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Croman tenants march on Avenue A.
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  • May 2014

Croman’s Cro-Mag Tactics Designed to Drive Tenants Cronuts

by Steven Wishnia Issue May 2014

About 75 people marched through the Lower East Side May 3 protesting harassment by landlords Steven and Harriet Croman and….

Mayor de Blasio announces plan in Brooklyn May 5, with Public Advocate Letitia James, right.
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  • May 2014

De Blasio’s Housing Plan: Too Little, Too Late?

by Steven Wishnia Issue May 2014

Calling it the “largest, most ambitious affordable housing plan ever” from any U.S. city, Mayor Bill de Blasio on May….

Protesters at Avalon Fort Greene, which got $22 million in tax breaks.
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  • April 2014

Brooklyn Luxury Housing Paved With Taxpayers’ Gold

by Steven Wishnia Issue April 2014

“Built from the ground up to surpass any expectations of what rental living should be,” the “Bklyn Gold” building Web….

Inquilinos de muchos vecindarios de la Ciudad de Nueva York se unieron a la manifestación Asequibilidad Verdadera para Todos frente a la alcaldía el 6 de marzo para exigir que la ciudad cree más viviendas para personas de bajos ingresos y reforme la Junta de Renta Regulada (Rent Guidelines Board).
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  • March 2014

Manifestantes reclaman ‘asequibilidad verdadera para todos’ frente a la alcaldía

by Steven Wishnia Issue March 2014

Coreando “¡No más acoso! No más descontrol”, más de 200 personas manifestaron frente a la alcaldía el 6 de marzo….

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  • March 2014

City Hall Rally Demands ‘Real Affordability for All’

by Steven Wishnia Issue March 2014

Chanting “No more harassment! No more decontrol,” more than 200 people demonstrated at City Hall March 6 to demand that….

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  • February 2014

La ciudad perdió 400,000 apartamentos de bajos alquileres durante la última década

by Steven Wishnia Issue February 2014

La Ciudad de Nueva York perdió casi 400,000 apartamentos asequibles para personas de bajos ingresos entre 2002 y 2012, y….

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  • February 2014

City Lost 400,000 Low-Rent Apartments in Last Decade

by Steven Wishnia Issue February 2014

New York City lost almost 400,000 apartments affordable to low-income people from 2002 to 2012, and three-fourths of its residents….

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  • February 2014

Supreme Court Ignores Challenge to Rent Control

by Steven Wishnia Issue February 2014

A California mobile-home park owner’s challenge to rent controls ended Jan. 14, when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear….

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  • December 2013

Homelessness Rises in New York, L.A.

by Steven Wishnia Issue December 2013

The number of homeless people in New York City rose past 60,000 in 2012 even as it was dropping nationally,….

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  • December 2013

Manifestantes construyen “vivienda” en el vestíbulo de especulador multimillonario

by Steven Wishnia Issue December 2013

Alrededor de 75 manifestantes construyeron su propia versión de “vivienda para llenar espacios vacíos” en el vestíbulo del especulador multimillonario….

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  • December 2013

Protesters Build “Housing” in Billionaire Developer’s Lobby

by Steven Wishnia Issue December 2013

About 75 protesters erected their own version of “infill housing” in billionaire developer Larry Silverstein’s lobby Dec. 4. “Now is….

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  • November 2013

Let’s Face It, Bloomberg’s Legacy Is Terrible

by Steven Wishnia Issue November 2013

Democratic candidate Bill de Blasio has emerged victorious in New York City’s mayoral election, and the Michael Bloomberg era will….

Major Owens
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  • November 2013

Former Rep. Major Owens, Met Council Activist, Dies at 77

by Steven Wishnia Issue November 2013

Major R. Owens, a former vice president of Met Council who went on to serve 24 years in Congress, died….

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  • November 2013

Bill de Blasio: Alcalde de dos ciudades

by Steven Wishnia Issue November 2013

La victoria aplastante de Bill de Blasio en la elección para la alcaldía el 5 de noviembre significa un rotundo….

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  • November 2013

Bill De Blasio: Mayor of Two Cities

by Steven Wishnia Issue November 2013

Bill de Blasio’s landslide victory in the mayoral election Nov. 5 signifies a rejection of the plutocratic regime of Michael….

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