“I would say this internship is extraordinarily hands-on, filled with on-theground work. Because the organization is so small, you get….
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Latest Landlord Scam: Elusive Superintendents
A recent landlord scam is to avoid having a superintendent in buildings. This denies tenants essential maintenance and repair services,….
Hotline Volunteer: ‘Empowering Tenants to Stand Up’
The Met Council hotline operates 18 hours a week: on Mondays and Wednesdays from 1:30 to 8 p.m. and Fridays….
Tenant-Power, Workers’ Power, and People Power Groups: “Stop the Mayor’s Housing Plan! City Council, VOTE NO and Fight for a Real Victory!”
The undersigned organizations call on the City Council to oppose the Mayor’s revised housing plan, currently slated for a March….
EDITORIAL: The City Council Should Vote No on Mayor’s Housing Plan
New York City’s housing-affordability crisis is directly linked to pro-landlord rent laws that will eventually lead to the complete dismantling….
Senate Democrats Must Not Yield to Blackmail; Cuomo Must Support His Own Party
Democrats regained a narrow majority in the state Senate on Election Day, but there is a terrible catch. An “independent….
¡Tener vivienda es un derecho humano!
Mientras cada vez más personas se manifiestan en las calles para protestar por la codicia de Wall Street, el capitalismo….
Housing Is a Human Right
As increasing numbers of people take to the streets to protest Wall Street greed, late-stage capitalism continues to devour everything….
Everything Is Broken: Fixing Rent Stabilization
Met Council vice chair Kenny Schaeffer delivered this summary of the Omnibus Housing Act of 2011 (Assembly 2674-A, Senate 2783-A)….
Editorial: Rechazar la Desregulación por Vacancia
Tenant/Inquilino ha venido alertando a los inquilinos desde hace meses: el próximo mes de marzo, el Consejo Municipal una vez….
Editorial: REPEAL VACANCY DEREGULATION
Tenant/Inquilino has been alerting tenants for months now: In March, the City Council will once again be voting on whether….
Lobby These City Politicians
The following elected New York City officials, the Mayor and City Councilmembers, voted for vacancy deregulation when the Council renewed….
Rent Increases: Enough is Enough
“Take a hike, tenants told,” read the Daily News headline on May 17, after the Rent Guidelines Board proposed the….