McKee's Media, Aug. 25, 2018

STREETEASY REPORT ON GENTRIFICATION

Curbed NY: StreetEasy report shows fastest growth in rents has taken place in low-income neighborhoods (link)https://ny.curbed.com/2018/8/24/17779036/nyc-gentrification-rent-increases-streeteasy-housing-report

New York Post: The last spots to find affordable homes in the five boroughs

The Globe and Mail: Alarmed by rampant gentrification, Toronto activists push for speculation tax

TRUMP UNDERMINES FAIR HOUSING ACT 

Diane Yentel: Trump continues to undermine the Fair Housing Act of 1968 (The Hill OpEd)

IDC

Laura Nahmias: National anti-Trump group "The Arena" helps challengers to turncoat New York state senate Democrats (Politico NY)

AirBnB

Sally Goldenberg: Airbnb sues NYC over new law requiring monthly reports of listings

TENANT STRUGGLE

Emma Whitford: The fight for universal rent control in New York (Curbed NY)

CBS-TV: Queens tenants go 9 months without gas for cooking (VIDEO)

NYCHA

NY Daily News: Every time NYCHA fixed broken water pipes, it triggered another flood

Sally Goldenberg: As NYCHA's problems mount, Mayor de Blasio & Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen defend their commitment to public housing (Politico NY)

LABOR

PIX 11: 37 construction workers arrested in civil disobedience demonstration against developer Steve Ross of Related Companies (VIDEO)

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