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The mayor’s housing and rezoning plan could trigger tenant harassment and displacement, so the city is funding teams of tenant specialists to assist renters in affected areas. Some local advocates…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Jul 2015

Uncategorized

A Biography of East New York

A Brooklyn Historical Society event moderated by City Limits’ Jarrett Murphy

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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Jul 2015

Housing and Homelessness

City’s Plan for East New York Tries to Address Gentrification Fears

But there’s still lots of daylight between what the de Blasio administration proposes and what a coalition of local groups and activists wants to see.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 1Comment

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Jun 2015

Government

Does Albany’s 2015 Ending Mean Progressive Window is Closed?

The failure to achieve substantial rent reform, a higher minimum wage and other priorities of the left make some wonder if a brief opening for progressive legislation has slammed shut.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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Jun 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Seniors’ Housing Needs are a Special Challenge

Rents are rising for seniors as they are for everyone else. But a fixed income, vulnerability to harassment and age-related physical impairments raise the housing stakes for elder New Yorkers.

BySuzanne Travers 2Comments

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Jun 2015

Housing and Homelessness

Why Effort to Reform NYC Property Taxes Has Stalled

Many people agree that New York City’s property tax system is marred by inequities and the unintended consequences of attempts to address them. But reforms could be costly or create…

ByRuth Ford 2Comments

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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

10 Days and Ticking: Your Rent Regulations Cheat Sheet

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…

ByJarrett Murphy 2Comments

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May 2015

Housing and Homelessness

The Lessons of the Tall Guy: Closing Chapter Nears for Housing-Agency Scandal

A former HPD official referred to as “the Tall Guy” in court papers is due to be sentenced soon for his role in a major Bloomberg-era bribery scandal. With a…

ByJarrett Murphy 1Comment

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May 2015

Opinion

A Call to Ban Landlords’ Non-Rent Fees to Tenants

Fees for appliances like washing machines or air conditioners, legal fees, and other miscellaneous charges are confusing to tenants, often unexplained or unjustified and above all unaffordable.

ByJoseph Cepeda and Erin Markman 0Comments

City’s Tenant Protection Effort Breaks Ground and Ruffles Feathers

A Biography of East New York

City’s Plan for East New York Tries to Address Gentrification Fears

Does Albany’s 2015 Ending Mean Progressive Window is Closed?

Seniors’ Housing Needs are a Special Challenge

Why Effort to Reform NYC Property Taxes Has Stalled

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

10 Days and Ticking: Your Rent Regulations Cheat Sheet

The Lessons of the Tall Guy: Closing Chapter Nears for Housing-Agency Scandal

A Call to Ban Landlords’ Non-Rent Fees to Tenants

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