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what about singles?

April 3, 2018 By Michael Lewyn

urban single

Both smart growth supporters and sprawl apologists focus on the needs of families with children: sprawl defenders argue that only suburbia can accommodate the desires of parents, while some smart growth types argue that cities should require lots of two- and three-bedroom units downtown because … [Read more...]

Filed Under: housing, Michael Lewyn Tagged With: apartments, families, housing

NY Rent Control Revival

February 4, 2009 By Adam Hengels

In an act of pure legislative idiocy in the face of overwhelming consensus among economists against rent control, the New York State Assembly started the ball rolling to strengthen rent regulation. NY Times:The Democratic-led Assembly passed a broad package of legislation designed to restrain … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Economics, housing, rent control Tagged With: apartments, Economics, landlord, mobility, nyc, rent control, rent regulation

Landlord Finally Free to Live in His Own Home

June 5, 2008 By Adam Hengels

After battling in court since 2003, this family is finally able to turn their 60 room apartment building into one gigantic home for themselves. Of course, the beneficiaries of the rent-controlled apartments don't believe the owner's family should have the right to live in their own building.New … [Read more...]

Filed Under: rent control Tagged With: apartments, class conflict, class tensions, court, ekonomakis, eviction, landlord, mansion, nyc, property, rent control, TENANTS

Over 200 Illegal Hotel Buildings in NYC

June 2, 2008 By Adam Hengels

From AMNY: Report: 200 illegal hotels exist in the cityThere are more than 200 apartment buildings in the city that have been illegally converted to hotels, according to a report released Sunday, significantly reducing the number of rent-stabilized units available. ... Illegal hotel operators … [Read more...]

Filed Under: zoning Tagged With: apartments, development, hotels, housing, illegal hotels, nyc, tax loopholes, zoning

NY Gov. Patterson’s Rent-Stabilized Apartment in Harlem

May 16, 2008 By Adam Hengels

NY Sun: Paterson Pays A Stabilized Rate of Rent The governor of New York pays about $1,250 a month for a two-bedroom, rent-stabilized apartment in central Harlem, even while owning a home upstate in Guilderland and having unfettered access to the 40-room Governor's Mansion in Albany.Governor … [Read more...]

Filed Under: corruption, rent control Tagged With: apartments, Governor Paterson, Harlem, hoarding, housing, new york, nyc, rent control, rent stabilization, rent-regulated

Release Us From Rent Regulation

May 9, 2008 By Adam Hengels

Curbed: Rent-Stabilzation War: Tenants Strike BackNew York Times: Questions of Rent Tactics by Private Equity Rent-regulated apartments account for 57 percent of the total in the Bronx, 42 percent of the apartments in Brooklyn, 59 percent in Manhattan, 43 percent in Queens and 15 percent of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: rent control Tagged With: apartments, gentrification, housing, new york times, nyc, rent control, rent stabilization, rent-regulated

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