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Protesters outside City Hall Feb. 23. Photo by Neha Gautam/North Star Fund.
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  • March 2016

Is De Blasio’s Housing Plan Really ‘Affordable’?

by Steven Wishnia Issue March 2016

Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen had just begun testifying at a City Council zoning subcommittee hearing Feb. 9 when skittering catcalls….

Protesters demand union wages at a December hearing on the Mayor’s housing plan.
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  • February 2016

421-a Program Expires

by Steven Wishnia Issue February 2016

The 421-a housing construction subsidy, which gave an estimated $1.1 billion a year in tax breaks to developers who built….

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  • February 2016

Iniciativa de ‘nueva reglamentación’ deja la ejecución en manos de inquilinos

by Steven Wishnia Issue February 2016

El gobernador Andrew Cuomo ha prometido una “importante iniciativa para devolver a la regulación de alquileres hasta 50,000 apartamentos ilegalmente….

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  • February 2016

‘Reregulation’ Initiative Leaves Enforcement in Tenants’ Hands

by Steven Wishnia Issue February 2016

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has pledged a “major initiative to return up to 50,000 illegally deregulated apartments to rent regulation,” but….

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  • December 2015

James Names ‘100 Worst Landlords’

by Steven Wishnia Issue December 2015

A man whose 11 Bronx buildings average more than 200 violations each topped the 2015 Worst Landlords Watchlist, released Nov…..

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  • December 2015

¿Para quién es asequible la vivienda ‘asequible’? Pequeñas modificaciones en la rezonificación despiertan oposición generalizada

by Steven Wishnia Issue December 2015

El Alcalde Bill de Blasio dice que ha propuesto “el plan de vivienda asequible más grande de esta ciudad o….

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  • December 2015

Labor-Church Coalition Announces $300M Housing Plan

by Steven Wishnia Issue December 2015

Can an alliance of carpenters and churches help solve New York City’s housing crisis? That was the hope expressed at….

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  • December 2015

Who Can Afford ‘Affordable’ Housing? Zoning Tweaks Draw Widespread Opposition

by Steven Wishnia Issue December 2015

Mayor Bill de Blasio says he has proposed “the largest affordable housing plan in the history of this city or….

San Francisco’s Mission District. Photo by Steven Wishnia.
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  • November 2015

San Francisco Defeats Curbs on Airbnb, Luxury Development

by Steven Wishnia Issue November 2015

San Francisco voters approved four of six proposals on the Nov. 3 ballot intended to ease the city’s rent crisis,….

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  • October 2015

Residentes de Chinatown se manifiestan contra nueva torre de lujo

by Steven Wishnia Issue October 2015

Manifestándose en contra de la construcción de una torre de lujo de 72 pisos en el lugar que anteriormente era….

Protesters at Chinatown luxury-tower site Sept. 25. Photo credit, Steven Wishnia
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  • October 2015

Chinatown Residents Protest New Luxury Tower

by Steven Wishnia Issue October 2015

Protesting the construction of a 72-story luxury tower on the site that was once the neighborhood’s main supermarket, about 400….

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  • September 2015

Three City Laws Aim to Curb Buyouts

by Steven Wishnia Issue September 2015

Three new city laws intended to prevent landlords from harassing tenants into taking money to leave their apartments were signed….

Tenants rally outside 1111 Gerard Ave. in the Bronx last month. Jacqueline Yeborah, left (on mic) in front of Aristides Guzman. Photo by Steven Wishnia.
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  • September 2015

Bronx Tenants Sue Landlord for Deregulating Tax-Subsidized Units

by Steven Wishnia Issue September 2015

In the depths of the crack era, 1111 Gerard Avenue was an oasis in the Bronx. “When I first moved….

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  • July 2015

Inquilinos en la Ciudad de Nueva York consiguen primera congelación de alquileres en 46 años

by Steven Wishnia Issue July 2015

Por primera vez desde que la estabilización de alquileres comenzó hace 46 años, la Junta de Renta Regulada (Rent Guidelines….

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  • July 2015

City Tenants Get First Rent Freeze in 46 Years

by Steven Wishnia Issue July 2015

For the first time since rent stabilization began 46 years ago, the New York City Rent Guidelines Board voted to….

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