The 2018 session of the New York State Legislature ended with a whimper, not a bang. For the first time….
July 2018
1,000 Tenants March Against ‘Cuomo’s Housing Crisis’
Demanding that New York State strengthen its laws protecting renters, about 1,000 tenants from all over the state marched June….
Ebbets Field Tenants Sue for Repairs
In the seven buildings that make up the Ebbets Field apartment complex in Brooklyn, the large number of people standing….
RGB Hears Tenants’ Silent Action
After the Rent Guidelines Board’s landlord representatives complained they had been unable to present their rent-increase proposal at its preliminary….
Six Cab Drivers Commit Suicide From ‘Financial Despair’
Six drivers in the New York City taxi industry have committed suicide since last December, driven by what New York….
Rockland RGB Freezes Rents; Westchester, Nassau Raise Them
Rent-stabilized tenants in Rockland County will see a rent freeze in the coming year, but those in Westchester and Nassau….
The City’s Rezoning Plan Is No Good for Inwood
The city Economic Development Corporation’s Inwood rezoning plan states that one of its main goals “is to preserve and create….
Activistas de Queens se organizan contra la rezonificación a beneficio de Target y contra las viviendas de lujo
Más de 100 personas asistieron el 18 de junio a un foro para oponerse a la programada rezonificación de un….
RGB aprueba los aumentos más altos de la era de de Blasio
En una votación casi tan predecible como la decisión de la Corte Suprema el siguiente día en Janus v. AFSCME….
California Assembly Kills Eviction-Protection Bills
The California Assembly on May 31 defeated two bills that would have outlawed evictions without a cause and closed loopholes….
City Brings First Lawsuit Under Source of Income Discrimination Ban
On June 20, the city filed its first two cases charging landlords and real-estate brokers with violating the 2008 law….
Queens Activists Organize Against Rezoning for Target and Luxury Housing
More than 100 people turned out June 18 for a community forum opposing the planned spot rezoning of a former….
RGB Votes Highest Rent Increases of de Blasio Era
In a vote almost as predictable as the Supreme Court’s decision the next day in Janus v. AFSCME Council 31,….