Mamdani’s Push to Halt Sale of 5,000 Apartments to Big Landlord Fails NYT | Top Stories By: Colin Moynihan 17 January 2026 at 05:35 The sale of the apartments, whose residents had complained of neglect by management, to a troubled firm is an early test of the new mayor’s ability to deliver for tenants. © Dave Sanders for The New York TimesMayor Zohran Mamdani, from a building owned by the Pinnacle Group, signed a series of executive orders to protect tenants on his first day in office.
Government Can Provide Affordability NYT | Opinion By: Jared Bernstein 5 January 2026 at 18:00 Americans want affordability. Here’s how politicians can deliver.
America Wants to Build Again. If You Squint, You’ll See Hopeful Signs. NYT | China By: Michael Kimmelman 11 December 2025 at 18:00 Crumbling highways. A housing shortage. Broken infrastructure. America is stuck. But the pendulum may be ready to swing.