Thanks to lots of rain and wise planning, New York City doesn’t face any water shortage like cities out West. But the city still wants customers to conserve more.
Mayor de Blasio saw hopes for permanent mayoral control of schools dashed at the state capitol, while tenant leaders decried Gov. Cuomo’s lack of action on their behalf.
New York City’s ultraviolet disinfection facility combines steel, light and water in an effort to prevent waterborne illnesses from afflicting New Yorkers.
Ambitions to kill it are dashed. Hopes to reform it are faint. The smart money is now on legislators renewing 421-a as is for a very short spell. Here’s a…
Mayor de Blasio, Gov. Cuomo, Speaker Heastie and others have made their positions on rent regulations and 421-a known. Now we hear from the head of a breakaway Democratic faction.
The Community Service Society’s annual Unheard Third poll finds that sizable segments of upper income and Republican New Yorkers back the policies that solid majorities of lower-income and Democratic households…
A veteran Williamsburg organizer explains the reasoning behind a new organization being formed to resist displacement and, she says, defend renters of all stripes.
Advocates disputed media reports that efforts to reform 421-a and repeal vacancy decontrol—two priorities of Mayor de Blasio—were dead, as a report found a huge loss of affordable apartments from…
For months tenant advocates have waited and wondered what Gov. Cuomo’s position on rent regulations would be. Now they’ve gone from wondering where the governor stands to fretting about whether…
The housing-policy perfect storm that was visible on the radar months ago has arrived right on time: 10 days from the deadline for the state to renew rent regulations and…
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