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McKee's Media - April 26, 2021
ARTICLES OF INTEREST TO TENANT ADVOCATES
(excerpted)
Extension of eviction moratorium?
David Cruz:
Albany lawmakers introduce bill to extend moratorium on evictions through August 31 (Gothamist)
NYS Tenant Protections v. Landlords
Tom McParland:
Attorney General Tish James defends NYS rent laws in federal court as landlords appeal judge's dismissal of their case (New York Law Journal)
Steven Wishnia:
Harassed South Bronx tenants picket landlord's Brooklyn home
(Tenant/Inquilino)
Noy Messinger:
Barberry Rose tenants unleash rage on NYC's "second-worst landlord"
(Tenant/Inquilino)
Fredrik Deboer:
"Follow the damn law": Lawsuit targets NYC landlords illegally refusing vouchers
(Tenant/Inquilino)
Ralph Ortega:
Interview with former NYC Council Member Dan Garodnick about his new book on the fight to keep Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village affordable
(City & State)
"Good Cause" eviction bill
Michael DeMasi:
Statewide realtors group lobbying Albany Common Council against Mayor Sheehan's proposed good cause eviction bill (Albany Business Review)
Turning Hotels into Affordable Housing
Rebecca Lewis:
Albany lawmakers negotiating bill for conversion of unused hotels and old office buildings into affordable housing
(City & State)
Affordable housing still needed despite rent drops
Kriston Capps:
After NYC exodus, number of apartments affordable to Section 8 voucher holders surged
(Bloomberg CityLab)
Cordilia James:
Brooklyn, Manhattan rental markets are on the upswing (
The Real Deal)
Matt Troutman:
Asking rents for 1-bedroom apartments drop the most near NYC subway stops
(Patch)
Jake Offenhartz:
NYC asking rents on vacant apartments keep falling. How long will it last?
(Gothamist)
Tenants' right to sue out-of-state landlords in Small Claims Court
(no lawyer required)
NYS Senate passes Hoylman-Gottfried bill to allow tenants to bring claims against out-of-state landlords in small claims court
Right to Counsel - even upstate
David Lombardo:
Upstate lawmakers secured massive increase in civil legal services funding (
Capitol Pressroom) (AUDIO)
Mayoral Candidates and Housing
Fredrik Deboer:
All NYC mayoral candidates call themselves pro-tenant at forum
(Tenant/Inquilino)
Fredrik Deboer:
Todos los candidatos a la alcaldía se llamen 'partidarios de los inquilinos' (
Tenant/Inquilino)
Janaki Chadha:
Morales distances herself from former employer amid pressure from housing groups
(Politico NY)
Jarrett Murphy:
"He's a bit of an enigma": What Eric Adams' development record & housing plan tell us
(City Limits)
Zoning
Kathy Wakeham: SoHo/NoHo upzoning:
Another rezoning for displacement
(Tenant/Inquilino)
Kathryn Brenzel:
Judge lifts restraining order, allows Gowanus rezoning proposal to move forward
(The Real Deal)
Census means NY to lose 1 Congressional Rep
Ally Mutnick:
Census Bureau to release first data from 2020 census, triggering redistricting cycle
(Politico)
Ethics
Nick Reisman:
State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli asks A.G. Letitia James to investigate Cuomo's book deal
(NY State of Politics)
Jesse McKinley on
A.G. investigation into Cuomo's book deal (
New York Times)
Nick Reisman:
Cuomo refuses to reveal how much he earned from book deal
(NY State of Politics)
Chris Churchill:
Andrew Cuomo's history of opportunism and lying
(Albany Times Union OpEd) (MUST READING: Churchill nails Andrew)
Dan Clark:
Liz Krueger says there is appetite for an ethics overhaul in Albany, possibly this year
(WMHT New York Now)
Brooklyn Daily Eagle:
Brooklyn Council Member Chaim Deutsch pleads guilty to tax fraud
State Budget
David Brand:
State budget restoration to court system will make it possible for older judges who were cut to return to their position
s (Queens Daily Eagle)
Empire Report:
Cuomo vetoes 36 legislative additions to the FY 2022 state budget
Other state issues
Nick Reisman:
Single-payer health care bill advances in state legislature
(NY State of Politics)
Denis Slattery:
Albany lawmakers approve HERO Act, new COVID-inspired workplace protections
(Daily News)
Albany and the Police
WNBC-TV:
NY pols want to bar police departments from hiring "wandering officers" with history of misconduc
t (VIDEO)
New York Times:
Here's what NYC mayoral candidates would do about the police
OTHER STATES
Irina Ivanova: Memphis tenants face eviction as courts strike down CDC eviction moratorium (CBS News) (VIDEO)
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/
eviction-memphis-crisis-court-
cdc-ban/
Jeremy Finley: Nashville landlords accused of illegal evictions (WSMV) (VIDEO)
https://www.wsmv.com/news/
investigations/legal-aid-
reports-cases-of-landlords-
using-illegal-tactics-to-
remove-tenants/article_
1e2e6d9e-a3bc-11eb-9001-
e7cb0f57a155.html
CNN: Federal judge orders Los Angeles to offer all homeless people on Skid Row in housing by October 18 (VIDEO)
https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/
21/us/los-angeles-skid-row-
housing-order/index.html
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