The New York City Council passed, in a 42-8 vote, a bill that will put an end to forcing tenant-paid brokers fees, as the city looks for strategies to tackle the housing affordability crisis. Now, whoever hires the broker will have to pay their fees.

The City Council voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to pass a bill banning landlords from forcing tenants to pay broker fees, though Mayor Adams has voiced concerns about the measure and could veto it.

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

Amtrak resumed service on trains between New York’s Penn Station and New Haven, Connecticut, after a brush fire near East Tremont Avenue in the Bronx spurred power outages starting on Tuesday.

Amtrak Northeast service between New York and Washington, D.C., has been resumed after overhead power issues in Philadelphia Wednesday afternoon.