Adi Talwar
Lucy Levy, a rent-controlled tenant who has lived in her two-bedroom apartment on Ninth Street in the Village since 1955, pays $2,100 a month.
Myth: Rent-controlled tenants get an unbelievable deal. Reality: They can be hit with huge annual rent increases. That’s why advocates want the shrinking number of rent-controlled apartments added to Albany’s looming discussion of rent regulations.
Add another issue to the debate over renewing rent regulations: Current law allows landlords who’ve charged lower than legal rent to suddenly hike the monthly charge to the maximum level, resulting sometimes in triple-digit increases.
Five New York City nonprofits got federal money to design comprehensive neighborhood anti-poverty initiatives. Washington never came through with resources to put the plans in place. But that didn’t stop the local efforts.
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