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The typical sounds of Jackson Heights traffic were interrupted last Wednesday evening by chants of “Fight, fight, fight, housing is a human right!” and “Tenants united will never be defeated!”Those

A tenant complained to the management company about problems in her building in Jackson Heights, without success. Now she is waiting for her day in court.

“It’s a complicated question,” said Rosalind Black, citywide housing director at Legal Services NY, which aids tenants under the landmark city initiative to provide free representation to low-income New Yorkers facing eviction in housing court. Though the results have been overwhelmingly positive, the program has never been funded to cover every eligible tenant. 

Flushing Councilwoman Sandra Ung on Friday, March 24, announced a partnership with Quincy Asian Resource, Inc. (QARI) to provide assistance to constituents

On August 12, 2022, Mercedes Toribio woke up early to feed her elderly mother and was hit by the smell of smoke in her Bushwick apartment. She immediately got

DEVASTATING FIRE IN WOODSIDE; 9 INJURED: A massive fire on 59th Street in Woodside on Tuesday, March 7 resulted in 200-plus-person response, 9 injured firefighters and 18 displaced residents. Senate Deputy Leader Michael Gianaris issued this statement following a fire that injured nine FDNY firefighters and displaced eighteen area residents: “Last night’s devastating fire caused

Management at a Williamsburg Mitchell-Lama development is looking to increase rents by up to 80%, drawing fierce criticism from tenants.

Leitner Center for International Law and Justice, Fordham Law School in New York

The public officials, philanthropic leaders and nonprofit executives leading the sector in New York.

Ink Property Group Illegally Bought Out Tenants, Deregulated Rent-Stabilized Units, and Forced Residents to Live in Hazardous Conditions.