It Looks Like the NY Legislature Wants Higher Rents and More Homelessness

Budget proposals from New York’s governor and its legislature were submitted a couple of weeks ago, and it seems by reviewing those proposals that fixing New York City’s housing problems is not important to a majority of our elected officials. The fixes are so simple, so easy to implement, would create jobs, increase tax revenue, and lower rents — yet none of the budgets address them.

Chinese Landlords Rally Against Good Cause Eviction

The landlords have protested regularly against tenant protection measures, The City reported, as good cause backers push for it to be included in the state budget, which is supposed to be enacted by April 1.