Will Albany Allow the Rent Laws to Expire? Does it Matter?
Jun 14, 2011
To read and join the discussion on rent regulation go here. Photo by Pratt Area Community Council Tenants rallied for stricter rent laws last month. On Monday Sen. Bill Perkins and Assemblymember Last Updated (Monday, June 03, 2013 03:09 PM)
End of Homeless Program May Send Families Back to Shelters
Jun 09, 2011
Photo by Euan Slorach Last month, Mayor Michael Bloomberg created a firestorm when he told reporters, "There aren't many panhandlers left" on the subways. Bloomberg expanded on this the Last Updated (Monday, June 03, 2013 03:09 PM)
Are Tenants Advocates Out of Leverage?
Apr 05, 2011
Photo (cc) Matt Ryan At midnight on June 15 the state's rent laws, which keep thousands of apartments across the city affordable, will expire. Tenant advocates didn't want to be here. They Last Updated (Monday, June 03, 2013 02:54 PM)
With Housing in Turmoil, Cuomo Offers Few Clues
Jan 12, 2011
Photo by John Dalton In his various runs for public office, Jimmy McMillan has famously declared the rent "is too damned high." But, with rent regulation set to expire this year, Last Updated (Monday, June 03, 2013 02:42 PM)
Council Approves Safe Housing Act
Jan 06, 2011
One of the buildings that made the city's list in 2009. Taking aim at the city's worst landlords, the City Council expanded a housing program Wednesday that forces property owners to Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 10:49 AM)
Homeless Cuts Take Aim at Families
Dec 06, 2010
Photo (cc) Christine Nieves clung to a child-sized coat slung over her chest just outside of the Auburn Family Shelter. It was one of the first December days where a conversation would Last Updated (Wednesday, June 06, 2012 01:02 PM)
Council to Expand Safe Housing Act
Dec 01, 2010
Photo (cc) 2010 Courtney Gross. HPD Commissioner Rafael Cestero, Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Councilmember Gale Brewer announce new legislation Tuesday. Clutching a sign splashed with the slogan, "No More Asthma," Last Updated (Thursday, May 30, 2013 12:47 PM)
Creating Affordable Housing: How Koch Did It
Oct 18, 2010
Photo by Anthony Catalano In his third and last term, Mayor Ed Koch, shown here at a parade in Brooklyn in the mid 1980s, focused on finding ways to build Last Updated (Thursday, May 30, 2013 12:38 PM)
Now Obama Seeks to End Homelessness
Oct 06, 2010
Photo by Paradiso 76 Upon taking office in early 2009, President Barack Obama said ending the "national disgrace" of homelessness would be a priority. In June, the Obama administration unveiled Opening Last Updated (Thursday, May 30, 2013 12:37 PM)
City Poverty Rate Jumped as the Economy Slumped
Sep 27, 2010
Photo courtesy of Library of Congress Poverty continues to persist in New York more than 100 years after this picture of a family struggling to make ends meet was taken on Last Updated (Thursday, May 30, 2013 12:32 PM) |