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Chinatown Residents March Against Planned Mega-Towers
Scores of Chinatown residents and supporters marched from Cherry Street to City Hall Jan. 20 to demand that the city….
Jersey City Considering Stronger Rent Controls
Jersey City is considering strengthening its rent-control law. A 43-page draft ordinance released Jan. 24 by a special City Council….
Tenants to de Blasio: Roll Back Our Rents!
Take Message to Gracie Mansion Feb. 26 On February 26, Met Council and other members of the Rent Justice Coalition….
Recuerdos de la activista de vivienda del Bronx Carmen Vega-Rivera, 65
El pasado 15 de diciembre, la activista de vivienda y educadora del Bronx Carmen Vega-Rivera pasó de su vida mortal….
El programa para 2020 de Justicia de Vivienda para Todos
Hay 92,000 personas en Nueva York sin techo, muchas de ellas niños. La vivienda pública está deteriorada y la mitad….
Remembering Bronx Housing Activist Carmen Vega-Rivera, 65
This past December 15, Bronx housing activist and educator Carmen Vega-Rivera transitioned from her mortal life into her post-mortal existence….
Court Voids Inwood Rezoning
In what Inwood housing organizers called a major victory, a state Supreme Court judge on Dec. 19 voided the de….
Tenants Renew Pressure on Albany: ‘Tax the Rich, House the Poor’
Tenants are back for more! In the aftermath of the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019, the greatest….
The Demise Of Rent Control
Rent control in Boston began in 1968, when exceptional pressures on the rental housing market prompted the city to enact….
WBAI Back Under Local Direction After Destructive Takeover
Radio station WBAI (99.5 FM and wbai.org), which broadcasts Met Council’s weekly radio program, Housing Notebook, on Mondays from 8….
Rochester, Kingston Take Steps Toward Rent Stabilization
Rochester, New York State’s third-largest city, is about to take the first step toward enacting rent stabilization. In late November,….
City Evictions Drop Under New Rent Laws
The number of eviction cases filed in New York City has fallen by almost half since new tenant protection laws….
Toledano Tenants Tell Private-Equity Firm to Sell Their Buildings
Members of Tenants Taking Control, an organization of tenants in East Village buildings where former landlord Rafael Toledano drove out….
Los planes de vivienda de los candidatos presidenciales demócratas
La vivienda no ha sido una cuestión tan importante como los servicios médicos en la campaña de 2020 por la….