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A new report describes the path to social housing in New York through 20 policy proposals, from overhauling the property tax code and abolishing the city’s tax lien sale to…

ByDavid Brand 1Comment

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May 2022

Economy Government Housing and Homelessness

NYC’s Rent Guidelines Board Votes for 2-4% Hikes for Stabilized Units. What Now?

The rate increases are lower than property owners have pushed for, citing rising costs. But tenants and housing advocates who’ve called for a rent freeze say the hike will worsen…

ByJeanmarie Evelly 9Comments

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May 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Tenants, Landlords Will Testify on New York’s Rent Laws

With the date for state rent laws to expire approaching, the Senate Majority announced Monday a series of public hearings will be held on rent regulation and tenant protection issues.

BySadef Ali Kully 1Comment

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Jan 2019

Housing and Homelessness

The Five ‘Myths’ of Rent Regulation in New York

Are rent regulated apartments occupied primarily by the wealthy? Do rent regulated tenants hoard their homes?

BySadef Ali Kully 0Comments

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Nov 2017

Housing and Homelessness

Rising Rent Burdens and Falling Apartment Numbers Mark the City’s Rent-Control System

Housing advocates are pressing Gov. Cuomo to intervene in this year’s process and freeze rents.

ByJarrett Murphy

ByOndine Jevremov 7Comments

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Jun 2016

Government

Unsettled Housing Issues Dog End of Albany Session

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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Mar 2015

Housing and Homelessness

NYC’s Endangered Species: A Rent-Controlled Apartment

Myth: Rent-controlled tenants get an unbelievable deal. Reality: They can be hit with huge annual rent increases. That’s why advocates want the shrinking number of rent-controlled apartments added to Albany’s…

ByKen Thorbourne 134Comments

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Apr 2014

Housing and Homelessness

NYC's Housing Crunch is Part of National Crisis

A new report finds renters are being priced out of housing across the country—not because of a lack of supply, but because of the inadequacy of our incomes.

ByJarrett Murphy 0Comments

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