Advocacy
Annual Tenant Lobby Day Wins Short Term Gains
Eileen Markey |
Several pro-tenant bills passed the Assembly Tuesday, but activists fear they will get stuck in the Senate’s housing committee.
Bronx
Housing Activists Occupy Espada's Albany Office
Eileen Markey |
The senator reportedly stayed in an inner office while the tenants chanted and rallied in the hall outside, “Na-na-na-na. Hey, hey, hey, good bye.”
Bronx
Tenants Descend on Albany With Demands
Eileen Markey |
More than 400 New Yorkers went to Albany today to demand greater protections for tenants, including a bill that would repeal vacancy decontrol.
Bronx
Report: Rents Everywhere Too High For The Low Wage
Eileen Markey |
Guess how many hours per week a Bronx minimum wage earner has to work to afford an apartment.
Bronx
New Legal Push For Foreclosure Victims
Eileen Markey |
Tenants have a message for the bank that holds mortgages on 10 Bronx buildings that have gone into foreclosure and disrepair: You own it, you fix it.
Homelessness
Street Homeless Numbers Jump
Eileen Markey |
As numbers of homeless people in shelters continues to rise, this year’s street count shows an increase too.
Bronx
Homeless, Nameless – and Honored
Eileen Markey |
A group tries to ensure that pauper’s graves are not condemned to be forgotten except when prisoners dig fresh ones.
Bronx
Fewer Services For The Homeless
Eileen Markey |
Mayor Bloomberg’s big goals to cut homelessness in half and greatly expand affordable housing are being reinterpreted in the next budget.
Manhattan
A New Tool For Tenants
Eileen Markey |
Renters beware: You may be on a blacklist. But now there’s a path to clear your name.
Bronx
Council's Angry Over Housing, But That Doesn't Pay The Rent
Eileen Markey |
After receiving prized Section 8 vouchers, then losing them, about 1,000 ill-sheltered grantees are still without a housing plan.
