Justin's Guide to New York

Since the passage of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act (HSTPA), landlords and politicians have been crying about lost profits, burdensome regulations, and supposed threats to the market. The narrative is always the same: they claim they can’t afford to maintain buildings anymore, that the new laws are “punishing” owners, and that the city will collapse if they can’t raise rents to whatever level they choose.

Donald Trump's name is still all over New York real estate, but not nearly as much as it once was. For decades, putting the Trump name on a building was supposed to be a statement. It suggested luxury, celebrity and a very particular kind of Manhattan ambition. Trump buildings were designed to be noticed, and the name was usually impossible to miss.