Last night council members Margaret Chin and Rosie Mendez visited Community Board 3 to face the music and explain their votes on the mayor’s affordable…
Alice Cancel Picks Up Endorsements for Sheldon Silver’s Assembly Seat
Democratic District Leader Alice Cancel picked up two more endorsements today in the run up to a special election on April 19 to replace Sheldon…
Pols Outraged Over Rivington House, Seek to Keep More Non-Profit Spaces From Being Flipped
Public officials are demanding, in louder and louder voices, to know why and how the city quietly allowed a Lower East Side building once reserved…
Tenants Marched to City Hall to Boost Bills Aimed at Fighting Harassment
Tenants and activists who are part of the Stand for Tenant Safety Coalition (STS) rallied outside of 90 Elizabeth Street this morning before marching to City…
In Parody Video, ‘Share Better’ Coalition Throws Roaches and Bedbugs in Airbnb’s Face
With its fight against the New York Attorney General simmering, a new campaign has been launched to fight Airbnb. is a group of community activists,…
Think Steve Croman Is a Bad Landlord? Wait’ll You See Klaus Kinski in Crawlspace
Today elected officials put out a joint statement complaining of the “pattern of tenant harassment” that has caused landlord Steve Croman to be investigated by…