McKee's Media - Sept. 30, 2018

ARTICLES OF INTEREST TO TENANT ADVOCATES

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Daily News editorial: The road to tenant hell: City needs to enforce laws preventing landlords from using construction to force rent-protected tenants to vacate

New York Times: U.S. housing market slows as rising prices outpace wages

The Intercept: U.S. Sen. Elizabeth introduces bill to build 3.2 million apartments affordable to low & middle-income families & dismantle racist zoning practices

Ken Lovett: Harlem building (Lakeview) on Central Park leaving Mitchell-Lama program; deal for Section 8 subsidy will protect tenants for 40 years (Daily News)

Tenant/Inquilino: Ossining opts into Emergency Tenant Protection Act, first major expansion of rent stabilization in suburbs since 1981

Patch: Stringer admits that a math mistake in report caused inflation of loss of low-rent apartments

Ask Sam: My rent-stabilized building is being sold. How do I protect myself from being pushed out? (Brick Underground)

Tenant/Inquilino: Chinatown tenants return home after seven months

WNYC: De Blasio administration finances DUMBO project that will provide 300 units of supportive housing

Patch: City Council passes Central Harlem Historic District designation

Crain's: De Blasio supports some parts of 25-bill City Council package to fight childhood lead poisoning, landlord group RSA says they are unnecessary

Daily News: Corey Johnson blasts NYCHA, HPD & Health Dept. over childhood lead poisoning failures

NY Times Calls for Stronger Rent Laws and other articles - Sept. 12, 2018

ARTICLES OF INTEREST TO TENANT ADVOCATES:

  

New York Times editorial calls for stronger rent protection laws: Voters should flip state senate to Democratic control, in order to close loopholes in rent regulation system & stop the loss of affordable apartments

Sam Roberts: A history of home rule: why New York City needs Albany's permission to do just about anything (New York Times)

New York Post: Ritchie Torres introduces "property tax transparency" bill

Daily News: Residents decry gentrification of Lower East Side as new Marshalls department store gets ready to open next to Katz's Delicatessen

PRIMARY ELECTION SEPT. 13 - GUIDES

Gotham Gazette: Last-minute guide to tomorrow's primary election

City & State: List of all candidates running in New York State in 2018

Ken Lovett: Roundup of tomorrow's Democratic primary races (Daily News)