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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Tenants in Croman Buildings Get First Restitution Payments
Tenants in buildings owned by Steven Croman received their first restitution payments in April, under a $32 million settlement the….
Landlords Cry Poverty While Profits Increase and Hedge Funds Thrive
It is Rent Guidelines Board season again. Landlord groups such as the Rent Stabilization Association and the Real Estate Board….
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,….
Brooklyn Tenants Protest Rezoning for Towers
Tenants came out in Crown Heights on March 30 to oppose the proposed rezoning of 960 Franklin Avenue. Real-estate developers….
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….
Affordable-Housing Programs ‘Designed to Fail’
Many programs that promise “affordable hous-ing” fail to deliver, claimed speakers at a March27 conference at Hunter College. Invitationsto the….
Federal Monitor to Oversee NYCHA
If you’ve opened a newspaper in the last few months, there’s no doubt that you’ve encountered an article about the….
Evictions Fall as Right to Counsel Grows
The number of New Yorkers evicted fell by 14 percent in 2018, according to figures released by the city Marshal’s….
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….
Met Council Welcomes New Organizer Johanna Monge
Johanna Monge joined Met Council’s staff as a community organizer in early December. She is now organizing tenants in the….
West Philly Tenants Stop Illegal Eviction Attempt
Six months after SBG Management served illegal eviction notices to tenants at the Admiral Court and Dorsett Court apartments at….
Housing Justice for All Platform
The Upstate-Downstate Housing Alliance is fighting for greater tenant protections for all New York residents. We believe that housing is….