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“Our elected leaders have come out strong in support of our efforts to fight for fair compensation and decent working conditions for our members on the streets and at the…

ByStuart Appelbaum 4Comments

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Apr 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness

‘We Don’t Want Anything Rolled Back’: Tenants Target REBNY as State Housing Talks Drag On

Protesters marched outside the Real Estate Board of New York’s Manhattan headquarters Thursday, while others blocked foot traffic in an act of civil disobedience. The NYPD arrested 13 people, including…

ByChris Janaro

ByEmma Whitford 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Economy Government Opinion

Opinion: Raising Taxes on NY’s Wealthy is the Right—and Popular—Thing to Do

“Not only are such increases necessary to secure investments in badly needed and widely desired public goods like education, health care, and housing, the costs of which are likely the…

ByLeslie McCall 0Comments

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Apr 2024

Climate and Environment Government Opinion

Opinion: Pass the Full NY HEAT Act in This Year’s Budget

“As our planet hurtles toward climate tipping points, beyond which climate chaos is irreversible, every dollar we spend on fossil fuels today takes us backwards.”

ByAlex Beauchamp 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Economy Government Health Immigration Labor

New York Lawmakers Consider Tax Reforms to Aid ITIN-Filers

Both the Senate and the Assembly have included tax-related reforms in their “one-house” budget proposals that would impact those with Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs), often used by immigrant workers.…

ByDaniel Parra 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness Politics

Tenant Advocates Descend on Albany, Refusing to Let ‘Good Cause’ Be Evicted from the Conversation

As elected officials attempt to hammer out a housing deal before the state’s budget deadline at the end of the month, advocates want lawmakers to know they’re still fighting for…

ByChris Janaro 0Comments

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Mar 2024

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA

Public Housing Residents Demand $5 Billion in State Funding

Tenants and advocates say the funding would repair 40,000 apartments and help cover outstanding rent arrears accumulated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ByTatyana Turner 0Comments

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Feb 2024

Economy Education Government Opinion

Opinion: Why New Yorkers Should Reject Austerity for CUNY

“Since CUNY is one of the city’s most traversed pathways out of poverty, any decision to block or compromise this escape route must be considered for its short and long-term…

ByNicholas Freudenberg

ByAlexa D’Angelo 0Comments

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Nov 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness Opinion

Opinion: A Simple State Budget Fix Could Save Supportive Housing

“For many nonprofit building owners like us, it is not a question of if we will be able to keep these buildings as supportive housing; rather, it is a question…

ByNicole Branca 0Comments

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May 2023

Government Housing and Homelessness NYCHA Politics

NYCHA Expected to Get ‘Significant Majority’ of State Budget Rent Relief Funds

While the total won’t be clear until remaining applications for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) are processed, a majority of the $391 in aid will likely go to the…

ByTatyana Turner 2Comments

Opinion: Working New Yorkers Need ‘Good Cause’ Eviction

‘We Don’t Want Anything Rolled Back’: Tenants Target REBNY as State Housing Talks Drag On

Opinion: Raising Taxes on NY’s Wealthy is the Right—and Popular—Thing to Do

Opinion: Pass the Full NY HEAT Act in This Year’s Budget

Tenant Advocates Descend on Albany, Refusing to Let ‘Good Cause’ Be Evicted from the Conversation

Public Housing Residents Demand $5 Billion in State Funding

Opinion: Why New Yorkers Should Reject Austerity for CUNY

Opinion: A Simple State Budget Fix Could Save Supportive Housing

NYCHA Expected to Get ‘Significant Majority’ of State Budget Rent Relief Funds

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