Neighborhoods
JUDGE SAYS YES FOR AIDS HOUSING
Jill Grossman |
Angered by an outsider’s plans, Bed-Stuy’s community board argued that the neighborhood already had its fair share of facilities, but a judge disagreed.
Organizing
UNDER-COMPENSATING
Laura Ciechanowski |
The Workers’ Compensation Board is under fire from workers’ rights groups for dragging its feet in processing claims.
Organizing
TENANT GROUPS PLOT LAWSUIT CHALLENGE TO NEW RENT LAW
Alexandra Felton and Glenn Thrush |
A lawsuit against the new rent regs is likely to be filed in the fall, targeting two new provisions in the laws governing Housing Court.
Housing and Homelessness
NYCHA LAWYERS CAN'T KILL EAST SIDE TENANT PROTEST
Glenn Thrush |
Several legal hearings later, the city housing agency has lost its attempt to stop a tenant street protest against a proposed deregulation scheme.
Organizing
WORKFARERS FOR MINIMUM WAGE
Kim Nauer |
ACORN is planning a lawsuit to challenge the city’s practice of making welfare recipients work off their checks at a rate based on an out-of-date minimum wage.
