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Gov. Cuomo’s $20 billion housing plan remains undefined, 421-a is still dead and proposals to alter rent regulations or repeal a cap on building height look unlikely to move.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 0Comments

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May 2016

Housing and Homelessness Podcasts

Max & Murphy: The Affordable Housing Balancing Act

Gotham Gazette and City Limits take a fair and balanced approach to running through the week’s biggest housing stories.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Apr 2016

Housing and Homelessness Podcasts

Max & Murphy On Housing: Bye Bye, Bernie. Hello Again, 421-a

Gotham Gazette and City Limits review the week in housing policy news, from the Democratic candidates touring NYCHA buildings, to Mayor de Blasio winning another vote in favor of rezoning.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Feb 2016

Uncategorized

Will the Public Have a Say on a New 421-a Tax Break?

After failed talks between developers and labor unions, the real-estate tax break lapsed last month, threatening the mayor’s housing plan. Who will get to shape the next version of…

ByGotham Gazette 1Comment

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Dec 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Tenants Allege Landlord Flouts Rules, But Still Gets Tax Break

The state and city have cracked down on a number of landlords who get 421-a tax benefits but don’t follow rent-regulation rules. But some reports indicate a wider problem—one that…

ByGenia Gould 2Comments

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Jun 2015

Uncategorized

Tenant Groups Detest Rent Law Deal, Unions Praise 421-a Move

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.

ByJarrett Murphy 5Comments

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Jun 2015

Uncategorized

Reform, Interrupted: Study Up for Round 2 of Debate Over 421-a

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…

ByJillian Jonas 0Comments

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Jun 2015

Uncategorized

Loss of 330,000 Affordable Apartments Seen

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…

ByJillian Jonas 1Comment

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Jun 2015

Housing and Homelessness In Depth

UrbaNerd: Really, it’s OK if You Don’t Understand 421-a

The tax break now at the center of negotiations in Albany over essential city housing policies is really rather complicated. Here are the basics.

ByJarrett Murphy 8Comments

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Jun 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Find Out Which Buildings are Getting 421-a Tax Breaks

Depending on whom you ask, the 421-a tax exemption is an inexcusable boondoggle, an indispensable economic engine or a flawed but useful tool that can be salvaged. Let’s start simply:…

ByJarrett Murphy 3Comments

Unsettled Housing Issues Dog End of Albany Session

Max & Murphy: The Affordable Housing Balancing Act

Max & Murphy On Housing: Bye Bye, Bernie. Hello Again, 421-a

Will the Public Have a Say on a New 421-a Tax Break?

Tenants Allege Landlord Flouts Rules, But Still Gets Tax Break

Tenant Groups Detest Rent Law Deal, Unions Praise 421-a Move

Reform, Interrupted: Study Up for Round 2 of Debate Over 421-a

Loss of 330,000 Affordable Apartments Seen

UrbaNerd: Really, it’s OK if You Don’t Understand 421-a

Find Out Which Buildings are Getting 421-a Tax Breaks

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