McKee's Media - June 18, 2018

TENANT ACTIONS

Patch: Tenants from all over the state rally & march to protest Cuomo's housing crisis (VIDEO)

Bronx RGB meeting: 

News 12: Hundreds of Bronx tenants deamnd rent board freeze rents (VIDEO)

New York 1 on Bronx Rent Guidelines Board hearing (VIDEO)

Charles Bagli: Seward Park shareholders reject developer's $54 million bid for air rights to allow two huge condo towers (New York Times)

NYCHA

Greg Smith: U.S. Attorney issues blistering report about NYCHA's coverup of squalid conditions, as City agrees to pay $2 billion & accept federal monitor (Daily News)

New York Times on federal NYCHA report, federal monitor

City & State: City Council Member Ritchie Torres disagrees with decision to accept federal monitor for NYCHA 

Politico NY: By signing consent decree, de Blasio avoids messy trial over City's coverup of deplorable conditions in NYCHA developments

New York Post: Corey Johnson calls for criminal charges against NYCHA officials 

New York Post: Feds & local investigators seize NYCHA records in warehouse raid

David Goodman: Raid on NYCHA warehouse points to separate inquiry (New York Times)

New York Post: De Blasio says lead-poisoned kids might not have got it from their NYCHA homes

New York Times: Mayor & City Council agree to $89.2 billion budget; de Blasio agrees to Corey Johnson's demand to fund discounted transit fares for low-income New Yorkers

Blair Horner: As Buffalo Billions bid-rigging trial begins, legislature should pass reforms to restore public confidence in how state awards contracts (WAMC-AM)

 Joe Mahoney: Anti-corruption bills have passed state senate, but Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie will not allow them onto the floor (Oneonta Daily Star)

ALBANY

David Lombrado: NYSAFAH opposes bill to expand requirement for prevailing wages on affordable housing developments (Capitol Confidential)

The Real Deal: NYS Dept. of State has fined & suspended dozens of real estate brokers, but this information is not available to the public 

Ken Lovett: Republican-aligned lobbyists hedge their bets, pay court to Andrea Stewart-Cousins (Daily News)

Nick Reisman: Will the ex-IDC senators be hurt by court decision that declared Jeff Klein's campaign fund was illegal? (NY State of Politics)

Empire Report: Dethroned King Klein holds court with panicked IDC members after their campaign fund is ruled illegal (PHOTO)http://empirereportnewyork.com/dethroned-king-klein-loses-campaign-cash-idc-jeff-klein-albany-democrat-cuom0/

Nick Reisman: State senate GOP passes bill to reduce property taxes for NYC homeowners, coop shareholders, & condo owners (NY State of Politics)

RIGHT TO COUNSEL

Jillian Jorgensen: City Council considers raising income threshold for access to free lawyers in eviction cases (Daily News)

NY Daily News: Fugitive landlord still harassing tenants 

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