The division between people who support the de Blasio administration plan to site a new jail in the Bronx to facilitate the closing of Rikers and those who don’t is about a lot more than the location.
Housing Update: Rent Hikes Are Coming, 17 New Bills for Tenants and the City’s Worst Evictors
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Here’s the New York City housing news you might have missed this week.
HOUSING and DEVELOPMENT
Rent Hikes Coming for Stabilized Tenants
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The city’s Rent Guidelines Board voted Tuesday night to consider rent increases within the range of 0.5 to 2.75 percent for one-year leases and 1.5 to 3.75 percent for two-year leases on rent-stabilized apartments.
Agenda 2019
How Often do Preferential Rents Rise? Rarely, But More Than They Used To
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One topic of profound disagreement between tenant advocates and property owners is preferential rents. Newly released data this week provides some important background on how those rent discounts operate.
affordability
Tenants, Landlords Will Testify on New York’s Rent Laws
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With the date for state rent laws to expire approaching, the Senate Majority announced Monday a series of public hearings will be held on rent regulation and tenant protection issues.
affordability
Housing Update: Homelessness Record, Rent Regs Debate Intensifies
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It was a busy week for news related to New York City housing. Here’s a roundup of what you might have missed.
HOUSING and DEVELOPMENT
Lawmakers Begin Formal Consideration of Moves to Bolster Rent Regs
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The legislation would not only change the current system, but also apply it more broadly across the state.
HOUSING and DEVELOPMENT
Planning Commission Sees Ways to Tweak Bay Street Rezoning Plan
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The commission has already voted to approve it, but in a detailed report on the plan, it responds to pleas by the community board and borough president for changes to the Staten Island rezoning.
HOUSING and DEVELOPMENT
Which NYC Neighborhoods Face the Steepest Displacement Threat?
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According to a new report, many of the neighborhoods that show signs of deep vulnerability are where a rezoning has occurred or is in the offing. Is new density the cause or the cure of that pressure?
Affordable Housing
Housing Update: Bay Street Rezoning Moves Forward, City Presents Bushwick Draft Plan
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It was a busy week for news related to New York City housing. Here’s a roundup of what you might have missed.
Events
What is RAD, and What Does it Mean for the Future of NYCHA?
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The city is moving forward with a plan to transfer 62,000 units to Section 8 housing vouchers under the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD) program but the program has raised numerous concerns. A panel Wednesday brought together advocates, tenant leaders and policy experts to discuss some of them.