Articles of Interest to Tenant Advocates - Mar. 19, 2018

LYING LANDLORD (KUSHNER) Washington Post/AP Exclusive: Kushner Company  routinely filed false documents with NYC Dept. of  Buildings, claiming it had no rent-regulated tenants Daily News: Council Member Ritchie Torres will  probe Kushner Company's falsifying of records   & harassment of tenants with disruptive construction REZONING Abigail Savitch-Lew: Bronx coalition calls deal  on Jerome Avenue rezoning unacceptable ( City Limits) Abigail Savitch-Lew: Community Board adopts  many community demands in Inwood rezoning  (City Limits) AirBnB Jillian Jorgensen: Ebbets Field apartments flooded  with flyers urging tenants to list apartments with A irbnb (Daily News) CUOMO & DeBLASIO TOGETHER ON AFF. HOUSING? Abigail Savitch-Lew: Cuomo & de Blasio:  political enemies, but affordable housing  partners? (City Limits) FEDERAL BUDGET: POOR FACE EVICTION The Nation: poor tenants face eviction as   Trump's budget makes deep cuts to voucher   funding ETHICS Laura Nahmias & Jimmy Vielkind: How will  the Percoco verdict affect Andrew Cuomo's  re-election? (Politico NY) Jesse McKinley: Andrew Cuomo falsely claims  his name was "never mentioned" in Percoco  trial (New York Times) Chris Bragg: Testimony in Percoco trial raises  questions about how Andrew Cuomo runs state   government (Albany Times Union) NYCHA New York Post: Corey Johnson & other City  Council members meet with governor on  NYCHA problems Politico NY: Cuomo promises another $250  million for NYCHA upgrades, while taking  another swipe at de Blasio Zack Fink: Corey Johnson now stuck in middle of  feud between Cuomo & de Blasio (New York 1) Sally Goldenberg: Negotiations between NYCHA  & unions representing workers have cost agency  money & manpower (Politico NY) IDC Ken Lovett: State senate Republicans upset that all  IDC members voted no on GOP budget plan   (Daily News) Chris Bragg: DiNapoli might withhold lulu payments  to seven state senators (Capitol Confidential) WNYC News: Progressives pressure Cuomo  & legislature on early voting Nick Reisman: IDC challengers demand that  Andrea Stewart-Cousins be included in leaders'  meetings (NY State of Politics) Qns.com: Council Member Constantinides  endorses Jessice Ramos over IDC turncoat  Jose Peralta in September 13 Democratic  primary City & State: Simcha Felder conditions his  willingness to rejoin state senate Democrats  on passage of his bill to provide armed guards  in schools ELECTIONS:. New York Times: Cynthia Nixon announces  Democratic primary challenge to Andrew  Cuomo for governor Jon Campbell: Cynthia Nixon says Andrew  Cuomo is not a real Democrat (Rochester  Democrat & Chronicle) Shane Goldmacher: Cynthia Nixon comes out  swinging against Andrew Cuomo at first campaign  speech Observer on Cynthia Nixon's campaign for  governor Jesse McKinley: Can Cynthia Nixon beat  Andrew Cuomo? (New York Times) Carl Campanile: Christine Quinn disses  Cynthia Nixon, calling her "an unqualified  lesbian" (New York Post) Gotham Gazette: Progressive coalition  endorses Shelley Mayer for state senate Mike McKee http://www.tenantspac.org/