These Old Guys?’ Short on Lifeguards, the City’s Oldest Swimmers Step Up

Among the rookie recruits monitoring New York’s pools, at least four were born in the Eisenhower administration. But they all passed the notorious lifeguard test, and the city needs them.

A Former Weed Dealer Built the ‘Budega’ Brand. Then Copycats Moved In.

Alex Norman’s fight to protect the brand he created is part of a trend that industry lawyers say threatens small cannabis businesses.