29 Apr 2010 Uncategorized Annual Tenant Lobby Day Wins Short Term Gains Several pro-tenant bills passed the Assembly Tuesday, but activists fear they will get stuck in the Senate’s housing committee. ByEileen Markey7 minRead time
27 Apr 2010 Uncategorized Housing Activists Occupy Espada's Albany Office The senator reportedly stayed in an inner office while the tenants chanted and rallied in the hall outside, “Na-na-na-na. Hey, hey, hey, good bye.” ByEileen Markey2 minRead time
27 Apr 2010 Economy Tenants Descend on Albany With Demands More than 400 New Yorkers went to Albany today to demand greater protections for tenants, including a bill that would repeal vacancy decontrol. ByEileen Markey3 minRead time
22 Apr 2010 In Depth Report: Rents Everywhere Too High For The Low Wage Guess how many hours per week a Bronx minimum wage earner has to work to afford an apartment. ByEileen Markey3 minRead time
22 Apr 2010 Uncategorized New Legal Push For Foreclosure Victims Tenants have a message for the bank that holds mortgages on 10 Bronx buildings that have gone into foreclosure and disrepair: You own it, you fix it. ByEileen Markey4 minRead time
25 Mar 2010 Uncategorized Street Homeless Numbers Jump As numbers of homeless people in shelters continues to rise, this year’s street count shows an increase too. ByEileen Markey5 minRead time
25 Mar 2010 Uncategorized Homeless, Nameless – and Honored A group tries to ensure that pauper’s graves are not condemned to be forgotten except when prisoners dig fresh ones. ByEileen Markey7 minRead time
08 Mar 2010 Uncategorized Fewer Services For The Homeless Mayor Bloomberg’s big goals to cut homelessness in half and greatly expand affordable housing are being reinterpreted in the next budget. ByEileen Markey12 minRead time
02 Mar 2010 Uncategorized A New Tool For Tenants Renters beware: You may be on a blacklist. But now there’s a path to clear your name. ByEileen Markey6 minRead time
11 Feb 2010 Government Housing and Homelessness Justice NYCHA Council's Angry Over Housing, But That Doesn't Pay The Rent After receiving prized Section 8 vouchers, then losing them, about 1,000 ill-sheltered grantees are still without a housing plan. ByEileen Markey9 minRead time
