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NYCHA seniors lose heat, hot water and elevator access for longer stretches
Surviving frigid temps and power outages could be even harder if you live in NYCHA housing for seniors. Last September, 69-year-old Sonia...
Mar 31


In City & State Budget Talks, Advocates Look to Fortify NYCHA Amid Federal Uncertainty
With New York City and state lawmakers in the throes of finalizing new budgets, residents and advocates alike are pushing for billions of...
Mar 14


NYC tenants in unsafe apartments to get $10.8 million for fight against bad landlords
WATCH at CBS News NEW YORK - People living in unsafe and unhealthy conditions across New York City may soon be getting help from $10.8...
Jan 16


City Cuts Funding for Tenant Lawyers Who Combat Landlord Harassment, Building Violations
Read more at City Limits By Jeanmarie Evelly . Published August 9, 2024 Legal service providers who aid tenants through the city’s...
Aug 10, 2024


Which upstate cities are adopting ‘good cause’ eviction and rent control?
Read at City & State By Austin C. Jefferson | July 29, 2024 Over the last few years, the state has passed new laws allowing upstate New...
Jul 31, 2024


Poughkeepsie unanimously votes to enact rent stabilization
Read in the Times Union POUGHKEEPSIE — The Dutchess County seat became the third city north of New York City’s suburbs to opt into the...
Jun 19, 2024


Poughkeepsie Common Council approves rent stabilization mechanism
Read in the Mid-Hudson News POUGHKEEPSIE – In a unanimous vote Tuesday evening, the Poughkeepsie Common Council adopted the Emergency...
Jun 19, 2024


Poughkeepsie city council gears up for vote on rent control
Listen on WAMC Northeast Public Radio The Poughkeepsie Common Council is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to opt into rent control...
Jun 18, 2024


Poughkeepsie council weighs opting into rent stabilization under Emergency Tenant Protection Act
Poughkeepsie's Common Council held a public hearing on Tuesday to see if the city should opt in to the Emergency Tenant Protection Act....
May 8, 2024


Vacancy study shows Poughkeepsie can declare housing emergency under ETPA
"I've lived in Poughkeepsie for more than 40 years, and I live in a building that would be eligible for rent stabilization," said...
Apr 16, 2024


Independent report finds Poughkeepsie is eligible for rent stabilization
Watch at News12 Hudson Valley The Poughkeepsie Common Council unanimously approved putting up a public hearing to determine the future of...
Apr 16, 2024


As Second NYCHA ‘Trust’ Vote Gets Underway, Bronx Seniors Weigh Their Options
By Tatyana Turner. Published March 26, 2024 While dozens of eligible voters are currently dispersed around the city, Bronx River...
Mar 26, 2024


Latimer takes victory lap as Westchester county executive's congressional primary looms
Following the speech, Juanita Lewis, executive director of the grassroots group, Community Voices Heard, said the county had failed to...
Mar 18, 2024


East Harlem tenants sue ‘slumlord’ over deplorable conditions, stolen money
An East Harlem landlord is allegedly stealing money, forcing poor living conditions and putting people’s lives in danger, a group of...
Mar 16, 2024


Un edificio en Harlem está siendo “devorado” por las ratas: inquilinos demandan al ‘landlord’
Lamentablemente no es un hecho aislado. Son condiciones que se multiplican por mil, en cada rincón de la Gran Manzana. Pero este jueves...
Mar 15, 2024


Harlem Tenants Sue 'Predatory' Landlord
HARLEM, NY — Nearly 40 East Harlem tenants from five buildings have filed a lawsuit against their "predatory" landlord, claiming that he...
Mar 14, 2024


NYC tenants file lawsuit against landlord, allege theft of security deposits
EAST HARLEM, Manhattan (PIX11) — East Harlem tenant Tom Crawford’s wayward window requires duct tape to stay shut. It’s just one of the...
Mar 14, 2024


Demandan por presuntas violaciones graves de vivienda en East Harlem
Watch at Telemundo74 Nueva York
Mar 14, 2024


East Harlem tenants sue landlord over 'unbearable' living conditions
EAST HARLEM - Dozens of tenants of an apartment building in East Harlem say they are fed up with their landlord and are taking him to...
Mar 14, 2024


Public Housing Residents Demand $5 Billion in State Funding
Tenants and advocates say the funding would repair 25,000 apartments and help cover outstanding rent arrears accumulated during the...
Mar 7, 2024
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