#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 12, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — Dec. 12, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — Dec. 12, 2022” The Issue: A member of non-profit VOCAL-NY, who made anti-Asian remarks at a City Council hearing. Let’s just review how incompetent our elected officials are: Councilman Keith Powers is attempting to push through an incredibly dangerous law, barring landlords from doing criminal background checks on prospective tenants…

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#Letters to the Editor — Nov. 30, 2022

#Letters to the Editor — Nov. 30, 2022

“Letters to the Editor — Nov. 30, 2022” The Issue: Reports that conviction rates have dropped significantly under Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg. District Attorneys Alvin Bragg, Larry Krasner and George Gascón are all known for gaslighting the public they were elected to protect [“The (Ugly) Bragg Difference,” Editorial, Nov. 28]. They deny crime has risen….

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#The shortage of judges in NY’s Housing Court is causing massive pain for both tenants and landlords

#The shortage of judges in NY’s Housing Court is causing massive pain for both tenants and landlords

“The shortage of judges in NY’s Housing Court is causing massive pain for both tenants and landlords” When Gov. Kathy Hochul two weeks ago signed a bill expanding the number of judges in certain judicial districts and Family Court, one branch of the judiciary inexplicably wasn’t included: Housing Court. That oversight is tragic, because Housing…

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#NYC pols are about to display their housing ignorance

#NYC pols are about to display their housing ignorance

“NYC pols are about to display their housing ignorance” City Council members just put off a show hearing set for Tuesday on two housing issues that the state controls in a bid to win progressive cred. Wise move: It could only expose their gross ignorance (or cynicism) instead. The issues themselves remain alive: One is…

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#Hoarder from hell buries apartment in beer cans, feces

#Hoarder from hell buries apartment in beer cans, feces

“#Hoarder from hell buries apartment in beer cans, feces” He turned it into a literal dump. A tenant in the UK proved every landlord’s worst nightmare after leaving his apartment a revolting hoarder’s hellhole inundated with thousands of cans, rotting food — and a human-sized mound of excrement. “As soon as I walked through the…

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#You’ve left landlords in deep peril

#You’ve left landlords in deep peril

“#You’ve left landlords in deep peril” When a rep for 25,000 building owners in the city testifies before lawmakers Tuesday on why the state has handed out so little of its $2.6 billion in federal rent-bailout money, he plans to point the finger right back at them. He’s got every right to do so. “Lawmakers…

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