LibGuides: Housing Justice: Housing News

Subscription Legal News Sources

Law.com topic: Real Estate
Law.com aggregates news stories and commentary from ALM publications such as The American Lawyer, National Law Journal, New Jersey Law Journal, New York Law Journal and The Recorder. This site highlights key verdicts and appellate decisions regarding real estate law.
Law.com publication: New York Law Journal
Law360.com topic: Real Estate
Law360.com includes legal news stories and expert analysis on real estate "hot topics." Tip: In search box (top right), enter: housing.

Note to BLS students, faculty and administrators: Remote access to Law.com and Law360.com requires implementation of the BLS proxy server instructions. BLS librarians recommend the instructions for Firefox.

Westlaw New York Daily Briefing
Tip: In search box, enter: housing and sort search results by: Date.
Westlaw Topical Highlights: Real Property
Tip: In search box, enter: housing or enter: "landlord and tenant" and sort search results by: Date.

Note: Westlaw Precision requires an individual's username and password.

NYU Furman Center

NYU Furman Center
Joint center of the New York University School of Law and the Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, "advancing research and debate on housing, neighborhoods, and urban policy."

CoreData.nyc - NYC's housing and neighborhoods data hub, presented by the Furman Center. The interactive data and mapping tool standardizes over 20 datasets from a variety of city, state, and federal sources to present over 100 indicators on New York City’s housing and neighborhoods.
Research - Furman Center publications on housing court trends, source of income discrimination, and right to counsel among many other issues.

Local News

The City
Non-profit news organization based in New York City that extensively covers all boroughs, including "In Depth" sections concerning housing issues.

Destabilized - section highlighting articles concerning rental housing and rent stabilization.
The Deed Finders - section highlighting articles concerning deed theft.
Article: A Renter’s Guide to Voucher and Income Discrimination for NYC Apartments

Curbed
A New York Magazine site covering cities, architecture, urbanism, real estate, and design.
Gothamist
Non-profit local newsroom, powered by WNYC, covering New York City news and culture, including coverage of housing issues.

Additional News Sources

For additional news sources, visit the BLS News Access LibGuide.