Two state lawmakers say they're introducing a bill to expand a just-approved basement legalization plan after their colleagues carved dozens of districts out of a measure to ease the safe, lawful ...

The future of a plan to bring more illegal New York City basement apartments out of the shadows and up to code could depend on whether Gov. Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers can reach a wide-ranging ...

“I’m surprised, I’m baffled, I’m angry,” said City Councilmember Sandy Nurse, who represents East New York, where the city ran an earlier basement conversion pilot in 2019. The area is excluded from ...

“If it were up to me, all of New York City would be included,” said State Sen. Julia Salazar, who is looking to expand the state’s recently passed basement legalization pathway to more neighborhoods.