As the Rent Guidelines Board begins its next round of hearings on rent increases, a group of tenant advocates are pushing to revamp the state rent laws, with the blessing of mayoral hopeful Alan Hevesi.
Under a mandate to create more housing for homeless families, the city is having a hard time getting landlords to help out.
A proposed tax break meant to bring manufacturing jobs to New York could actually cost the state millions of dollars.
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