Samantha Maldonado

@sssmaldo

I cover housing, development, climate @ The City Reporter
Tips? smaldonado@thecityreporter.nyc
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Samantha Maldonado @sssmaldo Jun 12, 2025

I'm covering the mayoral debate happening NOW on the other site - follow along there! @THECITYNY is co-moderating the debate.

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bsky.app Samantha Maldonado (@smaldo.bsky.social) Covering housing, development, climate, etc. for @thecityreporter.nyc Question or story idea? smaldonado@thecityreporter.nyc | @smaldo.11 on Signal

Samantha Maldonado @sssmaldo Jul 23, 2024

Just over a year after @georgejoseph94 & I published the 1st story in a series on how predatory investors target heirs of property in gentrifying NYC neighborhoods, the state made changes to the law to better protect those homeowners.

It's now in effect!

thecity.nyc/2024/07/23/hei…

www.thecityreporter.nyc Heirs Gain New Shield From Predatory Real Estate Speculators Changes to New York’s law were prompted by THE CITY’s ‘Deed Finders’ investigation that exposed how speculators ripped off Black families.

Samantha Maldonado @sssmaldo Jun 13, 2024

Meet the man who lives next door to his parents, makes lo-fi indie rock music in his spare time and spreads a gospel of anti-development around the city.

Housing policy experts say he's peddling “zoning Flat Earther material.”

thecity.nyc/2024/06/13/nim…

www.thecityreporter.nyc City of No Way: Meet the Urban Planner Rallying New Yorkers Against Eric Adams’ Housing Agenda Paul Graziano says he’s out to save the boroughs’ suburban-style neighborhoods and has a track record of locking out development. Now he’s determined to cut the mayor’s ‘City of Yes’ plan down to...

Samantha Maldonado @sssmaldo May 14, 2024

Haven't tweeted in a while but popping up to say... I'm now covering housing + development (in addition to climate + resiliency).

That looks like this story, plus others to come about where and how we're [not] building in NYC.

Send Qs and ideas!

Alyssa Katz @alykatzz May 14, 2024

Incredible shrinking affordable housing at Google HQ. In 2015 @BilldeBlasio & @coreyinnyc promised 1,600 apartments, 500 affordable.

The housing is finally coming online: 305 apartments total, 175 affordable. @sssmaldo on how the rest vanished.

thecity.nyc/2024/05/14/goo…
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Samantha Maldonado @sssmaldo Oct 3, 2023

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