Articles of Interests to Tenant Advocates 1/23/2018

CITY  Daily News: De Blasio donors chosen to  build luxury towers on NYCHA land New York Times: New homeless shelters  slow to open, despite de Blasio's promise New York Post: City sues Chelsea landlord for  $1 million for turning apartment building into  illegal Airbnb  hotel New York Times: Lower Manhattan tenants oppose  new elevators to make subway accessible to riders  with disabilities, claiming they could be terrorist target

Articles of Interest to Tenant Advocates - 1/17/2018

TENANTS SPEAK OUT NY 1 Noticias: Inwood tenants door-knock to  press Sen. Marisol Alcantara to deliver on  rent legislation Real Estate Weekly: West Village Houses  renters ask A.G. to probe Andrew Cuomo's  role in 2006 conversion of the affordable  housing complex to market rate housing Daily News: Tenants in least expensive  neighborhoods file the most heat complaints ALBANY Will Bredderman: Cuomo continues to rake in  real estate money through the LLC loophole t hat he claims he wants to repeal (Crain's) Lisa DellAquila: Long before accusations against  Jeff Klein, we knew that the IDC did not advocate  for women or families (Journal News) New York Times: Cuomo, Klein under  fire for reactions to sexual misconduct   accusation Nick Reisman: Cuomo proposes $168 billion  budget (NY State of Politics) City & State: Five takeaways from Cuomo's  budget presentation Jimmy Vielkind: Cuomo includes non-fiscal items  (but not rent protections) in budget as means of  forcing them through legislature (Politico NY) RIGHT TO COUNSEL City Limits: City tackles roll-out of right  to counsel in Housing Court

Articles of Interest to Tenant Advocates 1/15/2018

(EXCERPTED)  ALBANY Nick Reisman: Rocky start for 2018 legislative session  (NY State of Politics) Karen DeWitt: Cuomo's budget, to be unveiled Tuesday ,expected to be grim (NPR) Joseph Spector: Four ways you might be impacted by  Cuomo's budget (WGRZ) Nick Reisman: Moody's says New York State budget  faces serious challenges (NY State of Politics) IDC Capitol Confidential: Jeff Klein gets a new  challenger in Democratic primary The New Yorker: Stuyvesant High School  student tries to unseat IDC member Jose Peralta

Articles of Interest to Tenant Advocates - Jan. 6, 2018

City Limits: Everything you need to know about  mandatoryinclusionary housing but were  afraid to ask Crain's:REBNY backs down, says governor's  interpretation of 421-a deal is correct The Real Deal on disagreement between  REBNY '& Cuomo over 421-a deal The Real Deal: Tenant of Jared Kushner says  101 MacDougal Street is a death trap New York Post: Stringer audit finds HPD collects tiny   fraction of fines against bad landlords The Real Deal: Slate Property Group sues  lawyers for telling them they could evict  Section 8 tenants at 222-224 West 21st Street