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A tenant praises the mayor’s stance against vacancy decontrol and other aspects of the current system. But she argues that problems with preferential rents must also be addressed when Governor…

ByNatasha Creese 5Comments

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May 2015

Tenants’ Voice Lacks Power as NYCHA Faces Crucial Chapter

The Housing Authority’s Tenant Associations are supposed to rally residents to fight for their interests. But while some leaders (like Jonathan Gardenhire, above, the vice president of Smith Houses’ TA)…

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 4Comments

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May 2015

Housing and Homelessness

De Blasio Announces Wish-List of Rent Regulation Reforms

The mayor wants to end vacancy decontrol and vacancy bonuses and limit the rent hikes a landlord can impose when a major capital project or individual apartment improvement is completed.

ByJarrett Murphy 9Comments

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May 2015

Opinion

Why We Must End Vacancy Decontrol to Save Rent-Regulated Housing

A Manhattan Assemblywoman explains why she’s authored the bill that would end the mechanism through which apartments that reach a certain rent exit the rent-stabilization system.

ByLinda Rosenthal 5Comments

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Apr 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Report: New Middle-Class Housing Program Possible

But a second-generation Mitchell-Lama program would have to reconcile some problematic rhetoric around class and resolve some of the flaws that have stripped affordability from tens of thousands of units…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Apr 2015

Housing and Homelessness Video

Key Housing Group Looking Past the Budget

The leader of the New York Housing Conference weighs in on wins and losses in Albany and what’s next on 421-a and rent regulations.

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Apr 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Action Stalls on Bill to Provide Lawyers in Housing Court

A bill to create a right to counsel for many tenants in housing court has the support of most Council members and appears aligned with the mayor’s and speaker’s agendas.…

ByKate Pastor 0Comments

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Apr 2015

Uncategorized

Brooklyn Community Services Hosts Panel on East New York

Brooklyn Community Services (BCS) hosted its panel discussion “Brooklyn Stand Up! The Future of East New York. Panel discussed topics including housing, the critical need of basic services, jobs…

Bywearebcs 1Comment

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Apr 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Mixed Showing for Housing in State Budget

Organizations are still digesting the details, but the newly approved state budget looks to have sprinkled a little good news on a dish of disappointment for housing advocates.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Apr 2015

Housing and Homelessness

5 Challenges to De Blasio’s Promise of Inclusive Planning

Mayor de Blasio promises to follow up on campaign promises and bring planning closer to the community. But he’ll face obstacles delivering on those vows.

ByGerard Flynn 2Comments

New York’s Rent-Reg Reforms Must Go Further

Tenants’ Voice Lacks Power as NYCHA Faces Crucial Chapter

De Blasio Announces Wish-List of Rent Regulation Reforms

Why We Must End Vacancy Decontrol to Save Rent-Regulated Housing

Report: New Middle-Class Housing Program Possible

Key Housing Group Looking Past the Budget

Action Stalls on Bill to Provide Lawyers in Housing Court

Brooklyn Community Services Hosts Panel on East New York

Mixed Showing for Housing in State Budget

5 Challenges to De Blasio’s Promise of Inclusive Planning

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