After failing to make it to a vote in last year’s Council session, the bill, introduced by Brooklyn Councilman Chi Osse, sailed through the chamber in a 42-8 vote on Wednesday afternoon. It was not immediately clear if Adams’ concerns about the bill ...

Tenants searching for an apartment in New York City have long been forced to pay thousands of dollars to real estate brokers.

New York is one of the few cities where tenants paid broker fees instead of landlords. Mandatory broker fees, an unusual feature of New York City apartment hunting long reviled by renters, will be banned under legislation that passed Wednesday after overcoming fierce backlash from the city’s real estate lobby.

The New York City Council passed a bill Wednesday to have NYC landlords pay for broker fees, instead of tenants.

New York renters would no longer be on the hook for costly broker fees when signing a new apartment lease, under a measure passed by the city council Wednesday.

There are many costs associated with living in an increasingly expensive New York City, but the broker fee might be the most detested one. Moving into an apartment in the city can easily cost more than $10,