#How extreme rent rules deepen NYC’s housing crisis

#How extreme rent rules deepen NYC’s housing crisis

“How extreme rent rules deepen NYC’s housing crisis” A new state report shows that New York’s rent laws are deepening the city’s housing crunch. The state Office of Rent Administration found that more than 30% of all rent-stabilized apartments in New York City have “preferential” rents, meaning ones lower than the landlord is legally allowed…

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#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 15, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 15, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — Dec. 15, 2022” The Issue: The rising numbers of migrants trying to cross the border ahead of the end of Title 42. President Biden, I think it’s time to secure the United States’ southern border (“Rush hour,” Dec. 13). It has become a crisis, and America has lost its credibility…

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#Rent hikes aren’t nearly enough to save NYC’s landlords or housing

#Rent hikes aren’t nearly enough to save NYC’s landlords or housing

“Rent hikes aren’t nearly enough to save NYC’s landlords or housing” Tenant advocates are already squealing after Thursday’s preliminary decision by the city’s Rent Stabilization Guidelines Board to OK modest rent hikes for the city’s 965,000 rent-regulated units. The de Blasio years had fed activists the habit-forming drug of zero-dollar increases — and tenant groups…

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#Mayor Adams can finally fix the rent-hike process de Blasio politicized

#Mayor Adams can finally fix the rent-hike process de Blasio politicized

“Mayor Adams can finally fix the rent-hike process de Blasio politicized” This time every year, rent-stabilized-apartment owners prepare for a rent-guidelines process they call everything from “politically motivated” to “a charade.” We hope this time will be different. As the New York City Rent Guidelines Board begins Thursday its annual exercise of establishing guidelines for…

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#Letters to the Editor — June 27, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — June 27, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — June 27, 2021” Education winThe Post is one of the few papers in our state to ever report the widely unknown fact that it’s the Democrats, the supposed “party of the poor,” who have for decades opposed parental choice in education, a key factor hurting low-income families (“Listen to the…

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#Rent-stabilized apartments in NYC to see rent hikes

#Rent-stabilized apartments in NYC to see rent hikes

“#Rent-stabilized apartments in NYC to see rent hikes” The city’s Rent Guidelines Board approved rent hikes for the Big Apple’s nearly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments – but agreed to a six-month freeze to allow time for the pandemic recovery. The board voted 5-4 in a virtual meeting Wednesday to freeze rents for the first half…

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#The NYC City Council’s latest idea for screwing up housing

#The NYC City Council’s latest idea for screwing up housing

“#The NYC City Council’s latest idea for screwing up housing” As if the record vacancies and ever-rising property taxes weren’t enough, the City Council is looking to add a pricey sprinkler mandate on all apartment buildings taller than 40 feet. The Community Housing Improvement Program, a collection of over 4,000 housing providers, estimates that the…

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