Costs Threaten New York City Mayor’s Rent Plan

With only 11 days until the 2014 general election, political junkies are watching the battle for the New York State Senate closely to see which party will control the chamber. But for tenants and housing advocates, this coming election is only the starting point: the real date to watch is June 15, 2015, the day…

The mayor faces serious challenges to his agenda on affordable housing, rezoning and neighborhood development October 01, 2014 By Adam Pincus Nobody ever said the job would be easy. But as Mayor Bill de Blasio moves deeper into his tenure, the challenges he’s facing on the real estate front are coming into greater focus. Despite…

JULY 7, 2014 As housing costs across New York City skyrocket, rent stabilization is often one of the only protections keeping low-income, working-class and middle-class folks in their neighborhoods for the long-term. Yet, on June 23rd, New York City’s Rent Guidelines Board voted for a rent increase for the city’s 2.5 million rent-stabilized tenants. Ignoring…

The Associated Press on June 23, 2014 – 9:25 PM NEW YORK (AP) — New York City tenants in nearly a million regulated apartments will be digging deeper into their pockets. The Rent Guidelines Board on Monday voted 5-4 to raise rents on stabilized apartments by 1 percent on one-year leases and 2.75 percent on…

Regulators Approve Small Increases for N.Y. Rent-Regulated Tenants By JOSH BARBANEL The city Rent Guidelines Board narrowly approved small rent increases for rent-regulated apartments Monday night despite Mayor Bill de Blasio’s urging earlier in the …MORE Hosted by Australia for the first time, the tournament will run from 9 to 31 JanuaryThe airport looks good,…

By Ryan Hutchins 5:56 a.m. | Jun. 4, 2014 The line to get into the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Customs House stretched out the door for a good hundred feet one evening in early May. The tightly-controlled structure on the Bowling Green was not the best choice of location for a meeting that would turn out…