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  • July 2012

Tenants ‘Occupy’ the RGB As It Votes 4% Increase and Poor Tax

by Steven Wishnia Issue July 2012

“Mic check” came the call from the back of the hall, coupled with chants of “Rent Freeze,” “The Rent Is….

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  • June 2012

Homelessness Hits Modern Record, Coalition Says

by Steven Wishnia Issue June 2012

The average number of people staying in New York’s homeless shelters soared past 40,000 in the last year, the most….

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  • June 2012

Luxury Housing Claims Rising Share of J-51 Tax Breaks

by Steven Wishnia Issue June 2012

A significant share of the city’s J-51 tax breaks, intended to help landlords improve affordable housing, are going to luxury buildings,….

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  • June 2012

Inquilinos de apartamentos desregulados tratan de parar desalojo masivo

by Steven Wishnia Issue June 2012

Inquilinos en tres edificios en el Loisaida están enfrentando un desalojo masivo, y no tienen casi ningún derecho legal a….

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  • June 2012

Deregulated Tenants Try to Stop Mass Eviction

by Steven Wishnia Issue June 2012

Tenants in three Lower East Side buildings are facing a mass eviction—and they have almost no legal rights to challenge….

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  • May 2012

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Rent-Regulation Challenge

by Steven Wishnia Issue May 2012

The Supreme Court won’t be doing to rent regulations what it did to campaign-finance laws in 2010. On April 20,….

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  • May 2012

Under Heavy Security, RGB Recommends Up to 6.75% Increase

by Steven Wishnia Issue May 2012

Under heavy police security and with even less debate than usual, the city Rent Guidelines Board voted May 1 to….

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  • April 2012

Supreme Court to Decide on Hearing Rent-Control Challenge

by Steven Wishnia Issue April 2012

The Supreme Court will meet  on April 13 to discuss whether to hear a challenge to New York City’s rent-stabilization….

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  • April 2012

Estudio encuentra que el alquiler medio ha aumentado $150 desde 2008

by Steven Wishnia Issue April 2012

Más de un 60 por ciento de los apartamentos de alquiler en La Ciudad de Nueva York cuestan más de….

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  • April 2012

Survey Finds Median Rent Up $150 Since 2008

by Steven Wishnia Issue April 2012

More than 60 percent of the rental apartments in New York City cost more than $1,000 a month, according to….

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  • February 2012

¿La nueva unidad estatal ayudará a proteger a los inquilinos? No sin recursos, dicen los defensores

by Steven Wishnia Issue February 2012

La propuesta del gobernador Andrew Cuomo para crear una “unidad de protección a los inquilinos” es un grato primer paso,….

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  • February 2012

Will New State Unit Help Protect Tenants? Not Without Resources, Advocates Say

by Steven Wishnia Issue February 2012

Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to create a state “Tenant Protection Unit” is a welcome first step, tenant advocates say, but….

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  • July – August 2010

California Senate Kills Anti-‘Predatory Equity’ Bill

by Steven Wishnia Issue July – August 2010

A bill to stop California’s public employee pension funds from investing in “predatory equity” schemes has died in committee in….

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  • July – August 2010

State Appeals Court Rejects RGB “Poor Tax”

by Steven Wishnia Issue July – August 2010

A state appeals court has upheld striking down the minimum increases the city Rent Guidelines Board imposed on long-term tenants….

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  • July – August 2010

Tenants Protest at Klein’s House

by Steven Wishnia Issue July – August 2010

About 75 people, most from the Bronx, turned out June 18 to protest state Sen. Jeffrey Klein’s failure to support….

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