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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

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Mar 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Budget Deal Done, Rent Battles Loom

For months now discussion of the details of rent-regulation renewal has been set aside until “after the budget.” Word that the framework of a budget deal is in place in…

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Mar 2015

Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

NYCHA Foresees $400M Deficit in a Decade

The housing authority ranks buildings’ repair needs on a scale of 1 to 5. Five is the worst—and it applies to fully a quarter of NYCHA’s buildings.

ByBatya Ungar-Sargon 2Comments

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Mar 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Are Co-Op Owners Entitled to ‘Windfall’ Profits?

Mitchell-Lama co-op owners bought their units when the buildings were subsidized for affordability. Now some debate whether it’s right sell those apartments for lucrative market prices.

ByNorman Oder 5Comments

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

Budget Deal Done, Rent Battles Loom

NYCHA Foresees $400M Deficit in a Decade

Are Co-Op Owners Entitled to ‘Windfall’ Profits?

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