McKee's Media - May 21, 2021

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST TO TENANT ADVOCATES: Converting hotels to affordable homes Kathryn Brenzel: Albany lawmakers race to allow commercial to residential conversions before end of session (The Real Deal) Right to Counsel for all NYC boroughs! Allison Dikanovic: De Blasio signs bill expanding "Right to Counsel" to all zip codes in NYC. Here's why it's a big deal (The City) Homelessness Michael Gartland: NYC street homeless down by 38 percent, but future uncertain (Daily News) Jeff Coltin: Christine Quinn on what the next mayor of NYC must do to end homelessness (City & State) Ethan Geringer-Sameth: Democratic candidates for NYC Mayor take on family homelessness (Gotham Gazette) Mayoral Campaign Jim Brennan's Commentaries: An actual NYC mayoral poll with a ranked-choice outcome illustrates how it works Dean Moses: Kathryn Garcia says her "Housing Heals" plan aims to end homelessness in NYC (amny) Gotham Gazette: Dianne Morales' strengths and weaknesses as she runs for NYC Mayor Ross Barkan: Dianne Morales, under fire (Political Currents) Julia Marsh: Andrew Yang is stumped by basic questions about NYPD reforms (New York Post) Politico NY: Andrew Yang fumbles on issues as race for NYC mayor gets more competitive

McKee's Media - May 17, 2021

 

ARTICLES OF INTEREST TO TENANT ADVOCATES: RENT RELIEF PROGRAM Suzanne Cavanaugh: NYS rent relief website goes live -- but without an application (The Real Deal) Eddie Small: NYS rejected four out of five applicants for second round of rent relief (Crain's) Adam Mahoney: FEMA has funding to house the homeless, but local governments are not applying (Grist) SHORT-TERM RENTALS Shant Shahrigian: Council Member Ben Kallos introduces bill to require Short-Term Rental hosts to register with NYC (Daily News) Katie Honan: New City Council bill would make it harder for illegal Short-Term Rentals (Wall Street Journal) Dennis Schaal: Airbnb posts $1.2 billion first-quarter loss (Skift) The Real Deal: Demand for short-term rentals surges past pre-pandemic levels Steven Nigro: NYC fines landlord for illegal short-term rental by tenant (CityLand) ZONING Kathryn Brenzel: Judge lifts temporary restraining order on Crown Heights towers that cast shadows on Brooklyn Botanical Garden (The Real Deal) VOTING RIGHTS Brigid Bergin: In November NYS voters will vote on two constitutional amendments to expand voting rights (Gothamist/WNYC) Buffalo News editorial: 2014 NYS redistricting amendment might not prevent the return of the "earmuff" district Christine Chung: Weeks from pivotal primary election, NYC Board of Election still does not have software to tally ranked-choice votes (The City)