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RGB Freezes Rents for Six Months

by Steven Wishnia August 14, 2021

The RGB voted 5-4 to approve a six-month rent freeze for 1 year leases, with landlords able to raise rents by up to 1.5% for the second 6 months, and allowed increases of 2.5% for 2 year leases.

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‘Evict Governor Perv’

by Steven Wishnia August 14, 2021

Tenants protested on August 4 to express anger at the disgraced governor’s inept handling of the pandemic and rent relief, as well as his abuses of power.

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  • April 2021

Harassed South Bronx Tenants Picket Landlord’s Brooklyn Home

by Steven Wishnia Issue April 2021

“We, the tenants of 387 East 138th Street in the South Bronx, demand that Sam Applegrad return Maricela Catalan and her family to their home. They were illegally evicted.”

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Prórroga estatal de desalojos da a los inquilinos un respiro de 4 meses

by Lightning Translations, Steven Wishnia March 22, 2021

En una sesión de último momento antes de que límites temporales en desalojos vencieran a finales de 2020, el Estado….

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  • February 2021

California Says No to Rent Controls; Portland, Maine Says Yes

by Steven Wishnia Issue February 2021

Landlord groups spent $85 million to defeat Prop 21 California voters in the November election again rejected a ballot initiative….

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  • February 2021

Chelsea Tenants Push Pinnacle Back

by Steven Wishnia Issue February 2021

Tenants in a building near Penn Station got a pleasant surprise after they held a rally Jan. 14 to demand….

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  • February 2021

Albany Extends Eviction Moratorium

by Steven Wishnia Issue February 2021

In a last-minute session before temporary limits on evictions expired at the end of 2020, New York State on Dec…..

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  • December 2020

Evictions Resume Upstate

by Steven Wishnia Issue December 2020

Upstate tenants organized to protect people from evictions and demand a systematic solution to the housing crisis caused by COVID-19.

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  • December 2020

‘Eviction Cliff’ Looms Nationwide If Moratorium and Benefits Expire

by Steven Wishnia Issue December 2020

Housing agencies estimate that as many as 20 million tenants could face eviction proceedings without action.

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  • Dec 2020 Web Issue

State Enacts 4-Month Moratorium on COVID-Related Evictions

by Steven Wishnia Issue Dec 2020 Web Issue

In a last-minute session before temporary limits on evictions expired at the end of the year, the New York State….

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  • Nov 2020

‘The Eviction Crisis Is Starting to Happen,’ Upstate Activists Say

by Steven Wishnia Issue Nov 2020

The long-feared pandemic-fueled eviction crisis is starting to hit upstate New York, housing advocates and activists say. There are already….

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  • December 2020

Harlem Tenants Protest Landlord’s ‘House of Horrors’

by Steven Wishnia Issue December 2020

Tenants in three Harlem buildings plagued by broken elevators, collapsing ceilings, and infestations of cockroaches and mice dressed as ghouls and goblins to stage a Halloween–themed protest.

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  • Fall 2020 Web Issue

‘The Eviction Crisis Is Starting to Happen,’ Activists Say

by Steven Wishnia Issue Fall 2020 Web Issue

The long-feared pandemic-fueled eviction crisis is starting to hit upstate New York, housing advocates and activists said at an online….

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  • Aug 2020

Tribunal da el visto bueno a la rezonificación de Inwood; activistas apelarán

by Steven Wishnia Issue Aug 2020

Un tribunal estatal de apelación falló el 23 de julio que la rezoni_ficación de Inwood por el gobierno del acalde….

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  • Aug 2020

Court OKs Inwood Rezoning; Activists Will Appeal

by Steven Wishnia Issue Aug 2020

A state appeals court on July 23 ruled that the de Blasio administration’s rezoning of Inwood can proceed, reversing a….

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