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  • June 2019

12 Unions Endorse Full Universal Rent Control Package

by Steven Wishnia Issue June 2019

The leaders of 12 of New York State’s largest labor unions have urged the Legislature and Gov. Andrew Cuomo to….

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  • June 2019

Houston Land Trust Begins Selling Limited-Equity Homes

by Steven Wishnia Issue June 2019

For decades, Houston had a reputation as a city where unzoned sprawl enabled people to afford housing. That has changed….

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  • June 2019

Zoning Reform Not Enough, Massachusetts Tenants Say

by Steven Wishnia Issue June 2019

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s bill to increase housing production by making it easier for local governments to change zoning has….

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  • April 2019

Esfuerzos a favor de más fuertes leyes de alquileres en NY enfrentan poderosos grupos de presión a favor de caseros

by Steven Wishnia Issue April 2019

Ya que los demócratas han ganado una mayoría decisiva en el Senado del Estado de Nueva York por primera vez….

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  • April 2019

Push For Stronger NY Rent Laws Goes Up Against Powerful Landlord Lobby

by Steven Wishnia Issue April 2019

With Democrats having won a clear majority in the New York state Senate for the first time since the 1960s,….

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  • April 2019

Chinatown Residents Sue to Stop Towers

by Steven Wishnia Issue April 2019

A coalition of Chinatown and Lower East Side residents and organizations has gone to court to void the city’s approval….

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  • April 2019

Oregon Enacts Weak Statewide Rent Controls

by Steven Wishnia Issue April 2019

On Feb. 28, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown signed a law enacting the nation’s first statewide rent controls— but its regulations….

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  • February 2019

Council Chinatown Residents Sue to Stop Four Megatowers on Waterfront

by Steven Wishnia Issue February 2019

Standing on a corner just north of the Manhattan Bridge, Chinatown activist Zishun Ning pointed up at Extell’s 72-story One….

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  • February 2019

Albany considera extender protecciones de inquilinos a todo el estado

by Steven Wishnia Issue February 2019

Traducido por Ya que la derrota de la mayoría republicana en el Senado estatal en noviembre pasado ha eliminado el….

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  • February 2019

Albany Eyes Taking Tenant Protections Statewide

by Steven Wishnia Issue February 2019

With the defeat of the Republican majority in the state Senate last November eliminating the biggest politi-cal obstacle, five bills….

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  • December 2018 – January 2019

South Bronx Tenants Say Slumlord

by Steven Wishnia Issue December 2018 – January 2019

The son of one of New York’s most notorious slumlords is following in his father’s footsteps, according to the tenants….

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  • December 2018 – January 2019

California Rejects Allowing Stronger Rent Controls

by Steven Wishnia Issue December 2018 – January 2019

California voters on Nov. 6 solidly rejected a ballot initiative that would have enabled local governments to enact stronger rent-control….

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  • October 2018

Chinatown Tenants Return Home After Seven Months

by Steven Wishnia Issue October 2018

On the hot afternoon of August 30, workers and tenants greeted one another as they lugged suitcases and baby chairs….

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  • October 2018

Council OKs Inwood Rezoning

by Steven Wishnia Issue October 2018

Despite significant protests from neighborhood residents, the City Council voted 43-1 Aug. 8 to approve the de Blasio administration’s plan….

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  • July 2018

Six Cab Drivers Commit Suicide From ‘Financial Despair’

by Steven Wishnia Issue July 2018

Six drivers in the New York City taxi industry have committed suicide since last December, driven by what New York….

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