Now that Governor Cuomo is throwing his weight behind strengthening rent regulation in the state--after a seeming term of ambivalence--the Rent Stabilization Association is out with a new batch of ads explaining how rent regs, at least under the current legislation, only benefit wealthy Manhattanites. Azi over at our sister site PolitickerNY Read More
Last month, we posted a video of Rent Stabilization Association head Joe Strasburg bragging about his landlord group helped elect a Republican majority in the State Senate, since, despite his dependence on developer donations, Andrew Cuomo is still seen as trying to split the difference between landlord and tenant groups.
Today, the Working Families Read More
Rent-stabilized tenants have fought for nearly two years to prevent landlords from raising their rents by $45. But today the state's highest court has ruled against them, in a decision that will affect more than 300,000 apartments in the city with rents under $1,000.
Splitting 5-2, the New York State Court of Appeals overturned lower court Read More
With the governor taking a hard line on budget negotiations, no one would accuse Andrew Cuomo of being a wimp these days, least of all the real estate industry:
"If any of you know the history of the Cuomo family, it's either my way or I'm going to screw you," said Joseph Strasburg, head of the Read More
Location: You deal mostly with Albany, right?
Mr. Strasburg: The City Council has other responsibilities in terms of their policies, but clearly, in terms of what’s more important, it is Albany.
How’s that been going this past session?
There is a level of dysfunctionality in Albany. At least at the City Council, Read More
Mike McKee was in the State Capitol Monday afternoon, eagerly awaiting Tuesday. For the past three years, the white-haired, bearded activist had devoted his efforts almost exclusively to passing sweeping new rent regulations in the State Senate that favor the city’s one million–plus stabilized tenants. As of early afternoon Monday, the chamber’s housing committee was Read More
Mike McKee was in the State Capitol Monday afternoon, eagerly awaiting Tuesday. For the past three years, the white-haired, bearded activist had devoted his efforts almost exclusively to passing sweeping new rent regulations in the State Senate that favor the city’s one million–plus stabilized tenants.
As of early afternoon Monday, the chamber’s housing committee was slated Read More
Senate switch has tenant activists despondent over rent-stabilization change, but landlords hold the Read More
It seems the far-reaching impacts of last week’s tremendous Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village court ruling will wait some time to take effect.
A court on Friday gave Stuy Town landlord Tishman Speyer a stay in having to take any actions after the decision last week, waiting until the results of an appeals process are Read More
Flanked by a handful of smiling New York City–based colleagues, Mr. Silver stood at a wooden podium and announced the forthcoming passage of a Read More
The bill, which was opposed by the Rent Stabilization Association, a landlords group, comes as housing advocates say tenants are being harassed Read More
