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Rising fees and disparities lead to a question: Can New York City charge water customers in a way that encourages conservation without punishing the poor?

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Jun 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Passing Rent Laws is One Thing. How About Enforcing Them?

Some advocates believe that whatever rent regime is ultimately approved by state legislators, the state agency charged with enforcing them will need more resources to do so.

ByJillian Jonas 0Comments

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Jun 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Timeline of Failure: How NYS Got to a Rent Laws’ Lapse

As of now, New York State has no rent regulations. But it has plenty of blame to go around.

ByJillian Jonas 1Comment

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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

Rent Regulation Affects Tenants Outside New York City

As tenants rallied in Albany to call for saving and strengthening rent regulations, one Asssembly member called for changes to assist the overlooked regulated tenants of three non-NYC counties.

ByJillian Jonas 5Comments

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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

Uncategorized

Cuomo’s Power Tested on Rent Regulations

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…

ByJillian Jonas 5Comments

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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

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May 2015

Housing and Homelessness

The Price of Housing Preservation: Linden Plaza’s Saga

During the Bloomberg administration, rents were hiked dramatically at one Brooklyn complex in order to keep it operating. The city believes the move preserved a Mitchell-Lama development. Some tenants say…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 2Comments

Growing Calls to Fix City’s Water Rates

Passing Rent Laws is One Thing. How About Enforcing Them?

Timeline of Failure: How NYS Got to a Rent Laws’ Lapse

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

Loss of 330,000 Affordable Apartments Seen

Rent Regulation Affects Tenants Outside New York City

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

Cuomo’s Power Tested on Rent Regulations

Find Out Which Buildings are Getting 421-a Tax Breaks

The Price of Housing Preservation: Linden Plaza’s Saga

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