Opinion: Pushing the Envelope on Rent Reform in Albany 2019
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‘Let’s be clear: universal rent control is not a radical idea. ‘
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‘Let’s be clear: universal rent control is not a radical idea. ‘
New York’s real-estate industry has long played a significant role in funding candidates of both major parties. But as voters focus on the housing crisis and the state’s broken campaign finance laws, some progressive Democrats have begun to reject real-estate money.
‘De Blasio and Cuomo are introducing a giant mechanism for displacement into communities that government already fails so shamefully.’