El 27 de junio, los dos representantes de inquilinos en la Junta de Renta Regulada (Rent Guidelines Board, RGB) escogieron….
July 2017
“Cuomoville” Protest Calls Out Governor on Housing
For three days in mid-June, a coalition of housing and community organizations camped outside Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s Midtown office in….
Landlords’ Lawsuit Against Tenant Protection Unit Dismissed
On May 31, state Supreme Court Justice Richard Velasquez dismissed a lawsuit brought by landlords challenging the legality of the….
Grenfell Tower Fire: A Tragedy of Greed
On June 14, a fire obliterated Grenfell Tower, a 24-story block of public housing in London. Eighty people have been….
Albany Stiffs Tenants Yet Again
Tenant issues were, as usual, given short shrift in the New York State Legislature’s 2017 session. On June 14, the….
Croman to Be Sentenced Sept. 19
Steven Croman, whose wholesale harassment of tenants in the more than 180 buildings he owns made him the iconic predatory….
City Now Has 250,000 Apartments With Preferential Rents
Ruth Hippolyte thought she’d gotten a good deal when she found a rent-stabilized one-bedroom apartment near Brooklyn College for $1,395….
RGB Ends Rent Freeze
The Rent Guidelines Board’s two tenant representatives took the lesser of two evils June 27. They sponsored a proposal to….