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  • May 2013

Low-Income Housing Crisis Intensifies—But Next Mayor Has Power to Help, Says Study

by Steven Wishnia Issue May 2013

Finding housing has become almost impossible for low-income New Yorkers over the last two decades—but the next mayor has more….

41-45 Tiemann Place, one of six buildings where tenants are suing their landlord for fraud and harassment.
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  • May 2013

Harlem Tenants Sue to Stop ‘Shameless’ Harassment

by Steven Wishnia Issue May 2013

Alleging a massive campaign to force out longtime rent-stabilized residents, tenants in six Upper Manhattan buildings have filed suit against….

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  • April 2013

Smith, Stevenson Indictments Spotlight Web of Corruption

by Steven Wishnia Issue April 2013

Queens state Senator Malcolm Smith was arrested Apr. 2, along with City Councilmember Daniel Halloran (R-Queens), on charges of trying….

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  • April 2013

Bronx ‘Hallway Justice’ Puts Tenants at ‘Huge Disadvantage’

by Steven Wishnia Issue April 2013

In a city where 30,000 tenants are evicted every year, more than one-third of them happen in the Bronx. The….

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  • March 2013

As Homelessness Hits Record High, Bloomberg Gets Callous

by Steven Wishnia Issue March 2013

As the number of people staying in city homeless shelters passed 50,000 in January, Mayor Michael Bloomberg responded by saying,….

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  • March 2013

NYCHA promueve planes de vivienda de lujo para llenar espacios vacíos

by Steven Wishnia Issue March 2013

La Autoridad de la Vivienda de la Ciudad de Nueva York (New York City Housing Authority, NYCHA) ha pospuesto temporalmente….

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  • March 2013

Most New ‘Affordable’ Housing Isn’t, ANHD Report Says

by Steven Wishnia Issue March 2013

Most of the “affordable” housing built by the Bloomberg administration is too expensive for the majority of New Yorkers, according….

New housing built on a former parking lot at the Elliot-Chelsea Houses project in Manhattan. Some apartments rent for more than $3,000.
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  • March 2013

NYCHA Advances Plans for Infill Luxury Housing

by Steven Wishnia Issue March 2013

The New York City Housing Authority has temporarily postponed plans to lease land for luxury housing in eight public-housing projects….

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  • February 2013

Mayoral Hopefuls Offer Limited Specifics on Housing

by Steven Wishnia Issue February 2013

If New York’s next mayor were selected based on the applause they got when they talked about  housing at a….

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  • February 2013

Evictions Rise Again in City

by Steven Wishnia Issue February 2013

City marshals evicted more than 28,700 residential tenants in New York City last year, according to Department of Investigation figures….

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  • December 2012

Stuy-Town Owners Agree to Pay $69 Million for Rent Overcharges

by Steven Wishnia Issue December 2012

After a year and a half of negotiations, the owners of Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village have agreed to pay tenants….

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  • November 2012

Chinatown Group to Keep Pushing for Low-Income Housing

by Steven Wishnia Issue November 2012

The City Council voted unanimously Oct. 11 to approve a massive Lower East Side development plan, but neighborhood activists vow….

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  • October 2012

Hoboken to Vote on Vacancy Decontrol

by Steven Wishnia Issue October 2012

Next month, voters in Hoboken, N.J., will decide on whether to change the city’s rent-control law to allow a complex….

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  • September 2012

California Outlaws Online-Only Rent Payments

by Steven Wishnia Issue September 2012

California has enacted a law prohibiting landlords from requiring tenants to pay rent online. The State Senate and the Assembly….

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  • September 2012

Bronx Mitchell-Lama Tenants Fight 65% Rent Increase

by Steven Wishnia Issue September 2012

Two days before they were to be hit with the first installment of a 65 percent rent increase, tenants at….

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