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NYC Council weighs bill to tighten building safety measures following Bronx collapse
Councilmember Pierina Sanchez sponsored the measure, known as the Billingsley Structural Integrity Act.
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Brittany Kriegstein
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‘Total disaster’: Displaced Bronx residents cite squalid conditions at partially collapsed building
“Look, this building, you pushed the wall and it would make a hole,” one resident said.
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Brittany Kriegstein
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Surging NYC rents are displacing tenants who got discounts early in the pandemic, report says
A StreetEasy analysis shows landlords are regaining financial ground following a period when renters had the upper hand.
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Michelle Bocanegra
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'We Are The New Flint' - NYCHA Cited Again As City's Worst Landlord
The city's housing authority has seen a surge in unanswered requests for repairs, making it first on Public Advocate Jumaane Williams' worst landlord list.
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Gwynne Hogan
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City Sues Brooklyn Landlords Who Attempted Illegal Eviction This Summer
"I’ve never seen such a lack of human compassion. It felt so insidious that people who are affluent in their community could rationalize this."
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Jake Offenhartz
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With Cuomo Silent On Relief, Some Desperate NYC Tenants Say "There's No Choice" But To Rent Strike
“The government is just not providing the help that most New Yorkers need right now.”
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Jake Offenhartz
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Brown Water And Gas Fumes: Some Of Steve Croman's Tenants Still Living In "A Nightmare"
“It’s business as usual. Nothing’s changed,” says Cynthia Chaffee of 346 East 18th Street, founder of the Stop Croman Coalition. “It’s the same goons we had to deal with.”
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Steven Wishnia
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Tenants Would Get Priority To Buy Their Landlord's Building Under New Bill
The bill would set up a pathway to homeownership for renters.
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Sydney Pereira
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In Wake Of New Rent Laws, Housing Maintenance Violations Decrease
There were nearly 3,000 fewer Department of Housing Preservation and Development violations between 2018 and 2019—a drop of 1 percent—according to the Legal Aid Society.
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Sydney Pereira
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Queens Landlord Fined $17,000 For Threatening To Call ICE On A Tenant
The landlord in question allegedly sent numerous threatening text messages and emails to the tenant, who is an immigrant from Guyana.
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Zach Schonfeld
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