For decades, Houston had a reputation as a city where unzoned sprawl enabled people to afford housing. That has changed….
Steven Wishnia
Zoning Reform Not Enough, Massachusetts Tenants Say
Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s bill to increase housing production by making it easier for local governments to change zoning has….
Esfuerzos a favor de más fuertes leyes de alquileres en NY enfrentan poderosos grupos de presión a favor de caseros
Ya que los demócratas han ganado una mayoría decisiva en el Senado del Estado de Nueva York por primera vez….
Push For Stronger NY Rent Laws Goes Up Against Powerful Landlord Lobby
With Democrats having won a clear majority in the New York state Senate for the first time since the 1960s,….
Chinatown Residents Sue to Stop Towers
A coalition of Chinatown and Lower East Side residents and organizations has gone to court to void the city’s approval….
Oregon Enacts Weak Statewide Rent Controls
On Feb. 28, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a law enacting the nation’s first statewide rent controls— but its regulations….
Council Chinatown Residents Sue to Stop Four Megatowers on Waterfront
Standing on a corner just north of the Manhattan Bridge, Chinatown activist Zishun Ning pointed up at Extell’s 72-story One….
Albany considera extender protecciones de inquilinos a todo el estado
Traducido por Ya que la derrota de la mayoría republicana en el Senado estatal en noviembre pasado ha eliminado el….
Albany Eyes Taking Tenant Protections Statewide
With the defeat of the Republican majority in the state Senate last November eliminating the biggest politi-cal obstacle, five bills….
South Bronx Tenants Say Slumlord
The son of one of New York’s most notorious slumlords is following in his father’s footsteps, according to the tenants….
California Rejects Allowing Stronger Rent Controls
California voters on Nov. 6 solidly rejected a ballot initiative that would have enabled local governments to enact stronger rent-control….
Chinatown Tenants Return Home After Seven Months
On the hot afternoon of August 30, workers and tenants greeted one another as they lugged suitcases and baby chairs….
Council OKs Inwood Rezoning
Despite significant protests from neighborhood residents, the City Council voted 43-1 Aug. 8 to approve the de Blasio administration’s plan….
Six Cab Drivers Commit Suicide From ‘Financial Despair’
Six drivers in the New York City taxi industry have committed suicide since last December, driven by what New York….
RGB aprueba los aumentos más altos de la era de de Blasio
En una votación casi tan predecible como la decisión de la Corte Suprema el siguiente día en Janus v. AFSCME….