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Developing a Sense of Place in Inwood
Inwood is home to some of Manhattan’s “last of” gems: The last remaining tract of old-growth forest, the last naturally….
The Real Reasons Why Inwood Killed Sherman Plaza
Since the City Council’s decision Aug. 16 to reject Acadia Realty Trust’s application to rezone 4650 Broadway, also known as….
Five Things I Learned From Housing Court Answers
If you’ve been to Housing Court, Housing Court Answers is a valuable resource. The organization helps people without lawyers through….
Turmoil on Westchester RGB
Last month, the two tenant representatives on the Westchester County Rent Guidelines Board resigned from the panel to protest the….
Study Finds Two-Thirds of City Losing Ground
New York City is rapidly losing its ability to house low-income people, the Community Service Society said in a report….
How to Get Your Security Deposit Back
A security deposit is money that you give to your landlord to cover the costs of any property damage beyond….
Democrat Kaminsky Wins Skelos Senate Seat
Tenants scored a significant electoral victory on April 19, when Democratic Assemblymember Todd Kaminsky of Long Beach beat Republican trial….
East New York Faces Rezoning
East New York became the first neighborhood to be rezoned for Mayor Bill de Blasio’s mandatory inclusionary zoning plan on….
De Blasio Housing Plan Two Years In: Ambitious, but Not Much for Lower Incomes
Two years after Mayor Bill de Blasio announced his plans to build 80,000 units of affordable housing and “preserve” another….
East Village Tenants Protest Lead Poisoning
Tenants dressed in hazmat suits protested at the offices of Raphael Toledano and his Brookhill Properties property-management firm April 12….
Trump: El arte de la segregación de vivienda
El historial del racismo de Donald Trump va mucho más allá de la intolerancia pendenciera de sus arengas en contra….
How Rent-Stabilized Tenants Foiled Donald Trump
Donald Trump thought he’d scored a windfall when he purchased two buildings on Sixth Avenue and Central Park South in….
The (Continuing) Case for a Rent Rollback
As the city Rent Guidelines Board got ready to begin its annual cycle of hearings and deliberations on April 7,….
Cómo inquilinos de alquiler estabilizado hicieron fracasar a Donald Trump
Donald Trump creía que había hecho suyas riquezas inesperadas cuando compró dos edificios en la Sexta Avenida y Central Park….