Citing a need to address the looming problem of preferential rents without harming landlords who operate as small businesses, the Bronx borough president backs a law to prevent sudden rent spikes in exchange for a discount on property taxes.
Agenda 2019
Video: Brooklyn Minister Says What NYCHA Needs Most is City Hall Leadership
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Rev. David Brawley, a leader of Brooklyn NYCHA tenants pressing the mayor for answers, says a lack of trust will hamper many of the initiatives the authority has announced as it tries to save the housing on which 400,000 people depend.
Agenda 2019
Staten Island Rezoning Begins Public Review; 1700 at Risk of Displacement
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The launch of the seven-month public review process starts the clock toward the likely rezoning of 14 blocks along the Bay Street corridor.
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Video: How Criminal Justice Reform Looks from Brooklyn’s Courtrooms
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Are defendants in Brooklyn getting a fairer shake thanks to the reforms already undertaken?
BROOKLYN BUREAU
CityViews: Unequal Treatment for Foreclosures in Brooklyn Courts?
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There are more than 40 judges in Brooklyn’s civil court. But only three hear residential foreclosure cases. Why?
BRONX BUREAU
Power Outages Plague Exasperated NYCHA Residents
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The precarious electrical situation at the Jackson Houses, which are home to 2,357 people, has led to chronic power outages that trap people in elevators and send over-heated residents to the hospital, residents say.
BRONX BUREAU
Democrats Seize Full Control of NYS, Thanks in Large Part to Donald Trump
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Democrats will face high expectations to deliver, deprived of the excuse of Republican obstruction. The state GOP, meanwhile, faces a period of self-examination after an historic defeat.
BRONX BUREAU
Election Day Across NYC: Excitement, Worries and Problems at the Polls
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‘It took me an hour and ten minutes to vote,’ one woman said. ‘Do you believe that?’
Read our daylong coverage of the 2018 elections as they play out across New York City.
BRONX BUREAU
‘Blue Wave’ Washes Into the Bronx as Ocasio-Cortez, Biaggi Rally Voters
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At a rally last week, there was a sampling of the sentiments that could propel a set of young, progressive women into Congress on Tuesday.
Development
First Meeting on Future of Sunnyside Yards Finds Some Wary of Overdevelopment
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‘It’s an exercise in dreaming big,’ Carl Rodrigues, a senior policy adviser to Deputy Mayor for Housing and Economic Development Alicia Glen, told attendees.
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Max & Murphy: Dan Donovan on Mail Bombs, Illegal Immigration and Trump’s Pardon Powers
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The Staten Island Republican is trying to defend his seat against a ‘blue wave’ in a race with national implications.