• Accused squatter rented out rooms in owner's house

    An update to the story on the Queens homeowner that was arrested after confronting an accused squatter.

  • NY finally has a housing deal. Will it work?

    Whether or not the housing deal in the state budget will work won't be known for years. Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams are hailing the housing deal as transformative. Housing experts are urging caution. [ more › ]

  • Amsterdam banning the construction of new hotels anywhere in the city

    The political leadership of Amsterdam announced plans to essentially ban the construction of new hotels in the entire city. There will be some exceptions to the policy, the mayor and aldermen said in a statement on Wednesday. Despite seven years of tighter policies towards new hotels, two dozen are still in the planning stage at the moment.

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    Hochul announces budget agreement, with 'landmark' housing deal

    State lawmakers reached a “conceptual” agreement on the 2025 budget on Monday, according to Gov. Kathy Hochul, who hosted a celebratory press conference touting the deal. Since the bills have not been printed yet, details remain scarce. However, according to the governor, the $237 billion budget, now over two weeks late, includes “landmark” policies to [] The post Hochul announces budget agreement, with ‘landmark’ housing deal first appeared on 6sqft.

  • Julien's House opens in Windsor, helping more people deal with grief

    After struggling through grief and loss with no one to talk to, it’s bittersweet comfort for Kaitlyn Dyer to know that no one else must endure the same. Julien’s House, a charity providing grief support, celebrated the formal ribbon cutting Friday for the Nick Dyer Clubhouse in Windsor. The clubhouse on Baseline Road is […]

  • Cornwall planning: Bid to demolish seaside hotel for new houses

    The 19th century building could be replaced by eight new properties

  • Amsterdam toughens up new hotel ban, takes it city-wide

    Amsterdam is expanding its ban on new hotels to cover the whole city as the next step in its ongoing battle to reduce the number of tourists coming to the Dutch capital. The halt came into effect in 2017, although there were a large number of exceptions, but city officials have now decided no more hotels will be built, unless one closes. However, plans for 26 more are still in the pipeline and will go ahead because they have already

  • Renting a vacation house this summer? Here’s when Vrbo says to book by

    Here's when you'll find the best lodging options as you're booking vacations for Memorial Day, Fourth of July and Labor Day this summer.

  • House sets probe on Duterte’s ‘secret deal’ with China

    The leadership of the House of Representatives is preparing to look into the so-called gentleman’s agreement between former president Rodrigo Duterte and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the West Philippine Sea issue.

  • Ex-ombudsman hits back at GSIS management, questions deals

    Former ombudsman Ma. Merceditas Gutierrez lashed back at the management of the Government Service Insurance System after the state-run pension fund manager questioned her eligibility as a member of the board of trustees.

  • White House Correspondents’ Dinner puts spotlight back on Biden performance

    President Joe Biden is venturing into the lion’s den this weekend at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner. A tough gig before a tough crowd, Biden’s at-times tense relationship with the press will be placed to one side for one night, but that will not stop reporters and news executives from appraising his performance. Biden was […]

  • Biden backs House supplemental bills on Ukraine, Israel, Indo-Pacific

    President Joe Biden has declared his support for measures that would, in part, include aid for Ukraine and Israel."I strongly support this package to get critical support to Israel and Ukraine, provide desperately needed humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza, and bolster security and stability in the Indo-Pacific," Biden said in a statement. "The House must pass the package this week and the Senate should quickly follow. I will sign this into law immediately to send a message to the world: We...