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The good guys won last week. They won in Alabama, where the U.S. Supreme Court protected Black voters. And they won in New York, where a legislative impasse protected Black wealth. The Alabama vic...
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Speakers at a rent Guidelines Board hearing became emotional as they expressed frustration with their landlords, the cost of living and the overwhelming burden rent plays in their lives. This year’s vote comes amid a housing crisis and soaring eviction rates as half of New Yorkers struggle to afford basic necessities.
The good guys won last week. They won in Alabama, where the U.S. Supreme Court protected Black voters. And they won in New York, where a legislative impasse protected Black wealth. The Alabama victory was sort of a surprise, given the Supreme Court’s conservative majority. But Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh sided with the court’s liberals to affirm a lower-court ruling ...
For many in Queens, rent increases of up to 7% under consideration citywide by the Rent Guidelines Board will drive them to make difficult choices. “Asking people to choose between rent and food and medicine is beyond unfair, it’s obscene and amoral and [a] driving force in the housing crisis today,” said Douglas, an Elmhurst retiree, during the board hearing on rates for rent-stabilized units ...
Landlord groups have advised tenants to skip in-person Rent Guidelines Board meetings after tenant protests raised safety concerns.