Agenda 2019
Tenant Organizations Ramping Up Push to Strengthen and Expand Rent Laws
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While it seems almost certain the rent laws will be tightened it’s less sure that the geographic reach of the laws will be expanded.
BRONX BUREAU
Bronx Hospital Faced Potential Federal Sanctions After Multiple Suicides in 2016 and 2017
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Montefiore Medical Center appears to have fought off a threatened loss of federal funding after multiple suicide attempts, several successful, during a two-year period. But the hospital wouldn’t answer detailed questions about whether problems identified by federal inspectors have all been corrected.
Mapping the Future
De Blasio’s Sixth Year in Office Could Feature Three Neighborhood Rezonings
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The mayor in 2015 set a goal of rezoning up to 15 neighborhoods in a drive to create more density and more affordable housing. Five rezonings have passed and at least three are likely to move forward in 2019.
BRONX BUREAU
Diaz Suggests Landlord Tax Break in Exchange for New Rent Curbs
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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.
CIty Limits Investigative Internship Program
De Blasio’s Soundview Ferry Gets High Marks
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The ferry is a big hit in the Bronx neighborhood, though there are concerns about parking.
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.
activism
Nuanced Concerns at Workshop Ahead of Possible Southern Boulevard Rezoning
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Even people making close to six digits are concerned about losing affordable apartments. And some worried about jobs as much as housing.