McKee's Media, Dec. 26, 2018

ARTICLES OF INTEREST TO TENANT ADVOCATES:

 

This is the final "Articles of Interest" for 2018. Happy New Year to all, and here's to a string of tenant victories in 2019! Best. Michael McKee

 

HPD ENFORCEMENT (OR NOT)

New York Times: Leaks, mold & rats: HPD goes easy on worst landlords, subjecting tenants to intolerable conditions

CITY ADMINISTRATION AND POPULATION

David Goodman: Deputy Mayor for Housing Alicia Glen to leave de Blasio administration (New York Times) 

The Real Deal: City launches $7.5 million fund to help non-profits buy rent-stabilized buildings at risk of acquisition by predatory landlords

VIDEO of Dec. 19 de Blasio Town Hall at Hunter College

(Questions on rent laws at 34:35 & 1:36:44)

Landlords say "responsible" landlords should not be demonized because of "a few bad actors" (Daily News OpEd)

Journal News: New York population declining faster than any other state; 1 million have left since 2010

New York Post: New York City losing middle class residents at alarming rate

RACISM ALIVE AND WELL IN NYC HOUSING

WNBC-TV: White man harasses black neighbor in UES building: "You don't live here" (VIDEO)

New York Times: State & city legislators to introduce legislation to bar secret development deals like Amazon

RENT AND THE TRUMPS (AND OTHER MILLIONAIRES)

New York Times: A Queens podiatrist who rented from Fred Trump is said to have provided convenient 1968 "bone spurs" diagnosis that helped Donald Trump avoid being sent to Vietna

The Real Deal: A Russian oligarch's guide: How to hide $20 million in a NYC skyscraper

Washington Post: Evictions and code violations increase as private equity firm becomes big landlord in Memphis, Tennessee

ALBANY EXPECTATIONS AND ETHICS

New York Times: Democratic legislators ready to challenge Gov. Cuomo, push progressive agenda despite his opposition

Zach Williams: What Cuomo left out of his "FDR" speech, including expanded rent protections (City & State

Karen DeWitt: Cuomo will push progressive issues in third term but will maintain his fiscal conservatism (AUDIO) - No mention of tenants or rent protection

Nick Reisman: Heastie & Stewart-Cousins meet to discuss plans for governing together; alliance could present problem for Cuomo (NY State of Politics)

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announces leadership positions, committee chairs

Ken Lovett: Cuomo enemies James Skoufis & Tom Abinanti appointed chairs of Senate & Assembly investigative committees as legislature vows more independence (Daily News)

Capitol Confidential: Rachel Silberstein interview with new state senate majority leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins (PODCAST) 

 

NYCHA

New York Times: How likely is a federal takeover of NYCHA & what would it mean?

Greg Smith: HUD secretary Ben Carson tours Queensbridge Houses, says HUD takeover of NYCHA is an option (Daily News)

New York Times: No heat for 10 years, and the City is their landlord

Patch: NYCHA is city's worst landlord on Tish James annual list

Nolan Hicks: NYCHA board adopts $10 billion budget for next 5 years (New York Post)

The Real Deal: Here's how losing NYCHA units would impact the city (RPA report)

Daily News: Harlem tenants in NYCHA complex have a cold Christmas

Nolan Hicks: NYCHA is way behind schedule as deadline for lead-paint abatement approaches (New York Post)

THE BIG DISCONNECT

New York Times: The government check disconnect: In Harlan County, Kentucky, government is a dirty word, even as more residents rely on government support

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/21/business/economy/harlan-county-republican-welfare.html

Mike McKee http://www.tenantspac.org/

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