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'They Don’t Care About Us': Low-Income Tenant In Luxury Building Says She's Been Left In The Cold

'It’s like you were given this thing that’s so great, you should just accept whatever’s coming to you.'

Jake Offenhartz

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Dozens Of Tenants Sue Big-Time Landlord Over Alleged Systematic Illegal Rent Increases

One rent-stabilized tenant says her rent was increased from $762 a month to $1,883 a month even though no comparable renovation work was done.

Nathan Tempey

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Return Of Developer Tax Break In Cuomo's Budget Has Tenants Furious

"The Senate was demanding something that would harm low income people of color in exchange for something that will help them," one advocate charged.

Emma Whitford

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Landlords Agree To Restore 1,800 Apartments To Rent-Stabilization

The state has identified another 500 that are being illicitly kept out of regulation.

Nathan Tempey

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Protesters Rally Against $1,850/Month Studios In Prospect-Lefferts Gardens

"The tenants, united, will never be defeated!"

Emma Whitford

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How Your Tax Dollars Are Wasted To Build Luxury Apartments

"The issue is people's ability to stay in the city."

Gothamist Staff

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New Map Shows Which Luxury Apartments Are Mooching Your Tax Dollars

On the Upper West Side, 535 West End Avenue got $3.3 million for 10 years to build 31 apartments, and just six of them are "affordable."

Christopher Robbins

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$100 Million Penthouse Is Made Possible By NYC Taxpayers

Tax breaks for billionaires, paid for by you.

Christopher Robbins

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NYC Trying To "Guilt Trip" Developers Into Keeping Affordable Housing

But the developers are just "licking their chops."

Jessica Warriner

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